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Franco-German alliance to fight joblessness

By Sophie Petitjean | 23 May 2013

At the end of the European Council of 22 May, French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced their joint initiatives to the press, giving the impression that closer links have been forged between the two countries. Hollande announced the presentation in...

Employment : Franco-German alliance to fight joblessness - 23/05/2013

Unemployment : Strong differences in regional jobless rates - 22/05/2013

Pensions : MEPs support multi-pillar approach - 21/05/2013

Employment : Adjustment funds: New compromise tabled - 21/05/2013

Employment : Commission admits failure over Working Time Directive - 17/05/2013

Company law : Accenture supports EU gender equality legislation - 14/05/2013

Franco-German jobs initiative - 13/05/2013

Fundamental freedoms : Court rejects Flemish property sale restrictions - 08/05/2013

Citizenship : Twelve measures to reinforce citizens’ rights in run-up to 2014 elections - 08/05/2013

EU citizenship : Commission launches seduction campaign - 07/05/2013

Unemployment : Jobless rate stable in EU, still rising in eurozone - 30/04/2013

Employment : Exec to improve application of workers’ rights to free movement - 26/04/2013

No spike in jobless in recent enlargements, says researcher - 26/04/2013

Consultation on pension plans - 25/04/2013

Fight against discrimination : Homophobia: ECJ rules on who must prove innocence - 25/04/2013

Free movement : Measures for mobility of workers, but not for those not in work - 25/04/2013

Social policy : Social housing a “leverage” to help EU out of crisis - EP report - 24/04/2013

European Social Fund : Negotiations on ESF resume - 24/04/2013

Youth employment initiative : MEPs want to extend age range of eligible beneficiaries - 24/04/2013

Council green-lights employment guidelines - 23/04/2013

Globalisation Adjustment Fund : EGF: Next few days will be decisive - 23/04/2013

Youth guarantee officially adopted - 23/04/2013

Trade unions : ETUI: Future of social Europe threatened by austerity policies - 22/04/2013

ESF: Last-ditch attempt - 19/04/2013

Labour force : More workers obliged to make do with part-time jobs - 19/04/2013

Structural Funds : ESF: Parliament walks away from talks - 18/04/2013

Employment : Youth guarantee nearing adoption - 17/04/2013

Employment : Contracts: Court rejects mandatory use of Dutch - 16/04/2013

Social policy : Regions want more aid to most deprived persons - 15/04/2013

Equal treatment : ECJ forbids discrimination in early retirement support for farmers - 12/04/2013

Working conditions : Coreper endorses compromise on electromagnetic fields - 11/04/2013

Unemployment : Frontier workers: Member state of residence responsible, says ECJ - 11/04/2013

Social policy : Social dialogue in EU seriously undermined by crisis - report - 11/04/2013

House prices drop - 11/04/2013

Health/Immigration : Doctors warn against “destruction” of public health - 10/04/2013

Employment : Hourly labour costs rise slightly - 10/04/2013

Quality of jobs slipping downwards - 05/04/2013

International Roma Day : Amnesty International criticises Commission’s ‘hesitation’ - 04/04/2013

Universal income – European Citizens’ Initiative launched - 02/04/2013

Demography : EU population increasing but ageing - 26/03/2013

Social policy : Unemployment and poverty rates up again in EU in late 2012 - 26/03/2013

Citizenship : Reding meets face to face with Greeks - 26/03/2013

Globalisation Adjustment Fund : Redundant workers: Commission unlocks 24.2 mn euro - 22/03/2013

Occupational pensions : Pension schemes must be diversified, say MEPs - 22/03/2013

Working conditions : Member states to implement ILO convention on domestic workers - 21/03/2013

Social dumping : Two Belgian ministers to lodge complaint against Germany - 19/03/2013

Employment : Labour costs up 1.3% - 15/03/2013

Activists occupy DG ECFIN - 14/03/2013

Tripartite Social Summit : Degree of flexibility divides social partners - 14/03/2013

Employment down in EU - 14/03/2013

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