News
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22/03/2005
Social partners strongly support the Commission's Lisbon Strategy
The European Commission today received strong support from the Social partners (UNICE/UEAPME and CEEP for the employers and ETUC/CEC/Eurocadres for the trade unions) for the review of its Lisbon strategy, which highlights the importance of jobs and growth in the EU. The European Tripartite Social Summit in Brussels was held together with representatives of the European Commission and of the present and future EU Presidencies.
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17/03/2005
Europe's population is getting older. How will this affect us and what should we do about it?
The EU is facing unprecedented demographic changes that will have a major impact on the whole of society. Figures in the Green Paper on Demographic Change launched today by the Commission show that from now until 2030 the EU will lack 20.8 million (6.8 per cent) people (*) of working age. In 2030 roughly two active people (15-65) will have to take care of one inactive person (65+). And Europe will have 18 million children and young people fewer than today.
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16/03/2005
Commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action
The 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women of the United Nations which served to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, ended on the 11th of March 2005.The Session was attended by over seven thousand participants, including 6000 NGOs delegates.
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14/03/2005
Commissioner Spidla and President Barroso meet with the European social partners
The European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, and Commisioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Vladimír Špidla, met with the European social partners (UNICE, CEEP, UEAPME for the employers and CES/ ETUC for the employees) today in Brussels.
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08/03/2005
Commission proposes Institute for Gender Equality
Vladimír Špidla, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, today announced that a new European Institute for Gender Equality will be set up to support the EU institutions and the Member States in promoting equality between women and men and combating sex discrimination.
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07/03/2005
International Women's Day, 8 March 2005: Gender Mainstreaming in EU policies
Memo on EU policies.
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04/03/2005
International Women's Day 2005: Is the role and perception of Woman in the European Union changing?
For the sixth time the Commission will join in with NGOs, the European Parliament and other institutions around the world to celebrate the International Women's Day.
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01/03/2005
Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, Brussels, 3 March 2005
The Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities will meet on 3-4 March.
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24/02/2005
Finland and Luxembourg are found guilty of failing to implement EU race anti-discrimination law
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that Finland and Luxembourg had breached EU law by failing to transpose fully an European Directive prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnic origin (Directive 2000/43/EC). The deadline for EU Member States to transpose this Directive was 19 July 2003 - except for the 10 new Member States, who had to ensure that their legislation complied with the Directives by EU accession on 1 May 2004.
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24/02/2005
Getting people into work: Commission to reveal results from 5.5bn innovation programme
The results of over 1,300 innovation partnerships will be unveiled at the 'Free movement of good ideas' conference in Warsaw tomorrow. The results were achieved under the EU's 5.5bn EQUAL euro programme, which aims to find new ways of getting people into work by challenging existing obstacles. The European Commission, which co-financed the projects, will be presenting an analysis of the new successful innovations and lessons learned.