News
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16/12/2010
New Europe for patients website online
The new Europe for Patients website is now online with a vibrant new look and content.
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16/12/2010
Stepping up the fight against poverty and social exclusion
New plan sets out strategy for lifting 20m people out of poverty – an EU target for 2020.
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13/12/2010
Joint report on Pensions
The report analyses pension systems in the EU, assesses the pension reforms in the light of aggravated challenges and develops an updated agenda for delivering adequate and sustainable pensions.
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02/12/2010
Access City Award: Avila wins first-ever European award for disabled-friendly cities
Avila, a Spanish city known for its medieval walls, has won the first-ever European award for improving access for people with disabilities.
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02/12/2010
The Finnish National Programme to reduce long-term homelessness (Finland)
In February 2008, the Finnish Government adopted a programme aimed at halving long-term homelessness by 2011.
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26/11/2010
Innovation Union: Commission launches consultation on active & healthy ageing
The European Commission is seeking the views of public and private organisations, companies and individual citizens on how Europe could scale up innovation to meet the challenges of the ageing population in Europe, and in particular on a pilot European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on active and healthy ageing.
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26/11/2010
Using Reference Budgets for drawing up the requirements of a minimum income scheme and assessing adequacy (Belgium)
Schemes ensuring a minimum income are essential for poverty alleviation. Various studies compare minimum income systems across the EU but fail to provide information on their impact on real people or consistent methods for assessing how the levels of income set in each country relate to the actual living standards and expectations of its citizens.
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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.