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CEEP at Informal Troika in Brussels

“CEEP: Public employers in Europe call on the Belgian Presidency to move Europe 2020 Strategy forward”

This was one of the key messages that Ralf Resch, General Secretary of CEEP, presented at the social Troika meeting today in Brussels, at the eve of the informal Council of the European Ministers of Employment and Social Security.

"Anticipation of Change"

Commissioner Andor addresses Public Services Social Partners

Public Services Social Partners welcomed today Commissioner László Andor at the Conference “Anticipation of Change in Public Services”.

The conference was organised to discuss the achievements of a project which showed the potential of social dialogue at cross-sectoral level and at sectoral level to contribute better to overcome the crisis. The project “Anticipation of change” was managed by CEEP with the support of ETUC and several sectoral social partners in the electricity, transport, postal services, healthcare, education and administration sectors.

Discerno 3 - Closing Conference

CEEP-CSR Label: Serving sustainability in Europe

Brussels, 27 April 2010. At the closing conference of the EU co-funded Discerno project on Corporate Social Responsibility yesterday evening, Ralf Resch, General Secretary of CEEP, highlighted the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility to rebuild trust in our economy, "Public Service providers have a key role to play in this matter as they provide services that are used daily by millions of citizens and enterprises throughout Europe". He further stated, "Their action are therefore of utmost importance if we wish to reach ambitious environmental and social objectives in the European Union".

XVIIIth CEEP Congress

Public services providers address Vice President Almunia

Opening the XVIIIth CEEP Congress hosted by the Spanish section of CEEP in Madrid, Carl Cederschiöld, President of CEEP, addressed the Commission Vice President, Mr Almunia on the role of Public Services providers as the very fabric of European Society.

CEEP at the Tripartite Social Summit:

Public services employers employ more than 30% of the European workforce: why are we not in the EU 2020?

This was the first question that Carl Cederschiöld, President of CEEP, asked President Barroso during the Tripartite Social Summit today in Brussels. The Summit was mainly devoted to the orientations of the EU 2020 strategy. He then turned to Presidents Zapatero and van Rompuy requesting them to ensure that the key role that public services have in reality is clearly emphasised in the EU 2020. “This is a prerequisite to achieve the targets of EU 2020”, Cederschiöld continued.

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