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European Commission calls on Member States to implement national plans for Roma integration
The European Commission has called on EU Member States, in a report, to implement their national strategies to improve the economic and social integration of Europe's 10 to 12 million Roma.
Sarah Rochira is the new Older People's Commissioner for Wales
Sarah Rochira is the new Older People's Commissioner for Wales, becoming the second person to take on the elderly champion's role, having succeeded Ruth Marks on April 4th 2012.
Meeting the coach! - Launch of the Generations@school Project in Greece
Greece celebrated the launch of the Generations@school Project on May 17th by inviting the famous Kostas Politis, coach of the Greek National Basketball team, Champions of EuroBasket 1987, to speak with children from the Chrisostomos Smirnis School.
Youth: Employment and Inclusion in times of crisis
On 26-27 April, the Danish Presidency held a Conference on “Youth: Employment and Inclusion in times of crisis”, which, building upon the Commission’s “Youth Opportunities Initiative”, focused on the following topics: access to the labour market, social inclusion and maintaining skills at a time of crisis.
Peer Review in Riga on 'Activation measures in times of crisis: the role of public works'
The Ministry of Welfare of the Republic of Latvia, in collaboration with the State Employment Service, hosted a Peer Review in Riga that brought together ministry officials and independent experts from twelve countries (Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Romania) as well as representatives from DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the European Commission and the World Bank.
'Write me a poem about your elders' awards ceremony in Belgium
On May 2nd, the awards ceremony of the 7th "Write me a poem” contest organised by Europe-Direct in Saint-Hubert, Belgium, awarded the 10-12 year old authors of 50 poems selected from the initial 500 submitted.
Working conditions in fisheries: key agreement signed by social partners
Representatives of the European Union's employers and trade unions in the sea fisheries sector signed an agreement to ensure that fishermen have decent working conditions on board fishing vessels with regard to minimum requirements for conditions of service, accommodation and food, occupational safety and health protection, medical care, and social security.
Higher skills provide growing job opportunities as general labour demand slows down
Higher skills remain important for employment opportunities, the latest European Vacancy Monitor shows. The number of job finders in the ‘professionals’ group continued to grow the most in the third quarter 2011 in comparison to the same quarter in 2010 (+16%) while the number of job seekers who found jobs as legislators, senior officials and managers has grown by 13%.
The European Commission publishes The 2012 Ageing Report
The European Commission has just released “The 2012 Ageing Report: Economic and budgetary projections for the EU27 Member States (2010-2060)”, analysing the economic and budgetary impact of an ageing population over the long-term.
Commission launches 'Your First EURES job' pilot project to help young people find jobs
A pilot project to help young people find a job in another EU country has been launched by the European Commission.
