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Youth unemployment: Commission publishes contribution for next European Council
The European Commission has agreed today on three contributions to the next European Council, scheduled for 27-28 June 2013.
Employment and Social Policy Council on 20 June
The EU's Council of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Ministers will meet on 20-21 June in Luxembourg under the Irish EU Presidency.
European ports: Europe-wide social dialogue between port workers and employers
The European Commission welcomes the new social dialogue committee in the port sector launched today with port authorities, terminal operators, dockers and other port workers across the EU.
Major reforms needed to improve the quality of care for older people, says new report
According to a new OECD report sponsored by the European Commission. the fastest-growing age group are people over 80 whose number will almost triple by 2060, rising from 4.6% of the population to 12% in 2050 in the European Union.
Commission proposes to help jobless by improving efficiency of public employment services
Member States' public employment services have a crucial role to play in helping the 26 million unemployed in Europe to get a job. This is why the European Commission has proposed a Decision to help public employment services to maximise their effectiveness through closer cooperation to better address the needs of the unemployed and businesses.
Commission welcomes new OECD report on international migration trends
Commissioners Cecilia Malmström (Home Affairs) and László Andor (Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) have welcomed the OECD "International Migration Outlook 2013", published today.
Commission welcomes Parliament adoption of new rules to protect EU workers from harmful electromagnetic fields
EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion László Andor today welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of the Commission's proposal for a Directive to update and improve EU rules to protect workers from electromagnetic fields in their workplace.
EU-funded project - The future of social security in Europe: shared knowledge and responsibilities
Between 2011 and 2012, the All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions (OPZZ) carried out an EU-funded project comparing social security legislation in Poland, Bulgaria and Portugal.
Social protection budgets in the crisis: Commission publishes new working paper
The European Commission has published today a working paper reviewing developments in social protection expenditure during the crisis.
Job vacancies return to decline overall, professionals and service and sales workers the only groups showing growing demand
Decline in recruitment demand was particularly pronounced for craft and related trade workers as well as for plant and machine operators (-9% and -7%) in the third quarter of 2012, according to the May 2013 edition of the European Vacancy Monitor.
