News
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28/10/2010
Commission closes case against the United Kingdom on gender rules
The European Commission has closed legal proceedings against the United Kingdom for non-transposition of EU rules prohibiting gender discrimination in access to and supply of goods and services.
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28/10/2010
Commission closes cases against Germany on anti-discrimination rules
The European Commission has closed legal proceedings against Germany for incorrectly implementing two pieces of EU anti-discrimination legislation.
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28/10/2010
Commission requests Czech Republic to comply with EU gender equality rules
The European Commission has today sent a formal request to the Czech Republic to implement fully EU rules against gender discrimination in employment.
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20/10/2010
European Parliament favours 20 weeks paid maternity leave
On 20 October, the European Parliament voted with a large majority in favour of granting women workers the right to take at least 20 weeks of maternity leave on full pay, two more weeks than had been proposed by the Commission.
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18/10/2010
Achieving quality long-term care in residential facilities (Germany)
With Europe's population aged 65 and over projected to rise by approximately 77% between 2004 and 2050, the number of people requiring long-term care is likely to grow sharply. To meet these needs, a vast continuum of long-term care services has emerged, ranging from nursing homes to alternative non-institutional settings. However, ensuring the quality of these facilities has not always proven easy.
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12/10/2010
European Gender Equality Law Review
The European Network of Legal Experts in the field of Gender Equality has issued the first 2010 issue of the European Gender Equality Law Review. It highlights legal developments in gender equality law.
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07/10/2010
Commissioner Andor on The World Day for Decent Work
On the World Day for Decent Work, I would like to recall how important decent work is to reinforcing the social dimension of globalisation.
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07/10/2010
The Programme for developing local plans for social inclusion in Catalonia (Spain)
Thanks to the Generalitat de Cataluña's Programme for Developing Local Plans for Social Inclusion, which was launched in 2006, 32 local authorities within the region have already developed their own plans to promote social inclusion at the local level.
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30/09/2010
Closing the gender pay gap: Stakeholders have their say
The European Commission is working with organisations in the EU Member States and key stakeholders at European level towards the common goal of eliminating the pay gap.
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30/09/2010
Equality: European Commission closes cases against Sweden and Latvia on employment
The European Commission has closed legal proceedings against Sweden and Latvia for incorrectly implementing EU rules on equal treatment in employment on the basis of religion, belief, disability, age and sexual orientation.