PUBLIC SERVICE BODY WEIGHS IN TO EU2020 DEBATE.

• Position: European Centre of Employers and Enterprises - Brief article

The European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services (CEEP) is urging the Spanish EU Presidency to take note of its economic weight in talks on the EU2020 strategy, the bloc's next ten-year plan for growth and jobs. Ralf Resch, CEEP's general secretary, said, on 28 January,a"Public services are amongst the biggest sectors, both in terms of economic significance and employment, and function as economic and social stabilisers all over the crisis. In particular, public employers are the engine for future employment growth and...