About this Site

This website is maintained by the European Commission's DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.  Please use the contact form if you have general questions or comments about the information provided on the website.

Our language policy

Our website adheres to the general language guidelines set out for EUROPA. We try to publish as much information as possible in 22 EU languages. However, due to translation constraints and the fact that certain items (eg news) are time sensitive, some information is only available in English, French and German. 

Legislation and other official documents are available in all EU languages from the European Commission's EUR-Lex site.

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Linking to European Commission's DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities website

Links to European Commission's DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities can be created from any website provided that the following conditions are met:

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• Editorial issues
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As soon as a link has been established, please send an e-mail to the webmaster of European Commission's DG for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.