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EU to help jobless buildersMore than 800 Lithuanian construction workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic crisis would benefit from a €1.1 million package from Brussels to help them find new employment, the European Baltics call on EU to secure future energy needs Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will urge the European Union to provide help in ensuring the region’s future energy supplies, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite said recently after a meeting in Vilnius with her Latvian and Estonian Old news: recession has increased some age-related discrimination The recession has increased European perceptions that age may be a problem when seeking a new job, according to a European Union survey. The Eurobarometer survey, which polled citizens in the EU as well as Belgium takes Opel case to next level The question of job safety amid the ongoing recession fears is seemingly brewing a bilateral row between Belgium and Germany. The Belgian authority last week heightened its resistance against German state aid to auto manufacturer EU proposes micro-loans to help jobless start businesses The European Commission has proposed providing loans of up to 25,000 Euro (USD 35,000) to Europeans who lose their job and want to start a small business. With an initial budget of 100 million Euro, Lots of plans and hopes at (un)Employment Week to restore confidence With nearly 21 million people in the European Union out of work and nearly 20 million under the poverty line, EU citizens have been hit with a double whammy during the worldwide recession that has EU wants the rules loosened to save some jobs  With many of the 27 European Union countries racked by a recession that has put millions of workers on the streets, the European Commission has offered to help mitigate the impact on the dwindling labour Wallstrom's Decision annulled by the Court  On April 2, the European Court of Justice annulled the Commission's Decision of December 2006, by which the Head (Director) of its Athens Representation Office was appointed. The Court found that the appointment was illegitimate.
Four The EU’s secret weapon against recession - women It’s what they’ve been saying all along – as well as a demand for equal pay – but the presence of more women in the workplace could help lift the European Union out of recession EU campaigns to bridge the gender pay gap A new EU-wide information campaign to close the gender pay gap between men and womenwas launched by the European Commission just ahead of International Women’s day on March 8 with a concept of “equal pay UPDATE: Working time directive to rock the house (EP)  MEPs voted in plenary, in the final Strasbourg session, that there must be no exceptions to the 48 hours-maximum working time calculated over a reference period of 12 months and say the opt-out must end Commission says Polish shipyards will be sold  European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has announced plans for sale of the Polish yards saying, “Clearly, today’s decision is not the one which the shipyard workers would have liked. This is without a doubt one Commission announces plans for sale of Polish shipyards  European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes today (Nov 6) announced plans for sale of the Polish yards saying, "Clearly, today's decision is not the one which the shipyard workers would have liked. This is without a Learning from the crisis  Developments in capital markets and the world economy have been happening at such a pace that there has been little discussion about what it all means for European Union policy-makers. Everyone sees that the capital EU aims to become a bastion of equality  Patients will be able to seek healthcare abroad and get reimbursed up to the level their governments normally would have paid in their own country, the European Commission announced. As part of the overall Renewed Anti-discrimination directive hailed, but questioned  The European Commission acceptance of a plan to lessen discrimination across the board in everything from how the disabled to gays to religious minorities are treated or in the workplace has drawn a lot of Youth takes the floor at Employment Week 2008  On 11 June, Generation Europe was delighted to contribute to the debate on youth and employment at Employment Week 2008. For the occasion, GE released the results of the ‘Tomorrow’s Job Market’ survey. In preparation Ministers labour late on EU labour laws  The European Commission last Tuesday welcomed the deal hammered out by European Union ministers on how many hours workers should work per week and how temporary staff should be treated. Welcoming the compromise on common Croatia announces court reforms Few weeks back the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Croatia could finish talks on EU accession by the middle of 2009. However he said Croatia still needed to meet a number of benchmarks. Movin’ on up - employment and mobility in Europe The European Union and the Commission have placed into effect further measures to aid mobility in Europe and promote a smoother working life for those wishing to travel throughout the continent for employment. The EURES network set “Better job = Better pay”- Barroso  The European Union is a far-away institution that does not care for ordinary European citizens and this was the notion that the “Tripartite Social Summit for Growth and Employment: An Instrument of Social Dialogue,” addressed Luxembourg loses EU equality law case The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on March 6 that Luxembourg had breached EU law by failing to transpose a European Directive on equal treatment for men and women in employment, vocational training and Europe is getting old fast, and that means big problems  The current average age in Europe is 39, and trends could push this to 49 by 2050. This means more pensioners and fewer people of working age, posing a range of problems, from needing more Europe says it can learn from Japan on societal aging Europe should learn from Japan’s example when it comes to societal aging, the Czech European Commissioner for Social Affairs said January 18 on a visit to Tokyo. Vladimir Spidla, commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and EP wants Chinese dissidents released  The European Parliament (EP) on January 17 called for the prompt release of Hu Jia and other jailed Chinese dissidents and urged China not to use the Olympic Games as a pretext for the repression EU press award to Portuguese journalist  The first prize in this year’s ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination’ Journalist Award has on December 18 been awarded to a Portuguese Maria do Ceu Neves, who works for the newspaper Diario de Noticias. Her article Billions in EU money for development  “Not one Euro” goes to waste in Greece from the European Union money pumped into development projects, Danuta Hubner, European commissioner for regional policy told journalists in Brussels. Hubner was attending the joint signing ceremony 1000 ways to promote equal opportunities for all The 2007 “European Year of Equal Opportunities for All” last week boasted more than 1,000 different activities across 30 countries with the campaign raising people’s awareness of their rights to a life free of discrimination, Call for minimum pay for EU’s trainees Leading politicians, trades unionists and representatives of civil society on November 21 launched an appeal for trainees in European Union member states to be paid a minimum wage. A petition came out of a conference Workers’ mobility to accelerate with pension reforms  The European Commission has adopted an amended proposal to reduce obstacles to workers’ mobility through improved access and better preservation of supplementary pension rights. Acting on the majority of the European Parliament’s amendments from last June, |
A few years ago, the European Commission selected the company Hudson/DeWitte & Morel to organize an Assessment Centre for Senior The former leader of the European Tories Conservative party was ejected from after defeating the As Bart Staes, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Belgium and the Group EADS learns the US fix was in for Boeing Nuclear disarmament needs stronger leaders Greek Lessons for Europe EU’s Arctic Policy skating on thin ice Morocco needs tougher talk, sweeter carrots Without homeland, Blair says no hope for Palestinians, peace Reluctant EU tailors tough bail-out deal for near-bankrupt Greece About interest rates and public interest Clear and Present Danger: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Surplus Arms and Ammunition Yes to the European Monetary Fund Banks can create and destroy -... Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world Down with the bankers, loan sharks... Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of EU says ok to Greek deficit... After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"... Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being Spanish Presidency plan for electric... Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a World unites in Haiti aid effort:... With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale Military forces from Russia and Ukraine will resume a naval exercise last held seven years On a visit to New Delhi to visit political and business leaders, Russian Prime Minister Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on 10 March won libel damages of GBP 150,000 ($223,000) after Will China redefine great power politics?
China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift. The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas |
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