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2020-10-13 12:00

Whether in the private or the public sector, digitalisation does not only entail changes in the technological industry. Lots of thought patterns and modifications are suddenly getting questioned. The hierarchy pyramid, to which much is still attached, is getting increasingly wobbly. Change management is in all mouths and many people talk about new freedoms coupled to personal responsibility. What used to work well over years apparently needs to be looked at in a new light.

2020-10-12 12:00

In view of the unfolding Covid pandemic, which has put local, regional, national and European administrations and public services in severe strain, the European social partners of central government administrations, Eupae (European Public Administration Employers), EPSU (European Federation of Public Service Unions) and CESI (European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions) have called in a joint statement on policy makers to invest more in state sector personnel, in order to increase the reslience of public administrations to deliver adequate and functioning public services also in times of crises.

2020-10-08 12:00

October 7 saw a further edition of CESI’ lunchtime event series CESI@noon, which was held together with the Bertelsmann Stiftung on the topic of ‘Covid-19 and the future of work: What lessons for interest representation and trade unions?’ A central take home message: While the Covid crisis has meant a substantial challenge not only for workes but the organisation of trade unions too, it has also brought opportunities and paved the way for an re-invented, even more attractive and important trade unionism.

2020-10-07 12:00

On this year’s World Day for Decent Work, CESI remembers in particular the essential frontline workers, who have been the heroes of the Covid pandemic.

2020-10-05 12:00

CESI‘s Trade Council on Education met online, most notably to discuss the role of teachers in the context of the ongoing pandemic and in anticipation of a related European Commission education package with communications on Achieving the European Education Area 2025 and an updated EU Digital Education Action Plan, published yesterday.

2020-10-01 12:00

The old, the new and the human factor.

2020-10-01 12:00

Klaus Heeger im Gespräch mit Lukas Mandl, Abgeordneter im EP, Mitglied der EVP Fraktion und stellevertretender Vorsitzender des Unterausschusses für Sicherheit und Verteidigung über die derzeitigen Herausforderungen für die Arbeiten des Europäischen Parlaments, die Auswirkungen der Corona Krise auf die Zukunft der Europäischen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik, die Bedeutung von Gewerkschaften für das zivile und militärische Personal der Streitkräfte sowie die Erfolgsaussichten der von CESI geforderten Einrichtung eines Gemeinsamen Runden Tisches zur Verteidigung.

2020-09-28 12:00

On 24th September CESI Youth Board met online. Youth employment and COVID-19, access to social protection schemes, the EU Green Deal and the upcoming CESI Congress in December 2020 were the main topics of the discussion.

2020-09-25 12:00

On September 22 and 23, CESI’s Presidium and Board met on online in order to prepare CESI’s upcoming Congress, which will take place on December 10.

2020-09-22 12:00

October 7 will see the next CESI@noon, which will be held together with the Bertelsmann Stiftung, this time on ‘Covid-19 and the future of work – What lessons for interest representation and trade unions?’ Registration to the event is now open.

2020-09-17 12:00

On the occasion of the informal meeting of EU Education Ministers on 16-17 September in Osnabrück (Germany), hosted by the German Presidency of the EU Council, Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Europe is in the spotlight: the expected Osnabrück Declaration aims at modernising the crucial pillar of the European Education Area; an area put under unprecedented strain by the Covid19 crisis.

2020-09-17 12:00

The World Health Organisation dedicates this year’s World Patient Safety Day to celebrate and recognize all the efforts and hard work that health care workers have gone through the global pandemic. In this light, their slogan for this year is “Speak up for health worker safety!”.

2020-09-16 12:00

The State of the European Union’s speech was firstly introduced 10 years ago, after the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. Since then, the President of the European Commission traditionally reflects on the current challenges and the strategies and priorities for the year ahead.

2020-09-09 12:00

In 2020-22, CESI will be a partner of EU-OSHA’s newest ‘Healthy workplaces’ awareness raising campaign. Having been involved in several previous ‘Healthy workplaces’ campaign editions in the past, CESI will now participate for the fifth time in Europe’s biggest awareness raising campaign on occupational health and safety. The 2020-22 edition is themed ‘Lighten the load: Tackling work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) improves the lives of workers and makes good business sense’.

2020-09-07 12:00

As part of a public consultation, CESI has issued key priorities for an updated EU Digital Education Action Plan, which the European Commission is set to publish later this year, incorporating the experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.