EPSU

38th Meeting of the EPSU Executive Committee (2 days)

catherine — 2010-11-08T11:08:00Z

8-9 November 2010, ITUH, Room AUD, Brussels

You are herewith invited to the 38th meeting of the EPSU Executive Committee. It will take place at the International Trade Union House – Boulevard du Roi Albert II 5 – 1210 Brussels – Room AUD, starting at 09:00 on 8 November and finishing at 16:30 at the latest on 9 November 2010.

Interpretation has been requested as follows: Active: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian Passive: Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese and Greek.

The minutes of the previous meeting (27-28 May 2010) were sent with Executive Committee LC Nr 12 (2010) on 23 June 2010 and are available at http://www.epsu.org/a/6643. A First Draft Agenda is attached. Other meeting documents will be sent as soon as available.

We expect participating unions to cover all travel and subsistence costs of their representatives. Committee members from countries under 100% on the ‘5 band' index, are referred to the attached ‘rules governing financial assistance. Should you require accommodation, a list of hotels in Brussels offering preferential tariffs to the EPSU/ETUC is attached.

Please fill in and return the attached participation form by 20 September 2010 at the latest.

Meeting documents

Participation form


PART FORM EN

List of hotels in Brussels and an area map


hotels list


map ITUH

Jiri Schlanger's resignation from President Trade Union of the Health Service and Social Care of the Czech Republic

catherine — 2010-09-02T13:30:20Z

(2 September 2010)

Dear Jiri,

Please receive our warmest congratulations and best wishes for the imminent change in your professional life. I know you have seen quite a few ministers of health during your time as president of the union. So you have plenty of insight in the dealings of the ministry of health and this should equip you well for the challenges to come. I do not know of a country where the ministry of health is not a complicated portfolio. High demands are supposed to be met with often inadequate resources. Powerful lobbies try to get the best piece of cake often at the detriment of other less influential groups. It is good to have a trade unionist in such a key position. I wish you the necessary stamina and energy for the new task.

I would of course also like to thank you for the work you have done for EPSU in the past years, both in your capacity as Vice President of the Standing Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee. We have seen significant developments in EPSU, good ones and also not so good ones. But overall we can draw a very positive balance of our joint work to which you have actively contributed.

All the best to you and I look forward to cooperate with your successor.

Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary


Jiri Schlanger letter

2010 - 27-28 May: Documents adopted by the Executive Committee

catherine — 2010-06-10T15:33:03Z

EPSU Tax Justice Charter (and press statement) approved to be attached to a press statement highlighting the demands to be issued on the occasion of the G20 Summit on 26-27 June in Toronto.

Joint Declaration: alternative responses to the crisis

EPSU Response to the Commission's Communication on Reviewing the Working Time Directive

Report of Activities 2009

Urgent request to all EC members - 16 June coordination of press releases before European Council meeting

catherine — 2010-06-08T08:31:06Z

Please respond as a matter of urgency to this note.

EN - FR - DE - SV - ES - RU - RO below

We want to prepare for a co-ordination of press releases on 16 June. The plan is to have affiliates send out press releases to your national media contacts on this day, based on the attached format. We need your action quickly in order to maximise the impact of this initiative.

As proposed at the EPSU Executive Committee on 28 May, we have drafted a press release and background note that we would like to publish in co-ordination with as many affiliates as possible. This will be on the day before the European Council meeting on 17 June where there will be a progress report on proposals to introduce greater economic co-ordination and surveillance.

The idea of the press release is to deliver the same key messages on 16th June about public services and the threat posed by pressure for cuts coming from the EU and IMF and their narrow focus on quick and short-term fiscal consolidation. This message needs to come from as many affiliates as possible and not just those in the Eurozone or in the European Union. Countries outside the EU are facing a common approach by the EU and IMF and the economies of Eastern Europe will be affected by any further downturn in the EU economy (see our second briefing note).

Each national press release can include comments specific to the national situation but still support the overall message going to the European Council that unions will not accept cuts unilaterally imposed by governments. You might of course have other suggestions such as letters to the editor of major newspapers, joint release with unions from other countries, We would appreciate if you also address your government (including Minister of Finance).

We understand that unions may want to add to the press release but would urge you to retain as much of the text as possible to underline that we are talking with one voice. NOTE: In countries with more than one EPSU affiliate we ask the members of the Executive Committee to coordinate a joint response.

We attach a file with two briefings that can be sent out with the press release. Briefing 1 highlights the impact of cuts on public sector workers' pay and Briefing 2 focuses on the alternative approach to tackling the crisis. Also attached is the EPSU logo.

If you have any comments or questions about this initiative please contact Jan Willem Goudriaan as soon as possible (jwgoudriaan@epsu.org).

Otherwise, please confirm that you will send out the press release on 16 June and provide us with a copy.

Many thanks,

Carola Fischbach-Pyttel EPSU General Secretary

EPSU Executive Committee Circular No 8 (2010)


EC LC no8 - EN


EC LC no8 - FR


EC LC no8 - DE


EC LC no8 - SV


EC LC no8 - ES


EC LC no8 - RU

Draft press release for co-ordination on June 16


drft press release - EN


drft press release - EN


drft press release - FR


drft press release - FR


drft press release - DE


drft press release - DE


drft press release - SV


drft press release - SV


drft press release - es


drft press release - ES


drft press release - RU


drft press release - RU


Draft press release - RO

Background note to co-ordinated press release


Background note- EN


Background note- FR


Background note- DE


Background note- SV


Background note- ES


Background note- RU


Background note - RO

Public service unions argue for alternative responses to the crisis

catherine — 2010-05-31T08:58:13Z

Press Communication, 31 May 2010

Leaders of public service unions from around Europe meeting in Brussels agreed that cuts to public sector pay, jobs and services were a narrow, inadequate and unfair response to the economic crisis. Union leaders pledged support and agreed to join in European wide mobilisation to promote quality pubic services, defend jobs and public service workers pay and conditions.

The meeting of the Executive Committee of the EPSU public services federation heard how pay freezes and pay cuts were spreading across Europe. Details were given of 17 countries, including five from Eastern Europe outside the EU, where pay freezes, pay cuts, job cuts and recruitment freezes were part of the fiscal consolidation strategies being imposed by national governments, often in line with demands from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.

for the full text and the joint declaration

37th Meeting of the EPSU Executive Committee
(2 days)

catherine — 2010-05-27T09:45:00Z

27-28 May 2010, ITUH, Room AUD, Brussels

You are herewith invited to the 37th meeting of the EPSU Executive Committee. It will take place at the International Trade Union House – Boulevard du Roi Albert II 5 – 1210 Brussels – Room AUD, starting at 09:30 on 27 May and finishing at 16:30 at the latest on 28 May 2010.

Interpretation has been requested as follows: Active: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Russian Passive: Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese and Greek.

The minutes of the previous meeting (9-10 November 2009) was sent with Executive Committee LC Nr 18 (2009) on 15 December 2009 and is available at http://www.epsu.org/a/6010. A First Draft Agenda as well as a table of EPSU meetings in 2010 updated 23 February are attached. Other meeting documents will be sent as soon as available.

Also enclosed please find PSI Circular EB No. 1 (2010) Nominations for the:

Constitutional Working Group: (functions in English only) with a request to nominate 1 man and 1 woman/ region and 1 EPSU representative. For Europe, it is proposed to nominate Anne-Marie Perret, EPSU President and Dave Prentis, EPSU Senior Vice President and as EPSU representative: Carola Fischbach-Pyttel, EPSU General Secretary (with Jan Willem Goudriaan, Deputy General Secretary, as her substitute).

Programme and Policy Advisory Group (PPAG): It is proposed that the EPSU Sector Officers liaise with members of the Presidency of each Standing Committee for the nomination of 2 candidates (1 man, 1 woman).

Formally, these nominations will be endorsed at the Executive Committee meeting.

Please fill in and return the attached participation form by 15 April 2010 at the latest.

Meeting documents

Participation form


part form - EN

List of hotels in Brussels and an area map


hotels list


map ITUH

2009 - November 9&10: Documents adopted by the Executive Committee

catherine — 2009-11-12T11:32:54Z

Services of General Interest after the Lisbon Treaty, EPSU opinion
Procedure for negotiations at multinational company level
EPSU general work plan 2010-2014
Sectoral work programmes 2009-2014
Water Campaign
Criteria for financing projects and activities to be undertaken in Central and Eastern Europe
EPSU Executive Committee Statement: Cutting public service pay and reducing public services not the answer says 8 million strong European public service union

Services of General Interest (SGI) after the Lisbon Treaty, EPSU Opinion and Recommendations


SGI EPSU rec - EN


SGI EPSU rec - FR


SGI EPSU rec - DE


SGI EPSU rec - ES


SGI EPSU rec - SV


SGI EPSU rec - RU

Procedure for Negotiations at Multinational Company Level


Transnational neg - EN


Transnational neg - FR


Transnational neg - DE


Transnational neg - ES


Transnational neg - SV


Transnational neg - RU

EPSU General Work Plan 2010 – 2014

Based on EPSU Congress resolutions adopted June 2009


EPSU Gen work plan - EN


EPSU Gen work plan FIN - FR


EPSU Gen work plan FIN - SV


EPSU Gen work plan FIN - DE


EPSU Gen work plan FIN - ES


EPSU Gen work plan FIN - RU

Sectoral work programmes 2009-2014

Standing Committee on Public Utilities


Work plan PUT - EN


Work plan PUT - FR


Work plan PUT - DE


Work plan PUT - SV


Work plan PUT - RU


Work plan PUT - IT

Standing Committee on National & European Administration


Work plan NEA - EN


Work plan NEA - FR


Work plan NEA - DE


Work plan NEA - RU

Standing Committee on Local & Regional Government


Work plan LRG - EN


Work plan LRG - FR


Work plan LRG - DE


Work plan LRG - RU


Work plan LRG - ES


Work plan LRG - SV

Standing Committee on Health & Social Services


Work plan HSS - EN


Work plan HSS - FR


Work plan HSS - DE


Work plan HSS - ES


Work plan HSS - SV


Work plan HSS - RU

Water Campaign

Action Plan


Water plan EN


Water plan - FR


Water plan - DE


Water plan - ES


Water plan - SV


Water plan - RU

Targets


Water targets - EN


Water targets - FR


Water targets - DE


Water targets - ES


Water targets - SV


Water targets - RU

presentation


Water presentation

Criteria for financing projects and activities to be undertaken in Central and Eastern Europe


Criteria projects - EN


Criteria projects - FR


Criteria projects - DE


Criteria projects - SV


Criteria projects - ES


Criteria projects - RU


Criteria projects - RO


Criteria projects - HU


Criteria projects - CZ


Criteria projects - BG


Criteria projects - AL


Criteria projects - TK


Criteria projects - CRO


Criteria projects - PL

EPSU Executive Committee Statement: Cutting public service pay and reducing public services not the answer says 8 million strong European public service union (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)

2009 - 21 April: Documents adopted by the Executive Committee

catherine — 2009-05-05T10:42:41Z

The Financial and Economic Crisis, Consequences for the public sector and economy at large, an EPSU response - EPSU actions, Adopted at the EPSU Executive Committee, 21 April 2009 (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/)


EPSU Actions - EN


EPSU Actions - FR


EPSU Actions - DE


EPSU Actions - SV


EPSU Actions - ES


EPSU Actions - RU

EPSU Campaign Healthcare for all!

Declaration of the Executive Committee of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) on the draft directive on the application of patients' rights in cross border healthcare (Adopted by the Executive Committee 21 April 2009)(EN/FR/DE/ES/SV/RU)

2008 - 25 & 26 November: Documents adopted by the EPSU Executive Committee

catherine — 2008-12-11T16:10:28Z

EPSU Comments on the European Commission (EC) Proposal for a Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (EN/FR/DE/ES/SV)

Executive Committee - Nominations

catherine — 2008-11-24T08:52:00Z

Function	Name	Organisation	Country
President	PERRET, Anne-Marie	FGF-FO	France
Vice President	KUZMENKO, Mikhail	HWURF	Russia
Vice President	PAVANELLI, Rosa	FP-CGIL	Italy
Vice President	PRENTIS, Dave	UNISON	United Kingdom
EPSU Vice President	SANTAMAKI-VUORI, Tuire	JHL	Finland
Titular	ARMAGHANOVA, Gayane	HWUA	Armenia
Titular	ASCOUGH, Richard	GMB	United Kingdom
Titular	BAR-DAVID, Arnon	UCAPSE	Israel
Titular	BENU, Victor	SĂNĂTATEA	Moldova
Titular	BSIRSKE, Frank	VERDI	Germany
Titular	BUTINA, MEREKE	TUHWK	Kazakhstan
Titular	CARNHEDE, Annette	FACKFÖRBUNDET ST	Sweden
Titular	CHASNOITS, Robert	TUPHWB	Belarus
Titular	DAVIDSEN, Jan	FAGFORBUNDET NUMGE	Norway
Titular	DAVIES, Janet	RCN	United Kingdom
Titular	DOLAR, Franc	SDE SLOVENIJE	Slovenia
Titular	FAVERIN, Giovanni	FPS-CISL	Italy
Titular	FERREIRA, Paulo	STE	Portugal
Titular	GAL, Rezsö	VDSZSZ	Hungary
Titular	GALLOVA, Ivana	SOZKASO	Slovakia
Titular	GERNSTENKORN, Petra	VERDI	Germany
Titular	GIGER, Stefan	VPÖD/SSP	Switzerland
Titular	GONIASHVILI, Malkhaaz	HSMCTU	Georgia
Titular	HADJIPETROU, Glafkos	PASYDY	Cyprus
Titular	HOLZER, Richard	GÖD/FSG	Austria
Titular	JONSDOTTIR, Elin Björg	BSRB	Iceland
Titular	KALNINS, Juris	LAKRS	Latvia
Titular	KOKALOV, Ivan	FTU-HS	Bulgaria
Titular	KOSOVIC, Tatjana	ITUWSARFBH	Bosnia-Herzegovina
Titular	KRISTENSEN, Dennis	FOA	Denmark
Titular	LAITINEN PESOLA, Jaana	TEHY	Finland
Titular	LANNING, Hugh	PCS	United Kingdom
Titular	LETOURNEUX, Yves	INTERCO CFDT	France
Titular	LIEBEN, Gilbert	CGSP ACOD	Belgium
Titular	LIIVAMAGI, Kalle	ROTAL	Estonia
Titular	MARSH, Louis	GWU	Malta
Titular	MASONICIC, Zoran	TUPAJ	Montenegro
Titular	McLOONE, Peter		Ireland
Titular	MEERKAMP, Achim	VERDI	Germany
Titular	MURATOVSKI, Vanco	UPOZ	Macedonia
Titular	NIDERLA, Andrzej	OPZZ Poland	Poland
Titular	NORD, Mette	NUMGE	Norway
Titular	NORDMARK, Eva	SKTF	Sweden
Titular	OSTRIC-ANIC, Ljiljana	WHSSPSDPI	Croatia
Titular	PALOLA, Antti	PARDIA	Finland
Titular	PETERSEN, Thora	HK/Stat	Denmark
Titular	PETRAITIENE, Irena	LTUSE	Lithuania
Titular	ROSU, Niculae	UNIVERS	Romania
Titular	SAALIEV, Naken	HWUKYR	Kyrgyzstan
Titular	SATTAROVA, Jamila	FTUAEC	Azerbaijan
Titular	SEGARRA ORTIZ, Miguel Vicente	FSC-CCOO	Spain
Titular	SHYLOVA, Alla	NUAS	Ukraine
Titular	SIMIC, Milan	GS JSKD	Serbia
Titular	SNAPE, Liz	UNISON	United Kingdom
Titular	SNOEIJ, Edith	ABVAKABO FNV	Netherlands
Titular	THÖRN, Ylva	KOMMUNAL	Sweden
Titular	ULMASOV, Razhaboy	THWU	Tajikistan
Titular	VRETTAKOS, Ilias	ADEDY	Greece
Titular	WALDORFF, Peter	Government and public employees in Denmark	France
Substitute	AFANDIYEV, Emin	TUHSW	Azerbaijan
Substitute	ASBILD, Bert	DNO	Denmark
Substitute	BRAZ, Francisco	STAL	Portugal
Substitute	CARTMAIL, Gail	UNITE	United Kingdom
Substitute	CROOK, Nick	UNISON	United Kingdom
Substitute	CSER, Ágnes	EDDSZ	Hungary
Substitute	DE WILDE, Rolf	NU'91	Netherlands
Substitute	DETTORI, Rossana	Federazione Lavoratori Funzione Pubblica	Italy
Substitute	DOLGYRAS, Ilias	ADEDY	Greece
Substitute	FRISK, Ingrid	Vårdförbundet	Sweden
Substitute	GELLER, Mordechai	UCAPSE	Israel
Substitute	GENG, Françoise	CGT Santé	France
Substitute	GOGAVA, Natalia	HSMCTU	Georgia
Substitute	HAMELINCK, Luc	CSC - Services Publics	Belgium
Substitute	HARUTYUNYAN, Seda	EIUMEPURA	Armenia
Substitute	HEMBRE, Unni	NSF	Norway
Substitute	HORAN, Blair	CPSU	Ireland
Substitute	IFTIMESCU, Christina	SANITAS	Romania
Substitute	ILIA, Andreas	FP.SEK	Cyprus
Substitute	JOHANSSON, Christin	SSR	Sweden
Substitute	JÓNSSON, Arni Stefan	BSRB	Iceland
Substitute	KAMAROTOS, Alexandre	PSI
Substitute	KLIMOVA, Olga	ALSWU	Russia
Substitute	KUHAN, Metka Petek	ZSV	Slovenia
Substitute	LACUERDA CASTELLO, Julio	FSP UGT	Spain
Substitute	LILLEHEIE, Turid	NTL	Norway
Substitute	LUKSIC, Kemal	SEERBIH	Bosnia-Herzegovina
Substitute	MALLIA, David	GWU	Malta
Substitute	MATOV, Valeriy	Atomprofspilka	Ukraine
Substitute	MEIDLINGER, Christian	GDG	Austria
Substitute	MILLS, Gloria	UNISON	United Kingdom
Substitute	NEVERAUSKAS, Juozas	LEDPSF	Lithuania
Substitute	PANTELIĆ, Slobodanka	NEZA CHEM	Serbia
Substitute	PARTENIOTIS, Ioanis	FCIW-PODKREPA	Bulgaria
Substitute	PASCHKE, Ellen	VERDI	Germany
Substitute	PETROVIC, Daniel	Czech Firefighters Union	Slovakia
Substitute	PETRUŠEVSKA, Blagica	ITUHPWM	Macedonia
Substitute	PIHLAJAMÄKI, Maija	JYTY	Finland
Substitute	PLESA, Boris	SDLSN	Croatia
Substitute	POGODSKII, Alexei	TUPHWB	Belarus
Substitute	RADONIĆ, Ksenija	PUH MONT	Montenegro
Substitute	RASMUSSEN, Mogens Kring	DJOEF	Denmark
Substitute	RILEY, Sharon	FBU	United Kingdom
Substitute	RISTIMÄKI, Tero	TALENTIA	Finland
Substitute	RUDEN, Jan	SEKO	Sweden
Substitute	SELINA, Ana	SINDIDCOMSERVICE	Moldova
Substitute	SKEWES, Jon	RCM	United Kingdom
Substitute	STALIDZANE, Jevgenija	LTUE	Latvia
Substitute	VASIEVA, Huronbi	Energy Workers Union of Tajikistan	Tajikistan
Substitute	VOLPATO, Daniela	FPS-CISL	Italy
Substitute	VONDROVA, Alena	STATORG	Czech Republic
Substitute	WOLFSTÄDTER, Alexa	VERDI	Germany
Observer	BERGELIN, Sven	VERDI	Germany
Observer	COCHRANE, Charles	PCS	United Kingdom
Observer	DI PAOLO SANDBERG, Liza	KOMMUNAL	Sweden
Observer	GUILLAUD, Patricia	UNSA - Fonctionnaires	France
Observer	HAMMARBACH, Anders	SKTF	Sweden
Observer	KRISTENSEN, Per Godtland		Norway
Observer	LUND, Kjartan	NOFS	Sweden
Observer	NOBRE DOS SANTOS, Jorge	SINTAP	Portugal
Observer	SOUBIROUS, Philippe	FGF-FO	France
Observer	SWAERTEBROEKX, Anny	SLFP	Belgium


EC nominations