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Facing Europe Anna Diamantopoulou, former EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs is in the midst of a hectic election campaign schedule leading up to the ballot on 4 October in her country, Greece, where she is EU must take a lead in ensuring Europeans are Fit for Work  A Call to Action is being launched this week to seek proper intervention and treatment for the more than 44 million EU citizens who have a longstanding health problem that affects their ability to work. A glimmer of hope? Confidence up, except from businesses Despite grim business news across the board, from more plant closings, business failures and job losses, European business confidence has picked up for the first time in 18 months, according to a quarterly survey by Long lines of EU unemployed worry as recession hangs on  Eurozone officials warned of an impending “social crisis” as millions of Europeans were set to lose their jobs as a result of the continent’s worst recession in 60 years. “The unemployment figures are of great Oops… I fell again... Cha-ching For those who were not aware – popular blogger Berlaymonster was (I believe…) the first to break the story about the “accident prone” eurocrats who got large compensation for claiming a permanent partial invalidity. (A ECB rates fall to historic low as the EU keeps reeling  The European Central Bank, which last year was so reluctant to cut interest rates, has delivered yet another one, to an historic low of 1.25 percent in a bid to spur growth and fight falling Merkel sounds another warning against protectionism German Chancellor Angela Merkel has again said that protectionism in the face of the global economic and financial downturn will backfire if governments persist around the world in circling the fences around their own industries Gripping recession forces a record-low interest rate  The European Central Bank (ECB) has cut interest rates for the fifth time in six months, lowering borrowing costs to an historic low and signaled further reductions were likely in the coming months amid a The EU will fight US - or EU - car protectionism The European Commission, noting how some European Union countries are trying to save their own car makers, said it will use the force of law to fight countries which give unfair support to their national European Voice to be Heard Better  I visited New York in February as a member of the delegation of the Committee of Employment and Social Affairs to hold a number of meetings with United Nations officials (ECOSOC) during the 47th session EP approves early agreement on penalties for employing illegal migrants The European Parliament gave its approval to a first reading agreement for a directive on sanctions against employers who engage and exploit illegal immigrants. The measure is part of a package of proposals at European EPSO takes on Ombudsman’s recommendations European Ombudsman P.Nikiforos Diamandouros ensures more transparent selection procedures for EU jobs. Following numerous complaints from applicants for European work positions, the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) has accepted the Ombudsman’s recommendations and announced new measures Enhanced industrial relations can help EU face crisis In its regular report on industrial relations released on February 3, the EU Commission emphasises an EU-wide social dialogue as prospectively promoting a way out of the economic crisis. High quality industrial relations are perceived CPL says outlook “very uncertain” Recruitment group CPL said it has experienced a “significant slowdown” in business because of the global economic downturn and its effects on the jobs market. The company said that in Ireland many organisations had responded Workers’ anger after Swissco closure set Workers at the ready meals company Swissco at Little Island in Cork staged a sit-in after being told earlier on December 16 that the company was to close immediately with the loss of all 127 Four ETA suspects captured in Spain Spanish police detained four suspected members of the militant Basque separatist group ETA on December 16, police sources said. The two men and two women were held in their homes in San Sebastian and Pasaia US’ Big Three auto makers get a small pail bail-out On the edge of bankruptcy and warning that if they went under that millions of jobs would be lost, including from suppliers and a ripple effect across the country, General Motors and Chrysler, two of 150 jobs to go at Vodafone Ireland Vodafone Ireland has said 150 jobs are to be lost as the company slims down its operation in the difficult economic climate. Vodafone told staff and unions it hopes to make the redundancies through a Irish Car parts company axes 99 jobs to limit their payout Trade union Unite said 99 workers at the Japanese-owned Ryobi in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, in the North of Ireland will be let go, hearing the news from the management. Shop stewards said they fear the European Council decries corruption in Austria The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) said December 19 that corruption was common in Austria and legal measures against it were still in the early stages, according to a spokesman and a report presented |
EU-Russia energy game EU budget: Naming and Shaming of Member States allowing fraud A message for Turkey: tear down Cyprus’ wall now! India says global warming is not to blame for Himalayan glacier melt A misled Merkel takes a swipe at GM over its Opel U-turn Lesbian Bisexual Gay and Transexual (LBGT) organisations across Europe cooperate under the umbrella of the International Lesbian and Gay Association This coming Thursday evening, November 19 during the “Last Supper,” the 27 heads of the EU Member States will decide The end of World War II found the United Kingdom winners, but literally bankrupt. The After months of networking, secret briefings, it seems that the candidates for the Council President In a meeting in Washington with the current Swedish Presidency of the European Union, US President Barack Obama said that As the United States and NATO have urged European countries to take a bigger role Europe must step up its efforts in Afghanistan if it wants to avoid straining relations Six months after they met in London and established a $1.1 trillion-dollar support package for As the first top British diplomat to visit Moscow in recent five years, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband wrapped up Despite French carmaker Renault’s earlier statement that it will not invest any more money in The United States and Russia on 9 November began another round of talks over nuclear Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the government will continue to adopt measures to better The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, and the EU’s Chamber of Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas Just as the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China passed |
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