News
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17/11/2015
The Commission and business leaders partner up to boost youth employment and inclusion in Europe
Today at the Enterprise 2020 Summit, the European Commission and business leaders launched the 'European Pact for Youth' to improve partnerships between business and education to boost the chances of young people getting jobs.
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13/11/2015
EEPO catalogue of measures
Updated regularly, the 'Catalogue of Measures' provides an insight into the labour market reforms taking place across 32 European countries (the 28 Member States of the EU, plus Iceland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey and Serbia).
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13/11/2015
Youth Guarantee in practice: linking Sandrina's studies to the job she wants
With support from the Youth Guarantee scheme, many young people in Europe have managed to find a job or follow a course which gives their career a boost. Here's the story of Sandrina, from Portugal.
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11/11/2015
The plight of young people: Europe at a turning point
With the onset of the crisis, employment rates and especially youth employment and youths' labour market performance deteriorated quite rapidly in the EU. A chart featured in the Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review of June 2015 showed that the worst seems to be over, but it remains to be seen whether this trend reversal is confirmed.
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11/11/2015
Work-Life Balance: Commission launches consultation of EU social partner organisations
The European Commission has launched today a first stage consultation with EU social partner organisations on how to improve work-life balance and reduce obstacles to women's participation in the labour market.
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10/11/2015
Forced labour: Commission welcomes adoption of Council decisions to implement new ILO Protocol
The EU has taken a further step towards better preventing forced labour to happen and protecting its victims.
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06/11/2015
Commission proposes €2.6 million from Globalisation Fund for former computer programming workers in Finland
The European Commission has proposed to provide Finland with €2.6 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 1,200 computer programming workers to find new jobs.
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06/11/2015
Commission proposes €442,293 from Globalisation Fund for former aircraft maintenance and repair workers in Ireland
The European Commission has proposed to provide Ireland with €442,293 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 108 aircraft maintenance and repair workers and an equal number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEET'S) to find jobs.
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30/10/2015
Social Agenda – Long term unemployment
Social Agenda n°42 presents the European Commission's proposal to tackle long-term unemployment.
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30/10/2015
Youth Guarantee in practice: boosting Gerda's career chances
With support from the Youth Guarantee scheme, many young people in Europe have managed to find a job or follow a course which gives their career a boost. Here's the story of Gerda, from Latvia.