Photo Exaktime (BRUSSELS) – Employment levels and value added in Europe’s smaller businesses rose for the third consecutive year in 2016, exceeding 2008 levels for the first time since the…
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An EU report on the performance of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, published Wednesday, affirms its role in providing support to people losing…
which could help save up to 100,000 lives in the next 50…
Building worker (LUXEMBOURG) – EU ministers agreed a compromise Monday on the posting of workers directive, allowing posted workers to generally benefit from the same rules governing pay and working…
Building worker (BRUSSELS) – MEPs adopted new draft rules Tuesday to ensure that posted workers are better protected and fair competition for companies, with changes concerning remuneration, duration of posting…
Gender equality in Europe is progressing at a snail’s pace, according to an updated Gender Equality Index published Wednesday, showing Sweden as the…
The EU Commission adopted Thursday a proposal for a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships, with a view to increasing the…
Introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States is one of the most effective ways to lift people out of poverty,…
The EU Commission is in talks with trades unions and employers’ organisations on making rules on employment contracts fairer and more predictable…
Travel (BRUSSELS) – Seven pilot projects offering long-term apprenticeships abroad of at least 6 months are to be pre-financed by the European Commission, in a bid to promote apprenticeships abroad…
