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The health research group of the Observatory on the Social Situation which is funded by the European Commission has produced a report on Health in Europe.
The European Commission on 18 March 2010 sent reasoned opinions – the final stage before a case is referred to the European Court of Justice – to Austria, Belgium and Poland after they failed to communicate national legislation that aims to implement EU rules against gender discrimination in employment (Directive 2006/54/EC).
The European Commission today stepped up legal action against Portugal for incorrectly implementing EU rules prohibiting discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in employment and occupation (Directive 2000/78/EC, see also MEMO/08/69).
The European Commission sent Estonia a reasoned opinion – the final stage before a case is referred to the European Court of Justice – for incorrectly implementing the Parental Leave Directive (96/34/EC).
Almost 80 million Europeans are at risk of poverty.
The European labour market is beginning to show more consistent signs of stabilisation, half a year after the economy started to improve – according to the latest Monthly Labour Market Monitor from the European Commission.
Study on instruments and job schemes and professional transitions and re-conversion at national, sectoral or regional level in the EU.
The current economic crisis is increasing the speed of transformation in Europe and in the world.
EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers have on March 8, 2010 adopted a Directive to prevent injuries and infections to healthcare workers from sharp objects such as needle sticks – one of the most serious health and safety threats in European workplaces and estimated to cause 1 million injuries each year.
In the last five years, the pay gap between men and women has narrowed in a great number of EU Member States, but the unadjusted gender pay gap remains high at 17.6% (Eurostat 2007) for the EU as a whole.