Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: Growing cost of labour
Labour costs in Europe have been increasing overall according to data from the statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat …
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European Union: Action foreseen to prevent undeclared work
A survey carried out by Eurobarometer has revealed that undeclared work is a widespread problem across the European Union …
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European Union: Working mothers using a surrogate have no right to maternity leave
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed that European Union law does not give mothers who have used a surrogate to have a baby a right to paid maternity leave or its equivalent …
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European Union: Calculation of compensation award during part-time parental leave
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made an important ruling concerning compensation for dismissal during part-time parental leave …
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European Union: European Parliament agrees to posted workers amendments
The European Parliament has provisionally agreed to reforms to the Posting of Workers Directive …
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European Union: Quality Framework to improve the working conditions of trainees
On 10th March 2014, the EU Council of Ministers adopted the Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework to improve the quality of traineeships …
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European Union: Equal opportunities in access to training
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the automatic exclusion of a female employee from a training course, which was due to take place during her mandatory maternity leave, was contrary to EU law …
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European Union: Gender pay gap statistics released
The statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, has published figures that show that the gender pay gap is still high in European states …
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European Union: Hiring trends show a north-south divide in Europe
According to the latest research carried out by the European Vacancy Monitor, there is a broadening gap in employment opportunities between northern European states and southern European states …
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European Union: Modest GDP growth recorded in Europe
According to the statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat, gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0 …
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European Union: Stricter rules on cross-border taxation
The world’s biggest economies (G20) have agreed on stricter controls on cross-border corporation tax …
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European Union: Collective dismissal consultation requirements do apply to executives
In conclusion of a long on-going case against Italian legislators, the Court of Justice of the European Union has finally ruled that Italy wrongly implemented European Directive 98/59/EC on collective dismissals by excluding executives (“dirigenti”) from the categories of employees affected by collective dismissal procedures …
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European Union: Directive to prevent harmful chemical exposure in the workplace
The European Union’s Council of Ministers has adopted measures to protect workers from exposure to dangerous chemicals in the workplace …
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European Union: Equal rights for non-EU seasonal workers
On February 5th, the European Parliament adopted an EU Directive to provide greater protection for non-EU seasonal workers …
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European Union: Preliminary ruling on application of EU Framework Agreement
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a ruling on Clause 4 of the European Framework Agreement on fixed-term work (March 18th 1999) …
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