News
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10/02/2016
Healthcare and pension reforms in Cyprus and Serbia respectively
Two new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on a recent healthcare reform in Cyprus and pension reform in Serbia.
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09/02/2016
Social Agenda – Pensions, disabled people and refugees
Just when the social partners are about to negotiate on how to better manage age at work, Social Agenda n°43 looks at the pension issue from all angles following the publication of two EU reports, on population ageing and on pension adequacy.
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05/02/2016
Youth Guarantee in practice: opening doors to a great IT career
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. This is André's story, from Portugal.
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04/02/2016
Launch of public consultation on the European Social Fund during the 2007-2013 programming period
The European Commission has launched a public consultation in the context of ex-post evaluation of the European Social Fund (ESF) during the 2007-2013 programming period.
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03/02/2016
Different models of work and welfare in ageing Europe
Europe's population is getting older. As a consequence of this demographic trend and recent pension reforms that increased the statutory retirement age and curtailed early retirement options, the number of older workers aged 55 and above increased by more than 12 million between 2004 and 2014 in the EU28, bringing their total number to 38 million.
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02/02/2016
Social policy developments in Ireland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Sweden
Six new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Ireland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Sweden.
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29/01/2016
EIF signs first agreement for micro-entrepreneurs in the Baltics under Progress Microfinance
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and UniCredit Leasing SIA (UCL) have signed the first loan agreement in the Baltics under Progress Microfinance with funding from the European Union.
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29/01/2016
EU and its partners discuss further steps to ensure better future for Bangladeshi garment industry workers
Meeting in Dhaka (Bangladesh), the representatives of the EU, US, Canada, Bangladesh and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) – partners committed to the so called Bangladesh Sustainability Compact - assessed the progress and set priorities for further work to improve situation of Bangladeshi textile workers. The meeting was also an opportunity for an open dialogue with stakeholders including trade unions, NGOs, buyers and employers.
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28/01/2016
Highlighting progress and shortcomings in 14 countries benefiting from privileged EU market access
The European Commission and the EU High Representative published today the first report on the concrete effects of the GSP+, the EU trade policy instrument devised to encourage third countries to comply with core international standards in the areas of human rights, labour rights, environmental protection and good governance.
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28/01/2016
The long-term unemployed: the people that the economic recovery forgot?
The long-term unemployed (LTU) are those who have been out of work and searching for a job for 12 months or longer.