News
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30/09/2010
European Commission closes case against Italy on gender equality at work
The European Commission has closed legal proceedings against Italy for incorrectly implementing EU rules on equal treatment between men and women in employment.
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30/09/2010
Social affairs: European Commission closes case against Malta on parental leave
The European Commission has closed legal proceedings against Malta for incorrectly implementing EU rules on parental leave.
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29/09/2010
Commission decided to start infringement proceedings against France
The European Commission assessed recent developments in France and discussed the overall situation of the Roma and EU law on free movement of EU citizens.
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21/09/2010
New strategy on gender equality
The Commission adopted a five-year strategy for promoting equality between women and men in Europe. The strategy aims in particular to make better use of women's potential, thereby contributing to the EU's overall economic and social goals.
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17/09/2010
New “Go for it dads!" campaign in Belgium
The Belgian pressure group Femmes Prévoyantes Socialistes (FPS) has launched a campaign to encourage fathers to take more parental leave. Belgium has relatively generous allocations of paternal and parental leave, but fathers are still not using as much of their entitlements as they could.
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14/09/2010
Statement by EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding on the Roma situation in Europe
"Over the past weeks, the European Commission has been following very closely the developments in France regarding the Roma.
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08/09/2010
Commissioner Andor discusses adequate pensions for all at Belgian Presidency event
László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion participated in a conference to discuss the adequacy of pensions and social protection systems in Europe.
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07/09/2010
2012 to be the European Year for Active Ageing
The European Commission has on September 6, 2010 proposed that 2012 be designated as the "European Year for Active Ageing".
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07/09/2010
European Commission to assess Member States' use of EU funds for Roma integration
The European Commission established a Roma Task Force to assess Member States' use of European Union funds.
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23/08/2010
Women and men in decision-making: highlights (third quarter 2010)
An update of the European Commission's database on women and men in decision-making has recently been completed and includes: