Helping to drive labour market participation among the young and unemployed
Delivering training and life-long learning and enhancing mobility
Brussels, 18th March 2010
The Agency Work sector contributes to each of the key pillars of the Employment dimension within the
EU 2020 strategy, and is ready to play its role in delivering growth and jobs across the EU27.
The European Council on 25/26 March, and indeed the tripartite social summit that precedes it, will
Brussels, 19 March 2010. Two days after the opening of the first European Youth Water Summit in Brussels 36 European Youngsters from 16 countries adopted the European Youth Water Declaration yesterday.
Mobility habits need to be drastically and rapidly changed in order to avoid the adverse effects of uncontrolled urban and mobility growth. The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) calls on governments, cities and local authorities, investors, operators and the industry for a strong commitment to doubling the public transport market share worldwide by 2025.
- Global accountancy body calls for more EU coordinated action to invest in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the health environment-
In a speech to a hearing of the European Parliament's Special Committee on the Financial Crisis this morning, Greek Prime Minister Georgios PAPANDREOU explained the latest austerity plan of his government.
ANEC calls for the new Strategy for the European Information Society 2010-2015 - the “Digital Agenda for Europe" - to be set by consumers, for consumers.Consumers expect to be able to use Information Society products and services regardless of their ages or abilities. They expect security in their transactions and no undue technical restrictions. Hence accessibility, interoperability, privacy, security and sustainability must be priorities of the next European Information Society strategy.
Brussels, 17 March 2010. The first European Youth Water Summit opened yesterday with 36 young Europeans from 16 countries coming together in Brussels to focus on discussing water community challenges, needs and priorities.
German GUE/NGL MEP Jürgen Klute on the ongoing detention of two former MPs from Turkey, Remzi Kartal and Zubeyir Aydar, both arrested during a Belgian police raid on March 4th: