News
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10/07/2009
Updates of current and prospective theoretical pension replacement rates 2006-2046
The Indicator Sub-Group (ISG) of the Social Protection Committee (SPC) has updated calculations on the Theoretical replacement rates. These calculations provide the possibility to look at individual case studies and evaluate to what extent current and future pension systems ensure that the elderly have the resources to support adequate standards of living.
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08/07/2009
Informal Employment and Social Affairs Council
An informal meeting of the Council of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs will take place in Jönköping (Sweden) on 8 and 9 July 2009.
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07/07/2009
Information bulletin on social protection and social inclusion
Exchange, the quarterly information bulletin on social protection and social inclusion in the European Union, devotes the editorial in its latest issue to the crisis and the Commission’s initiative for employment.
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06/07/2009
The City Strategy for tackling unemployment and child poverty (United Kingdom)
The City Strategy aims to improve support to the jobless, in the most disadvantaged communities across the UK, through a bottom-up approach that devolves more decision and funding powers to the local level.
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01/07/2009
The provision of childcare services - A comparative review of 30 European countries
In recent decades, childcare services have become a matter of serious public concern.
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25/06/2009
Commission acts against Latvia on gender equality legislation
The Commission has on 25 June 2009, sent a reasoned opinion to Latvia on its implementation of EU rules prohibiting discrimination in employment and occupation on the grounds of sex (2002/73/EC).
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25/06/2009
Commission refers Estonia to European Court of Justice on gender equality legislation
The Commission has on 25 June 2009 referred Estonia to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for non-transposition of EU rules prohibiting gender discrimination in access to and supply of goods and services (Directive 2004/113/EC).
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25/06/2009
Commission takes legal action against Italy on discriminatory pension age
The European Commission has decided to take legal action against Italy for failure to comply with a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling on differences in the pension age for male and female civil servants.
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19/06/2009
An impressive commitment by all to Equal Opportunities for All!
The Commission has on 19 June 2009, adopted a communication on the implementation, the results and the overall assessment of the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (EYEO).
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15/06/2009
Ensuring a functioning healthcare system in regions with declining and ageing populations (Germany)
With its particularly sparse and ageing population, the federal Land of Brandenburg is facing acute pressure on its healthcare system.