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Dec. 11, 2019

The European New Green Deal should move away from market-based solutions!

The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) welcomes the draft Green New Deal of the European Commission as a holistic approach to combat climate change.

Energy

Environment/Climate Change

Dec. 09, 2019

End protection for fossil fuels _ ENERGY TREATY

Obscure Energy Treaty could thwart EU's Green Deal

Civil society organisations including EPSU and PSI demand end to fossil fuel protection as Energy Charter Treaty revision starts.

Energy

Environment/Climate Change

Oct. 28, 2019

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European Sectoral Social Dialogue in the gas sector reactivated: The role of gas in a de-carbonised European economy

Today the European trade union federations, industriAll European Trade Union and EPSU, and the industry association Eurogas, restarted their European Social Dialogue in the gas sector

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Green New Deal – Not Social yet

And then it was there – the Green New Deal as proposed by the European Commission.

EPSU reaction on Council’s gender-equal economies: Legislation remains crucial to close the gender and pensions gap
The European New Green Deal should move away from market-based solutions!
Obscure Energy Treaty could thwart EU's Green Deal
Massive actions, demonstrations and strikes to protest pension reforms in France yesterday
Brussels becomes a Blue Community! Committed to less plastic and the right to water

New Commission needs agenda for public services as wave of unrest hits home

On 27 November, the new European Commission was approved with a comfortable majority and now that President Ursula von der Leyen is up and running we can expect an avalanche of proposals in the next six months.

Central government social partners meet in Brussels
Open letter to incoming President of the European Council, Charles Michel
Success for Australian unions – solidarity works
EPSU supports Latvian health workers in new protest for quality care
EPSU and EFBWW support for protests Bulgarian unions

Europe’s health and care workers in action – different countries, same demands

Ten thousands of health and care workers are taking part in actions and strikes across Europe. And the demands, despite the diversity of countries, are similar. More public funding is needed to provide quality services delivered by workers on decent pay.

EPSU supports President Turkish confederation DISK in defence of free speech – drop the charges
EPSU delegation joins French health and care unions on strike
EPSU joins global demand to stop draconian Australian laws that criminalise unions
EPSU Executive Committee: Stop Violence against women and more on its agenda
Latvia: union coordinates protest for higher health spending

epsucob@NEWS

epsucob@NEWS is EPSU’s newsletter covering developments in collective bargaining and pay and conditions in the public services across Europe. As well as general editions, EPSU also produces some special issues focusing on key topics such as minimum wages, trade union rights, pensions and economic governance. Further special issues are planned for the future. Please send us short updates on collective bargaining in your country so that we can improve the coverage of the newsletter. You can send them to rpond@epsu.org.