Recent EU news

The race by Balkan states to obtain EU membership is well and truly on …

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Latest figures from Eurostat indicate that the proportion of adults of working age taking part in either formal or non-formal education and training has been increasing over the past decade, from 35 …

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Further to our earlier report, the Council of Ministers has finally agreed plans concerning the formation of a European Labour Agency (formerly called “Authority”) …

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Over the year to October 2018, total unemployment amongst those aged under age 25 decreased by 215,000 across the European Union to 3 …

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The latest developments in pay across Europe may be viewed here …

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Draft Guidelines have now been issued by the European Data Protection Board on the territorial scope of the GDPR …

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The European Council of Member State Ministers has recently reached an agreement with the European Parliament’s Employment Committee regarding the beginning of joint negotiations on revisions to the proposed Directive on “Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions” …

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According to the latest figures from Eurostat, in 2016, 49 % of all upper secondary school pupils in the European Union (EU) followed vocational training programmes …

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Negotiations between the EU and USA have not resolved the issue of non-reciprocity of visa-free travel between the USA and five EU states (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania) …

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The imposition of ETIAS from 2021 will mean that citizens from all 62 countries that currently enjoy visa-free travel within the EU Schengen area countries will have to complete an online form up to 96 hours before they travel and pay 7 euros (US$9) …

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According to the latest figures from Eurostat, in 2016, 49 % of all upper secondary school pupils in the European Union (EU) followed vocational training programmes  The Czech Republic (73 %) and Finland (71%) had the highest shares of upper secondary level students in vocational education programmes, whilst Cyprus (17 %) and Hungary (21%) had the lowest shares …

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According to latest figures released by Statistics Sweden, based on a supplementary survey in 2016, the rate of people in the age group 15-34 years in the EU not working whilst studying decreased by 11% since 2009 to reach 54% …

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According to latest figures from the EU statistical office Eurostat, the expected duration of working life in the European Union (EU) increased from 33 years in the year 2000 to 36 years in 2017 …

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Latest figures from European statistics office Eurostat shows that the 25-64 year working-age population who achieved tertiary level study (normally offered by universities, vocational establishments, institutes of technology and other institutions that award academic degrees and/or professional certificates) has increased 8% from a decade ago to reach 31% in 2017 …

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The average hourly labour cost rose over the year to Q2 2018 in the EU business sector by 2 …

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