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Firearms for civilian use: stricter EU rules to combat illicit trafficking - briefing
The European Commission has proposed legislation to combat illicit arms trafficking through improved tracing and control of imports and exports of civilian ... last modified 31 May 2010, 21:32 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs call for EU-wide minimum income
Introducing minimum income schemes in all EU Member States is one of the most effective ways to lift people out of poverty, Euro-MPs on the Parliament's ... last modified 28 September 2017, 22:37 CET — filed under: , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Roma people living in the EU - guide
There are between 10 million and 12 million Roma in the European Union, in candidate countries and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans. Roma ... last modified 25 August 2010, 20:50 CET — filed under: , , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Gender-based violence costs the EU €366 billion a year
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has estimated that the cost of gender-based violence across the EU is €366 billion a year. Violence against ... last modified 08 July 2021, 16:16 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Social rights: EU prepares to address citizens' disconnect
More "fairness and social justice in Europe" is the aim of of the European Commission as it prepared next steps towards a European Pillar of Social Rights ... last modified 23 January 2017, 17:56 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs vote to end biannual clock change in Europe
The last Sunday in March 2021 could mark the end of seasonal changes of time in the EU, following a vote Monday by the European Parliament's Transport and ... last modified 05 March 2019, 13:04 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
For more than a thousand years, Roma people (including Travellers, Gypsies, Manouches, Ashkali, Sinti, etc.) have been an integral part of European ... last modified 26 June 2013, 17:28 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Roma integration: Progress Report and Recommendation
The European Commission has called on Member States to deliver on their commitments to ensure equality and to do more to improve the economic and social ... last modified 26 June 2013, 17:38 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
EU plans upgrade for occupational health and safety
A new strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027, adopted Monday by the European Commission, sets out key actions needed to improve workers' ... last modified 28 June 2021, 19:18 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Doing business in the UK: Staff welfare
Labour legislation covers basic workplace standards which employers must follow. These include protection against discrimination, the right to equal pay and ... last modified 30 March 2012, 00:48 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs vote to end daylight saving time from 2021
2021 could be the last year with a seasonal time change in the EU following the European Parliament's vote Tuesday to end the practice of adjusting clocks by ... last modified 27 March 2019, 18:56 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
To support efforts to fight human trafficking, Commissioner Malmström launched an anti-trafficking policy website on 21 December 2010. The website will become ... last modified 22 December 2010, 13:11 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Communication on Roma in Europe and Progress Report on Roma inclusion 2008-2010
Roma communities, the European Union’s largest ethnic minority, continue to face persistent discrimination and segregation. The European Commission urged EU ... last modified 09 April 2010, 00:45 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Road death rate in Europe falls to all-time low
An estimated 18,800 people were killed in a road crash last year, an unprecedented annual fall of 17% on 2019, preliminary figures from the EU Commission on ... last modified 21 April 2021, 00:11 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Talks set to start on pan-European pension
EU states have asked the presidency to start negotiations with the Parliament on a proposal for a pan-European pension product that would make it easier for ... last modified 20 June 2018, 17:25 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS II): Muslims - Selected findings
Muslims living in the EU face discrimination in a broad range of settings – and particularly when looking for work, on the job, and when trying to access ... last modified 21 September 2017, 20:26 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Family law is the competence of EU countries, and EU rules apply only in cross-border cases. Overview of family matters - Divorce and separation - Children's ... last modified 30 January 2019, 22:48 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Eurofound Programming document 2017–2020
This programming document describes Eurofound's planned work over the programming period 2017–2020. It sets out the policy and institutional context for the ... last modified 05 January 2017, 13:48 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI)
EESSI is an IT system that helps social security institutions across to EU exchange information more rapidly and securely, as required by the EU rules on ... last modified 04 July 2017, 16:58 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
MEPs vote in new rules on property settlement in divorces
MEPs approved Thursday new rules for deciding which country’s courts should settle property disputes in divorce or death cases involving international couples ... last modified 23 June 2016, 22:36 CET — filed under: , , , , — Relevance: 1%
Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs
Before the financial and economic crisis hit the EU, the Lisbon strategy had helped create more than 18m new jobs. When the economy slumped, the EU acted to ... last modified 21 January 2010, 12:44 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
Social Security Rights
EU rules introduced in 1971 coordinate European countries’ social security schemes, offering solutions to most cross-border problems that may arise. These ... last modified 21 January 2010, 16:16 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Key figures on European living conditions - Eurostat 2023 edition
Key figures on European living conditions provides intuitive visualisations and a comprehensive overview of living conditions in Europe. The first section ... last modified 23 October 2023, 19:07 CET — filed under: , , , — Relevance: 1%
CEA regrets ECJ judgement on use of gender in insurance pricing
The CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, is deeply disappointed by today’s judgement by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the ... last modified 01 March 2011, 19:48 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Corruption continues to be a challenge for Europe - a phenomenon that costs the European economy around EUR 120 billion per year. EU Member States have taken ... last modified 03 February 2014, 15:58 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
Clearer EU rules for international couples - briefing
An Austrian woman marries a British man in the UK. The couple lives for two years in Austria with their son. The husband then leaves and the wife wants a ... last modified 24 March 2010, 13:44 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Eurofound yearbook 2015: Living and working in Europe
Eurofound celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding in 2015. In 1975, the then European Community set up the Agency, charging it with the task of ... last modified 01 June 2016, 23:21 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
The impact of the economic crisis on the situation of women and men and on gender equality policies
Have men and women been impacted differently by the crisis in Europe? On 19 December 2012 the European Commission published a report on the consequences of the ... last modified 28 February 2013, 15:34 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Some 10-12 million Roma and Travellers are currently living in the European Union. Almost all of the Roma and Travellers living in the European Union are EU ... last modified 17 March 2011, 22:44 CET — filed under: , , — Relevance: 1%
Working from home is not an "easy fix" for the disadvantages faced by disabled workers, new study shows
A post-pandemic increase in working from home will not help reduce the disadvantage faced by disabled workers, a new study shows. last modified 06 December 2021, 21:59 CET — filed under: , — Relevance: 1%
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The Week Ahead no. 623
Waste framework directive - microplastic pollution - agriculture situation and Ukraine - Multilateral Investment Court

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