Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: Collective wage agreements after business transfers
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has stated that previously agreed collective wage agreements will continue to apply after a business transfer has taken place …
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European Union: Statistics on the transition from work to retirement
The European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, has recently published data on the transition from work to retirement in the EU during 2012 …
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European Union: Measuring up to environmental objectives
Central to the European Union’s 2020 strategy is a move towards a more resource-efficient, low-carbon economy …
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European Union: Single Euro Payments Area now in operation
The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) came into operation in all eurozone countries on August 1st …
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European Union: Approval given to adopt euro
European Union ministers have announced that Lithuania will become the nineteenth member to adopt the euro …
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European Union: Severe obesity may amount to disability
Advocate General Jääskinen, who advises the European Court of Justice, has given an opinion on the issue of obesity being considered a disability …
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European Union: Labour taxation in the EU
In its latest ‘Taxation Trends in the European Union’ report, the European Commission has pointed out that labour taxes were the main source of tax revenue in 2012 in the majority of EU member states …
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European Union: New Directive on intra-corporate transfers
EU member states, with the exclusion of the UK, Ireland and Denmark, have until November 29th, 2016 to adopt a new Directive on intra-corporate transfers …
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European Union: Plans to withdraw amendments
The European Commission has announced plans to withdraw a proposal which would amend the Pregnant Workers Directive …
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European Union: Collectively agreed working time and leave statistics 2013
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) has recently published a report that analyses collectively agreed working time in 2013 …
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European Union: Changes to wage-setting mechanisms during the economic crisis
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) has produced a report on the impact of the economic crisis on wage-setting mechanisms in the EU states plus Norway …
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European Union: European Hospitality Skills Passport launched
The European Commission has launched a European Hospitality Skills Passport …
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European Union: Is obesity a disability?
The Danish courts have asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to rule on the case of a worker who alleges he was unfairly dismissed for being obese …
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European Union: ECJ ruling on holiday entitlement after death
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that a deceased employee’s estate should be paid for all unused holiday accrued by the employee up until the date of his death …
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European Union: Education not providing the necessary skills for employment
According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, 73% of EU citizens agree that their education and training has provided them with the skills required to find a job that matches their qualifications …
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