The General Confederation of the Civil Service (CGFP) has called for new public institutions to be created only when absolutely necessary, urging the government to involve the union in any future decisions of this kind.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the CGFP expressed satisfaction that the government had made a step toward the union during a recent meeting. The statement follows earlier tensions over the planned creation of a new agency responsible for pharmaceutical supply, which is set to be established as a public institution but under private law.
The union is now demanding that it be consulted in advance whenever the creation of a new public institution is under consideration. According to the CGFP, the default approach should be for existing administrations to take on new tasks. Only when this is not possible should a new institution be established, and in such cases, it should function under public law, meaning with civil servant status for its staff.
The dispute between the CGFP and the government had calmed down around a month ago, and the union has indicated it expects this improved relationship to continue.
