News
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20/04/2016
The return of the older worker
The activity (or participation) rate measures the share of working-age people who are in the labour force, including both those in employment and unemployment. There has been a constant growth in activity rates among developed countries during the last decades.
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19/04/2016
Good practices under EaSI funded projects – 4th Commission report
The European Commission published its fourth monitoring report in which it gathers good practices of projects across Europe, which on the one hand focused on the Your First EURES Job (YfEJ) initiative, and on the other on projects relating to employment, social protection and working conditions (the so-called PROGRESS axis of EaSI)
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19/04/2016
Update on social policies in Lithuania, Luxembourg and Portugal
Three new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on debates about childcare reforms in Lithuania, a new rent subsidy in Luxembourg and draft regulations in Portugal to protect families from losing their homes.
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14/04/2016
Commission proposes €6.4 million from Globalisation Fund to Greece following the closure of the retail chain Supermarket Larissa
The European Commission has proposed to provide Greece with €6.4 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 557 former workers of Supermarket-Larissa to find new jobs, and to include 543 young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in the actions planned. The proposal now goes to the European Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers for approval.
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13/04/2016
Mobile workers and migrants in the EU: huge untapped potentials
There is no doubt that immigration will stay high on the political agenda in the coming years – and it is important that the issue is debated on the basis of solid evidence.
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12/04/2016
Employment: Quarterly Review highlights steady improvement in activity rate in the EU
The slow but consistent recovery of the EU's economy continues, accompanied by a gradual increase in the employment rate and a gradual decline in the unemployment rate.
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07/04/2016
Commission proposes €5.1 million from Globalisation Fund to help over 2,100 French road haulage and delivery workers
The European Commission has proposed to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 2,132 former workers of MoryGlobal SAS in France.
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29/03/2016
ESPN Thematic Report on minimum income schemes
Minimum income (MI) schemes play a vital role in alleviating the worst impacts of poverty and social exclusion in many countries. However, in too many countries MI schemes still fall short of ensuring a decent life for the most vulnerable in society. Progress in improving them in recent years has been disappointing.
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29/03/2016
Working parents the best protection against child poverty
Children are more likely to live in poverty than adults. Almost twenty million children in Europe, more than 1 child in 5, live below the poverty threshold (poverty rate of 21.1% compared to 16.3% among people over 18 years old). Since the economic crisis, child poverty has increased in most EU countries. This is a worrying trend as the living conditions and the environment in which children are brought up are highly important for their healthy development.
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17/03/2016
First EU social finance deal in Europe, to support €33m for social enterprises in France
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Société financière de la NEF (la NEF) have signed the first Social Entrepreneurship guarantee agreement aimed at supporting more than 300 social enterprises in France under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).