Brussels, 25/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - The decisions to promote social dialogue and to pave the way to establishing a collective bargaining system in Europe's public services are the two major advances made at the sixth General Assembly of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), held in Lisbon from 17 to 19 April (see EUROPE of 20 April, p.17).
Commenting on "the significant advances made since the last EPSU General Assembly in 1996", its President Herbert Mai declared: "We...