Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: Hourly labour costs statistics 2014
A report released by the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, demonstrates how widely labour costs vary between the different countries of the EU …
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European Union: Differing approaches to risk assessments in Europe
According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work’s second European Survey of Enterprises on New and Emerging Risks, over three quarters of establishments in the EU conduct regular risk assessments …
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European Union: Obesity can be considered a disability
Obesity may constitute a disability under the EU Employment Equality Framework Directive according to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) …
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European Union: New e-guide for stress and psychological risk management
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work has made an e-guide, which aims to help employers manage occupational stress and psychosocial risks …
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European Union: High labour costs
Luxembourg has the third highest average annual labour costs in the EU with an estimated cost of 59,589 euros per year, according to a study by the statistical office STATEC …
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European Union: Non-binding opinion on temporary agency work
An Advocate General (AG) of the EU Court of Justice has issued his opinion regarding the interpretation of the EU Temporary Agency Work Directive …
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European Union: Report on barriers to employment faced by workers with chronic diseases
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) has published a report regarding employment opportunities for people with chronic diseases …
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European Union: Two states receive go-ahead for visa-free access to Schengen
The European Commission has announced that Colombia and Peru fulfil the applicable conditions for visa-free access to the Schengen area …
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European Union: General lack of procedures to deal with stress in the workplace
A quarter of workers in Europe have reported that they feel stressed all or most of the time at work, according to a joint report by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions …
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European Union: Residence permits for employment reasons
Member states in the European Union granted approximately 2 …
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European Union: Revised GDP figures released
The European Commission’s statistical agency, Eurostat, has released revised statistics on GDP levels and growth rates in the European Union between 1997 and 2013 …
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European Union: Percentage of female board members far below proposed quota
According to the European Commission’s latest statistics, in April 2014 women made up just 18 …
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European Union: Rising proportions of pupils studying Spanish
Although there are 24 official languages in the EU, English was the most commonly studied foreign language at lower secondary level in 2012 …
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European Union: Labour cost decrease against European trend Q2 2014
According to the European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, average hourly labour costs decreased by 3 …
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European Union: Measures to address phenomenon of undeclared work
The European and Economic Committee (EESC), a consultative body made up of representatives from employers’ organisations and trade unions, has issued an opinion to address the rise of undeclared work in Europe …
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