News
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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.
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14/02/2005
Gender equality report 2005 shows advances, but inequality remains
The 2005 gender equality report, which is available today, shows that while gender employment and education gaps are closing in the EU, the gender pay gap has remained almost unchanged. The report, compiled by the European Commission, provides an annual insight into gender equality in the EU.
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14/02/2005
Women and the elderly are crossing the digital divide, but the poor still lag behind, says new EU report
Women have overtaken men in the past three years in their pace of Internet take-up, according to a new Commission report. The over 55s are also increasingly gaining computer skills, and this trend is set to continue. However, the poorly educated and poorly paid are not catching up as quickly and this is denying them new opportunities. Education, age and income remain the most important areas in the digital divide, the report says.
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11/02/2005
Rail transport sector: Vladimir Spidla puts forward proposal on working conditions for railway staff that cross borders
Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, and Equal Opportunities, this week hailed a proposal for a directive laying down specific rules for working time, driving time and rest periods for railway staff who operate on the rail network of at least two Member States and cross borders during their working day. The directive enshrines an agreement reached last year by EU-level employers' and workers' representatives.
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09/02/2005
The new Social Agenda: an essential pillar of the new growth and jobs strategy
The Commission today launched its new Social Agenda for modernising Europe's social model under the revamped Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs. The new agenda focuses on providing jobs and equal opportunities for all and ensuring that the benefits of the EU's growth and jobs drive reach everyone in society. By modernising labour markets and social protection systems, it will help people seize the opportunities created by international competition, technological advances and changing population patterns while protecting the most vulnerable in society.