European Federation of Public Service Unions
EPSU
EPSU brings together 6.9 million public service workers from 270 trade unions.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Anthony Smith (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Nov 2025 · Inspection du travail en Belgique
Meeting with Valentina Schaumburger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)
4 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on the upcoming revision of the Public Procurement Directives
Meeting with Lucilla Sioli (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
29 Oct 2025 · AI at the workplace
Meeting with Dirk Van Den Steen (Acting Head of Unit Health and Food Safety) and European Hospital and Healthcare Employers' Association
4 Jul 2025 · Introductory meeting following recent organisational changes at SANTE C3: overview of main workforce challenges for health sector employees
Response to Union of Equality: LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026-2030
24 Jun 2025
Response to Apply AI Strategy: strengthening the AI continent
4 Jun 2025
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament) and
13 May 2025 · Public Hearing on volunteer firefighters
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Apr 2025 · Volunteers in emergency services
Meeting with Anthony Smith (Member of the European Parliament) and EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF
26 Mar 2025 · Inspection du travail en France et en Europe
Meeting with Axel Hellman (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and Bundesarbeitskammer Österreich
7 Mar 2025 · EU Water Resilience Strategy
Meeting with Per Clausen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and
6 Mar 2025 · public procurement
Response to European Water Resilience Strategy
4 Mar 2025
Meeting with Piotr Müller (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and European & International Booksellers Federation
25 Feb 2025 · Evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives
Meeting with Pierre Jouvet (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Union des entreprises de proximité
18 Feb 2025 · marchés publics
Meeting with Leila Chaibi (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Jan 2025 · EMPL related issues
Meeting with Roxana Mînzatu (Executive Vice-President) and
14 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on the social justice and quality jobs crisis Europe is facing Necessary initiatives to deliver quality jobs Improved working and living conditions in the European Union
Meeting with Jonas Sjöstedt (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Dec 2024 · Ukraine
Meeting with Hanna Gedin (Member of the European Parliament)
4 Dec 2024 · Public Procurement
Meeting with Anthony Smith (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Oct 2024 · Questions des droits des travailleurs en Europe
Meeting with Rudi Kennes (Member of the European Parliament)
7 Sept 2024 · Workers' rights
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
19 Feb 2024 · The social partners agreement on digitalization of central public administration
Meeting with Iratxe García Pérez (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Jan 2024 · The situation of Public Services in the EU
Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion)
19 Oct 2023 · Social dialogue
Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and
2 Oct 2023 · Skills
Meeting with Marc Botenga (Member of the European Parliament) and
14 Sept 2023 · Conditions travail pompiers
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner) and European Hospital and Healthcare Employers' Association
8 Aug 2023 · Exchange of views on ongoing EU actions relating to the healthcare workforce
Response to Commission Communication on enhancing the European Administrative Space (ComPAct)
12 Jul 2023
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action) and
28 Apr 2023 · FF55; Net Zero industrial plan; Climate risk assessment
Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and
16 Mar 2023 · CMRD6
Meeting with Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and
28 Feb 2023 · Cost of living crisis
Response to Commission Communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health
15 Feb 2023
Meeting with Véronique Trillet-Lenoir (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
7 Feb 2023 · Asbestos at work directive - APA only
Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)
23 Jan 2023 · Health Care Workers
Meeting with Véronique Trillet-Lenoir (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Nov 2022 · Covid 19: lessons learned and recommandations
Meeting with Véronique Trillet-Lenoir (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Nov 2022 · European Health Data Space
Meeting with Véronique Trillet-Lenoir (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
10 Nov 2022 · Asbestos at Work directive
Meeting with Véronique Trillet-Lenoir (Member of the European Parliament)
4 Nov 2022 · Covid19
Response to Proposal for a Council Recommendation on strengthening social dialogue
20 Oct 2022
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
8 Jul 2022 · European Care Strategy.
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
21 Mar 2022 · European Care Strategy and social dialogue for the social services sector.
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
17 Mar 2022 · Skills and Talent Package, help for Ukrainian refugees.
Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and
8 Oct 2021 · Meeting with Dansk Metal, a Danish member of EPSU on Platform work
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and
1 Jun 2021 · Fit for 55 Package
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
1 Jun 2021 · Exchanges on the Fit for 55 package.
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
11 May 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the renewable energies ecosystem sector.
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
11 May 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the renewable energies ecosystem sector
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
16 Feb 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
16 Feb 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector.
Meeting with Andrea Nahles (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit) and
12 Nov 2020 · Social dialogue
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner) and
11 Nov 2020 · Meeting with EU Social Partners on the Pharmaceutical Strategy and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
Meeting with Andrea Nahles (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit) and
2 Oct 2020 · Social dialogue
Meeting with Andrea Nahles (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)
14 Sept 2020 · Preparation of a report on Social Dialogue
Meeting with Giorgos Rossides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)
17 Jul 2020 · EU4Health and coordination and preparedness of health care systems
Meeting with Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit) and
15 Jun 2020 · European trade unions’ call for swift action on worker involvement rights
Meeting with Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)
4 Jun 2020 · Social dialogue in social services
Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and
6 May 2020 · To discuss the role of the public sector in the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, the importance of social policies in the Circular Economy Action Plan and access to water in the context of the new Drinking Water Directive.
Meeting with Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President) and
29 Apr 2020 · Social Services in Europe, Statutory Duties of Public Social Services, Explanation, Impact & challenges of COVID-19, Elderly, Role of the EU, Rights of persons with disabilities, social dialogue & cross-sectoral social dialogue
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
29 Apr 2020 · Videoconference meeting on social support care service and COVID-19
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner) and
29 Apr 2020 · VC meeting on the Impact of COVID-19 on Social Services and the risks for persons in vulnerable situations
Meeting with Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič)
23 Mar 2020 · Covid-19
Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)
8 Feb 2019 · Patient Safety
Meeting with Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner) and
23 Nov 2018 · Collective rights
Meeting with Pierre Moscovici (Commissioner) and
9 Apr 2018 · The campaigners came to expose certain features of McDonalds corporate structure that may be linked to tax avoidance strategy
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
30 Jan 2018 · Meeting with regard to the European Citizens Initiative Right2Water
Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and
30 Jan 2018 · Human Right to Water and Sanitation
Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)
16 Oct 2017 · ITER
Meeting with Simon O'Connor (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici) and
26 Apr 2017 · Discussion on the SGP's role in the evolution of health systems in the EU , the economic divergence across Eurozone countries and the the social impact of any future financial assistance programmes.
Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and
24 Apr 2017 · AMR, education
Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom)
12 Jan 2017 · Meeting with Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU.
Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and
21 Nov 2016 · Consultation of Social Partners on Energy Union
Meeting with Antoine Kasel (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker) and
10 Oct 2016 · caractère des pratiques du groupe McDonald’s
Meeting with Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Raquel Lucas (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and
26 Apr 2016 · Anti-Tax Avoidance Package; European Pillar of Social Rights
Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)
7 Mar 2016 · Energy developments
Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)
25 Feb 2016 · Social Dimension of Energy Union
Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy) and industriAll European Trade Union
25 Feb 2016 · Energy policy
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
18 Feb 2016 · Digital Single Market and it's impact on jobs
Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and
11 Jan 2016 · Health professionals
Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and European Anti Poverty Network
11 Sept 2015 · Energy Poverty
Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and
16 Jul 2015 · Trade Union view on the role of Social Partners in the Energy Union Strategy
Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy) and MVM Társaságcsoporti Szakszervezeti Szövetség
22 May 2015 · Social dialogue in the energy sector
Meeting with Antoine Kasel (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker) and
24 Mar 2015 · Tax Transparency Package
Meeting with Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici) and
24 Mar 2015 · Aggressive tax planning and social responsibility
Meeting with Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides)
25 Nov 2014 · Trade Unions and Humanitarian Aid