News
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25/11/2010
Access Cities Award competition advances towards the December final
In this inaugural edition, 66 European cities from 19 EU countries have been competing to receive the Access City Award 2011.
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23/11/2010
EAF Workshop on time credit schemes and working time flexibility
Flexible work arrangements are increasingly seen as key in helping women and men strike a better balance between work, private and family life.
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23/11/2010
Getting more people into better jobs
New plan sets out action to reach 75% employment target for the EU by 2020.
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18/11/2010
Making a success of integrating immigrants into the labour market (Norway)
Norway's social inclusion policy, under which it is compulsory for all newly-arrived adult refugees and immigrants to participate in Norwegian language training and civic education, in order to enable them to rapidly contribute to, and participate in the labour market and in society in general, has delivered positive results.
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18/11/2010
Study on social impact assessment
The objective of the study "Social Impact Assessment as a tool for mainstreaming social inclusion and social protection concerns in public policy in EU Member States", published by the European Commission, is to lead to better informed, more evidence-based political decisions.
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18/11/2010
UK to scrap child benefit for higher-rate taxpayers from 2013
The UK government’s Chancellor George Osborne has announced that higher-rate taxpayers will no longer be eligible for child benefit as from 2013.
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15/11/2010
EU Belgian Presidency conference on closing the gender pay gap in the EU
The average hourly pay gap between women and men remains at 18% within the European Union and, on an annual basis at 24%, according to a European Report released by the Belgian presidency of the EU.
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15/11/2010
EU launches Disability Strategy 2010 -2020
On 15 November 2010 the European Commission adopted a new strategy to break down the barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from participating in society on an equal basis.
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10/11/2010
Commission sets out options on future cohesion policy
The Commission's 5th Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion shows that the EU's cohesion policy has made a significant contribution to growth and prosperity and promoting balanced development across the Union.
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10/11/2010
Eurochild annual conference looks at ways to end child poverty
Child poverty is at the top of the political agenda currently. The economic crisis is causing increased unemployment and hardship while putting pressure on national governments’ budgets for financial support to children and families.