Oct. 10, 2022 Europe’s unions speaking out against fascism and the extreme-right in Rome About a year ago on 9 October neo-fascists broke away from an anti-vaxx demonstration.
Oct. 04, 2022 Outsourcing is ‘hollowing out’ public administrations: new EPSU report Press release (embargoed until 5pm) Accenture, McKinsey, PwC, EY... we're becoming increasingly reliant on consultancies.
May. 25, 2022 Fiscal reforms that fall flat – tax reform in Central and Eastern Europe A new publication of the ITUC, the international trade union confederation, reveals how flat taxes favour the wealthy and do not deliver for working families and our communities.
May. 24, 2022 Wages and inflation dominate macroeconomic dialogue Trade unions and employers came together with representatives of the European Council, Commission, Central Bank and Eurogroup yesterday to debate the current economic situation and particularly trends in wages and inflation.
May. 19, 2022 European Ombudsman defends good public administration; condemns EU’s revolving doors Public administration jobs and including those in the European Commission are not just any job.
May. 18, 2022 EPSU reaction on RePower EU - Temporary fixes and a missed opportunity for deeper reforms At a time where our energy supply faces major interlinked crisis of climate, war and poverty, the European Commission has presented a RePower EU package
Mar. 18, 2022 ETUC Executive Committee position on Ukraine Europe’s trade union leaders had a long discussion on the war started by Russia in Ukraine. Working class solidarity with workers and people in Ukraine is tremendous.
Mar. 15, 2022 EPSU backs call for social and green public spending rules EPSU today joins with over 270 trade unions, civil society and other campaigning organisations and individuals in calling for fundamental reform of EU rules that regulate public spending and investment.
Mar. 01, 2022 European Parliament debates the social economy On 28 February EPSU contributed to the European Parliament employment committee’s hearing on the social economy.
Mar. 01, 2022 EPSU and others demand transparency in negotiations over Digital Services and Market Acts Together with other unions, digital rights activists and transparency campaigners EPSU asked openness from the negotiators on the Digital Services and the Digital Market Acts.
Feb. 02, 2022 Joint letter on the implementation of the revised EU lobby transparency register The ALTER-EU steering committee, together with 18 organisations, sent today a letter to Commissioner V. Jourova to demand action on the revised EU Transparency Register.
Feb. 01, 2022 Turkish trade unions raise concerns about high inflation and lagging compensation for workers Inflation is rampant in Turkey. Pay increases do not keep pace and many workers are impoverished.
Jan. 12, 2022 “Recovery, Strength and a Sense of Belonging” Programme for the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union We enter into the New Year and 2022 with the COVID-19 still firmly ahead of, rather than behind us as we would all have wished before the holiday break.
Dec. 14, 2021 EU finance ministers urged to resist return to austerity EPSU General Secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan and Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) president Kevin Callinan have urged Paschal Donohoe and other EU finance ministers to reject a return to austerity fiscal measures.
Dec. 13, 2021 EC Social Economy Action Plan – what’s in it for social care services? The EC issued today a Social Economy Action Plan to promote the social economy in Europe.