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21/09/2015
South Korea to improve labour rights under EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement
A comprehensive joint statement on labour rights was adopted during an EU-Korea meeting on 9 and 10 September about trade and sustainable development under the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
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18/09/2015
Re-employment of the long-term unemployed - a pressing European challenge
Despite the decline in unemployment since 2013, long-term unemployment has only now ceased rising and the prospects of returning to jobs for those who have been unemployed for more than one year remain very low.
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17/09/2015
Europe takes action to help 12 million long-term unemployed get back to work
The European Commission has proposed guidance today to Member States to better help long-term unemployed return to work.
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16/09/2015
The majority of the unemployed in the EU do not receive unemployment benefits
In all EU countries, social security systems are in place to provide a safety net to those who lose their jobs. Much has been said about the generosity of unemployment benefits that may entice workers to stay at home rather than to look for a job, or about the need to make sure that the unemployed receiving benefits also meet obligations to actually look for a job or get training.
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11/09/2015
Performance of the EU Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme in 2014
2014 was the first implementation year of the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). To ensure a high visibility and to respond to accountability needs, a report has been published on the performance of the EaSI programme, which consists of three axes: the Progress, EURES, and Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis.
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10/09/2015
Free movement of workers: challenges and opportunities at local level
Reports from four cities examine the impact of free movement of EU workers at a local level, on the basis of studies conducted in Frankfurt, Leeds, Milan and Rotterdam in 2014/2015.
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09/09/2015
Entrepreneurship: an avenue back to work for all?
Entrepreneurship helps to create jobs and develop skills, and to include the unemployed and disadvantaged in society and the economy.
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08/09/2015
Commissioner Thyssen welcomes the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' commitment to address youth unemployment
At the 6th G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on 3-4 September, Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Labour Mobility and Skills, welcomed the agreement to tackle unemployment of youth most at risk of never having a job.
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07/09/2015
Integration of long-term unemployed into the labour market: report on Member State progress
A report commissioned by the European Commission from the European Social Policy Network of independent experts (ESPN) published today shows an inadequate response in the Member States regarding the reintegration of the long-term unemployed.
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02/09/2015
Persistent poverty in the EU: time matters!
While more and more people experience poverty at some point in their life, a short-lived experience is certainly different in nature than long-term poverty.