Tag for 'Commissioner Laszlo Andor'
Monday, December 9th, 2013
First ever EU legal instrument for Roma inclusion adopted IP/13/1226Brussels, 9 December 2013 All 28 European Union Member States today committed to implementing a set of recommendations, proposed by the European Commission, to step up the economic and social integration of Roma communities. The Council Recommendation was adopted unanimously by ministers meeting in the Council [...]
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
European Semester 2014: strengthening the recovery Brussels, 13 November 2013IP/13/1064 The biggest challenge now facing Europe's economy is how to sustain the recovery that is now underway. This is the main message of this year’s Annual Growth Survey (AGS), adopted today by the Commission. Its adoption kicks off the fourth European Semester of economic policy [...]
Thursday, October 24th, 2013
Tripartite Social Summit: EU leaders and social partners agree on stronger social dimension in the EU MEMO/13/930Brussels, 24 October 2013 EU leaders have met with trade unions and employers' organisations (social partners) for talks on how to strengthen the social dimension of the EU and the euro area, including by better monitoring employment and social [...]
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
Survey of adult skills highlights need to improve education and training IP/13/922Brussels, 8 October 2013 One in five adults in Europe have low literacy and numeracy skills, and even a university degree in the same subject is no guarantee of the same level of skills in different countries, according to the first comprehensive international Survey [...]
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
The future of the Economic and Monetary Union: Commission proposes ideas to deepen social integration IP/13/893Brussels, 2 October 2013 The European Commission has proposed to create a new scoreboard to allow for better and earlier identification of major employment and social problems in the framework of the European Semester, the EU's yearly economic policy-making cycle.Further [...]
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Cohesion Policy: getting the most from EU Funds for growth and jobs - Commission moves to help IP/13/446Brussels, 21 May 2013 Measures to help crisis-hit countries to use much needed EU funds have been proposed today by the European Commission. The measures would help these Member States to tackle youth unemployment, to support small and [...]
Friday, April 26th, 2013
Employment: Commission proposes to improve application of workers' rights to free movement 26 April 2013IP/13/372Brussels The European Commission has today proposed measures to ensure the better application of EU law on people's right to work in another Member State and so make it easier for people to exercise their rights in practice. Currently there is [...]
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
EU Employment and Social Situation: Quarterly Review analyses deepening social crisis IP/13/282Brussels, 26 March 2013 The employment and social situation in the EU remained critical in the fourth quarter of 2012 with employment receding overall and unemployment rising further, while households' financial situation remained serious according to the European Commission's latest Employment and Social Situation [...]
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Employment: Commission proposes rules to make Youth Employment Initiative a reality IP/13/217Brussels, 12 March 2013 The European Commission has proposed operational rules to implement the Youth Employment Initiative to combat youth unemployment. The Youth Employment Initiative was proposed by the 7-8 February 2013 European Council with a budget of €6 billion for the period 2014-20.(...)The [...]
Monday, March 4th, 2013
European Commission launches Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs IP/13/182Brussels4 March 2013 Commission President José Manuel Barroso today called on Europe's digital businesses, governments, training and education sectors to join a Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs to address up to 900 000 job vacancies expected to exist in Europe in Information and Communication technologies (ICT) by [...]
