EPSU has joined a coalition of human rights’, digital rights’ and other organisations that are concerned about the use of facial recognition and remote biometric recognition technologies.

On the 14 June 2021, the Council of the EU (EPSCO) endorsed a new report on Long Term Care (LTC) which was prepared by the European Commission (DG Employment) and the Social Protection Committee. The report was published during the COVID-19 pandemic which exacerbated the existing problems relating to the provision of quality care in Member States.

In February 2021, the European Commission launched a new strategy on adaptation to climate change as part of the European Green Deal. The objective is to make the European Union a climate-resilient society, fully adapted to climate change by 2050.

The gender pay gap (GPG) in the EU remains at 14.1 % based on unadjusted gross hourly earnings (Eurostat 2021).

Following a major campaign of EPSU and others the European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution that supports waiving patents for vaccines.

EPSU held the 5th webinar of its recruitment and organizing network on 2 June discussing the methods and strategies in “How to run a successful trade union campaign”.

The European Commission intends to publish a social economy action plan in Autumn.

EPSU joined a hearing with European social partners on the "fit-for-55" package hosted by the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Social and Employment affairs Commissioner Nicolas Schmidt.

The TRIPS Council of the World Trade Organisation meets today. On the agenda a proposal of the EU how to assist making vaccines available.