http://www.eubusiness.com Latest news about Social Policy in the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1215346628.9 European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso has called on EU member states to stagger energy prices to help poor households, in an interview published on Sunday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Commission Energy Social 2008-07-06T12:43:44Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/globalisation-fund The EGF aims to help workers made redundant as a result of changing global trade patterns to find another job as quickly as possible. The fund was launched by the European Union in 2007 and will provide up to 500 million euro a year in support. No publisher eub2 Social Employment Living & Working in EU 2008-07-03T16:41:49Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/Social/roma-inclusion-guide News, background information and web links about employment and social affairs policies of the European Union. No publisher eub2 Social Living & Working in EU 2008-07-03T14:12:49Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/equal-treatment-work Latest news, background information and web links about the employment policies of the European Union. No publisher eub2 SMEs Employment Social 2008-07-02T12:27:41Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1214999227.8 The EU unveiled Wednesday new plans to tackle discrimination against aged or handicapped people, strengthen workers' rights and clear up health care across Europe's borders. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline SMEs Social Employment Living & Working in EU 2008-07-02T14:45:21Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Living_in_EU/fundamental-rights The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is a body of the European Union (EU), established through Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 of 15 February 2007. It is based in Vienna and is being built on the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC). FRA carries out its tasks independently. It cooperates with national and international bodies and organisations, in particular with the Council of Europe. It also works closely with civil society organisations. No publisher eub2 Social Living & Working in EU 2008-07-01T17:03:16Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1214926322.54 A third of EU states are still failing to ensure equal rights for gays and lesbians, a report by the bloc's rights watchdog found on Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Social Employment Living & Working in EU 2008-07-01T17:10:30Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1214748123.33 Europeans will be able to get medical treatment elsewhere in the EU without prior authori- sation, and get refunded, under draft rules which the Commission will put forward this week. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline2 Health Social 2008-06-30T12:01:20Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1214708538.78 Habitually accused of being too detached from the day-to-day concerns of its citizens, the EU will this week present a flurry of "social" proposals, a chance to show it's on the people's side. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline1 Employment Social 2008-06-29T13:07:58Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Social/renewed-social-agenda News, background information and web links about employment and social affairs policies of the European Union. No publisher eub2 Employment Social 2008-06-27T14:52:40Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/Social/eurostars.03 The EU's Council of Ministers has given the green light to two new pan-European research programmes. The 'Ambient assisted living' (AAL) programme will draw on information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve the quality of life of the elderly, while the EUROSTARS programme aims to support the research activities of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Social 2008-06-24T17:26:37Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Employment/gender-stats.08 This is a very interesting publication on gender statistics. It describes the situations of women and men at different stages of their lives. It begins by covering children, their education and initial training. Possible differences between women and men in the age at which they leave the family home and in their lifestyles are also shown. It then examines women and men in their professional life, focusing on their differing career paths, the respective positions they occupy and their abilities and strategies for reconciling the pursuit of a working career with family responsibilities. The final analytical part is a review of women and men beyond retirement age, including the income they receive from pensions and other sources. Whether or not they are still working, their household circumstances, their health and social relations are further matters dealt with in the publication. No publisher eub2 Social Employment Facts & Figures 2008-06-09T14:50:09Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213020122.38 German women earn nearly one-quarter less than men, and face a bigger wage gap than their counterparts in the rest of the EU. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Social Living & Working in EU Employment Finance Headline4 2008-06-09T16:57:55Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1212778024.23 EU justice ministers have agreed new guidelines to help ensure that separated parents do not escape their obligation to pay maintenance and child support. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. EU Law Social Headline2 European Council Living & Working in EU 2008-06-07T21:46:53Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1212666450.54 A French law which prevented a British resident from receiving compensation following the death of his daughter is discriminatory and unjustifiable, a European court ruled on Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. 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