{"id":9139,"date":"2026-09-28T11:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/?p=9139"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:59:12","slug":"joint-statement-no-place-for-palantir-in-a-democratic-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/joint-statement-no-place-for-palantir-in-a-democratic-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Statement: No Place for Palantir in a Democratic Europe!"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><strong>As a signatory to this joint European statement, <em>Union Syndicale F\u00e9d\u00e9rale<\/em> joins over 120 organisations and trade unions in calling on governments and the European Commission to terminate existing contracts with Palantir and prevent future public sector partnerships with the company.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Union Syndicale believes that public institutions should not become dependent on technologies developed by corporations whose activities raise serious concerns regarding human rights, democracy, public accountability, and tax justice. The statement also outlines a vision for publicly governed, rights-based digital infrastructure that serves people and communities across Europe.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/LETTER_SIGNATORIES-No-Place-for-Palantir-28092026.pdf\">Read the full statement here !<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epsu.org\/article\/120-european-campaign-organisations-and-unions-call-governments-and-european-commission\">To know more, please read the press release from EPSU here<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_large\"><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium with_line width_50 thick_3 style_solid color_primary align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>calling on governments and the European Commission to terminate existing contracts with Palantir and prevent future public sector partnerships with the company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9155,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"dossier-special":[],"class_list":["post-9139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Joint Statement: No Place for Palantir in a Democratic Europe! 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