Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: Youth unemployment in December 2019
Between December 2018 and 2019, official rates of unemployment amongst those under 25 years old decreased by 143,000 to stand at 14 …
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European Union: How usual is it to work from home in 2018?
In 2018, the Netherlands (14%) once again topped the list of EU Member States with the highest percentage of employed persons (aged 15 to 64) who usually work from home …
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European Union: Women in science and technology in 2018
In 2018, of the 15 million professionally qualified scientists and engineers in the European Union (EU), 59% were men and 41% women …
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European Union: Closing the gender pension gap?
Over the decade from 2008 to 2018, the gender pension gap for people aged over 65 decreased from 34% to 30% …
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European Union: road transport posting Directive
As part of a review of the 2006 Enforcement Directive, the European Parliament approved on first reading last spring a measure that includes a sector-specific jobs posting Directive for the road transport sector …
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European Union: Trans-Atlantic trade dispute
There are no immediate HR repercussions to the growing trade dispute between the EU and USA …
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European Union: Whistleblowing Directive
The EU Whistleblowing Directive (2019/1937/EU) will now have to be implemented into national laws by the 17th of December 2021 …
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European Union: 1 in 10 employed persons at risk of poverty in 2018
According to latest available date from eurostat, in 2018, one in ten employed persons aged 18 years or over in the EU were found to be at risk of poverty …
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European Union: Commission encourages member states to ratify International Convention on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
The European Commission is urging EU Member States to ratify the “ILO Convention on the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the World of Work” …
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European Union: Freedom of movement
One effect of Brexit will be a substantial reduction in labour mobility across Europe …
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European Union: EU-Vietnam free trade deal gets green light in trade committee
The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee has now approved the EU-Vietnam Trade Agreement …
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European Union: European Commission to launch consultations on first EU minimum wage
The long threatened launch of an EU-wide minimum wage is now upon us …
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European Union: Working hours over the last 10 years
Over the last 10 years, employees’ average weekly working time across the EU has declined from 37 …
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European Union: Consumer price inflation – November 2019
Consumer price inflation in the eurozone grew from an annual rate of 0 …
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European Union: Population before retirement works more
The employment rate of people between the ages of 55 and 64 grew between 2003 and 2018 in the majority of EU states – with the highest rates in Sweden, Germany and Denmark (over 70%) …
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