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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>European ports: Europe-wide social dialogue between port workers and employers</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Commission Press release Brussels, 19 June 2013 European The European Commission welcomes the new social dialogue committee in the port sector launched today with port authorities, terminal operators, dockers and other port workers across the EU.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Council of Employment, Social Policy and Health Ministers, 20-21 June 2013, Luxembourg</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 19 June 2013 The EU's Council of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Ministers will meet to discuss employment, social policy and health on 20-21 June in Luxembourg under the Irish Presidency chairmanship of Joan Burton, Minister for Social Protection, Richard Bruton, Minister for...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/584&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Press release - Country-specific recommendations: yes to breathing space, no to austerity theory - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The extra economic reform "breathing space" granted to enable EU countries to meet deficit-cutting requirements and boost growth was welcomed by MEPs in Monday's joint economic affairs and employment committee debate with Commissioners Olli Rehn and László Andor. MEPs also criticized the analysis and economic theories underlying austerity recommendations.<br />Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs<br />Committee on Employment and Social Affairs<br /> <br />Source : <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en/legal-notice">© European Union, 2013 - EP</a>]]></description>
            <link>http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130617IPR12355/</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:43:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>European Parliament</category>
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            <title>Speech: Commission improves efficiency and effectiveness of public employment services</title>
            <description><![CDATA[EuropeanSpeech:László ANDOR European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Commission Press Conference/Brussels, 17 June 2013 The Member States' public employment services have a crucial role to play in helping the 26 million unemployed in Europe to get a job.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/546&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Employment: Commission proposes to help jobless by improving efficiency of public employment services</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 17 June 2013 Member States' public employment services have a crucial role to play in helping the 26 million unemployed in Europe to get a job. This is why the European Commission has proposed a Decision to help public employment services to maximise their effectiveness...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/544&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Agenda - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting - Luxembourg, 20 and 21 June 2013</title>
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            <link>http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/lsa/137488.pdf</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Council of the EU</category>
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            <title>Background note - EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL POLICY, HEALTH and CONSUMER AFFAIRS Council meeting - Luxembourg, 20-21 June 2013</title>
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            <link>http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/lsa/137496.pdf</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Council of the EU</category>
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            <title>Press release - Wake-up call to Council before next summit</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Plenary sessions : Jobs for young people, social investment responses to economic crisis and the architecture of European Monetary Union were the key issues debated by MEPs, the Council Presidency and the Commission President on Wednesday, in the run-up to the European summit on 27 and 28 June. Decisions are being taken, but not put into effect, MEPs stressed. Parliament summarized the key issues in three resolutions voted after the debate.<br /> <br />Source : <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en/legal-notice">© European Union, 2013 - EP</a>]]></description>
            <link>http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130607IPR11365/</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>European Parliament</category>
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            <title>Employment: Commissioners Malmström and Andor welcome the new OECD report on international migration trends</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 13 June 2013 European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Cecilia Malmström and László Andor, the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, have welcomed the OECD report International Migration Outlook 2013, published today.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/549&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Joint Statement on the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 12 June 2013 On the occasion of the World Day Against Child Labour (12 June), High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission Catherine Ashton, Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Employment,...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/543&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Single European airspace: now or never</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Commission has finally realised that there can be no single market without a single European sky, said the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in its reaction to the Single European Sky II+ project which was unveiled today.
"The Single European Sky has been lagging for way too long and we are glad to see that the European Commission has finally decided to support the enforcement of its own legislation, using a method which has proven successful for many years in obliging EU Member States to respect the four basic freedoms of the European market: i.e. referring them to the Court", said Jacek Krawczyk, President of the EESC Employers Group and rapporteur for a number of opinions related to aviation.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28437</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Economic and Social Committee</category>
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            <title>Health and Safety: Commission welcomes Parliament adoption of new rules to protect EU workers from harmful electromagnetic fields</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 June 2013 EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion László Andor today welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of the Commission's proposal for a Directive to update and improve EU rules to protect workers from electromagnetic fields in their workplace (see IP/11/704).]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/529&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Press release - Better protection for workers exposed to electromagnetic radiation</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Plenary sessions : New rules to improve the protection of workers exposed to electromagnetic radiation were approved by Parliament on Tuesday. The legislation, already agreed with Council, incorporates new international exposure limits, while leaving some flexibility for the military and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sectors, and obliges employers to assess and reduce risks.<br /> <br />Source : <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en/legal-notice">© European Union, 2013 - EP</a>]]></description>
            <link>http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130607IPR11362/</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>European Parliament</category>
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            <title>The credit crunch and shrinking savings: how to break the vicious circle to kick-start recovery?</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Low credit offerings lead to low consumption levels, which in turn cause the economy to stagnate. That is the key problem of the current economic crisis. The EU needs to respond and reverse the trend, but one question remains: how?
On 6 June 2013, the Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee held a conference to suggest possible ways out of the current vicious circle that is preventing businesses from starting up, operating and growing, and consumers from saving money securely and productively.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28390</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Economic and Social Committee</category>
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            <title>Youth employment: EU support for apprenticeship and traineeship schemes</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 7 June 2013 The importance of good quality apprenticeships and traineeships in the transition from education to work and for implementing the Youth Guarantee was the main focus of a conference hosted by László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion in Brussels on...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/518&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Speech: Promoting social cohesion and solidarity at a time of growing inequalities</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission László ANDOR European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Speech: Gini Conference /Amsterdam, 4 June 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, My warm greetings to you all. I have been following the GINI project ever since it started in London in 2010, so I am glad to be...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/500&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Moving Greece towards sustainable development: the only road for the future!</title>
            <description><![CDATA[On 31 May, the Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised the conference, "The Impact of the Crisis on Greek Citizens: moving forward towards recovery", in Thessaloniki.
The event brought together approximately 100 participants, including 30 members of the EESC and Greek representatives, who over the course of the day debated how the crisis afflicting Greece and Europe could be overcome.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28343</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Economic and Social Committee</category>
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            <title>Speech: Investing in people is crucial for successful economies</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission László ANDOR European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Speech: Conference Beyond Recovery: Foundations for Inclusive Growth in Latvia/Riga, 3 June 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here today to discuss with you how Latvia can move towards more inclusive growth.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/495&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>European Commission</category>
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            <title>Health and safety at work: Commission opens public consultation on future EU policy framework</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 31 May 2013 The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather insights and contributions from the public further to results of the evaluation of the European Strategy on Safety and Health at Work 2007-2012.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/491&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
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            <title>Disability benefits: Commission refers Slovakia to Court of Justice for discriminating against severely disabled people living abroad</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 30 May 2013 The European Commission has referred the Slovak Republic to the EU's Court of Justice for not paying disability benefits to severely disabled persons living in other Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland, in breach of EU law on social security coordination.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/476&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
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            <title>Social security benefits: Commission refers UK to Court for incorrect application of EU social security safeguards</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 30 May 2013 After several formal and informal contacts between the European Commission and the UK authorities, the Commission has decided to refer the United Kingdom to the EU's Court of Justice because, in breach of EU law, it fails to apply the 'habitual residence'...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/475&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>European Health Insurance Card: Commission expresses concerns about refusals by Spanish public hospitals to recognise EHIC</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Commission Press release Brussels, 30 May 2013 European The European Commission has requested information from Spain about complaints that Spanish hospitals providing public healthcare are refusing to recognise the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/474&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>May infringements package: main decisions</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 30 May 2013 May May DIGITAL AGENDA EMPLOYMENT & social affairs ENERGY Industry & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENT HOME AFFAIRS JUSTICE INTERNAL MARKET & SERVICES TRANSPORT TAXATION & CUSTOMS UNION AT 1 BE 1 1 1 CZ 1 EE 1 1 EL 1 1 1 1 ES 1...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/470&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Speech: Country Specific Recommendations - employment and social policy aspects</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission László ANDOR European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Speech: Press conference /Brussels, 29 May 2013 I will focus on the employment and social policy aspects of this year's Country Specific Recommendations.]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/479&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
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            <title>Speech: Building a Single European Labour Market must be part of the EU's recovery strategy</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission László Andor EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Speech: Final conference of the “Single European Labour Market” project European Policy Centre, Brussels, 28 May 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to open today’s conference and discuss the final report of the Single European Labour...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/13/472&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>EU measures to tackle youth unemployment</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission MEMO Brussels, 28 May 2013 What is the current situation? In March 2013, 5.7 million young persons were unemployed in the EU-27, of whom 3.6 million were in the euro area. The youth unemployment rate was 23.5% in the EU-27 and 24% in the euro area, relatively stable...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/13/464&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Civil society urges the Council to end tax evasion</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EESC is urging the Council to send out the right signal to the European public and to prove that Europe is able to tackle this fundamental issue. Tax evasion costs EUR 1 trillion a year - EUR 2 000 for each and every one of Europe's 500 million citizens.
EESC president Henri Malosse denounced tax evasion as theft adding that, at this time of crisis, no European society can afford losses on this scale.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28202</link>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate>
            <category>Employment and social rights</category>
            <category>Economic and Social Committee</category>
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            <title>Cohesion Policy: getting the most from EU Funds for growth and jobs - Commission moves to help</title>
            <description><![CDATA[European Commission Press release Brussels, 21 May 2013 Measures to help crisis-hit countries to use much needed EU funds have been proposed today by the European Commission. The measures would help these Member States to tackle youth unemployment, to support small and medium sized business and to pay for key...]]></description>
            <link>http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/13/446&amp;format=HTML&amp;aged=0&amp;language=EN&amp;guiLanguage=en</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>The Austrian youth employment strategy and social dimension of the EMU, highlights of the May EESC plenary session</title>
            <description><![CDATA[At its upcoming plenary session of 22-23 May, the European Economic and Social Committee will host a debate with Vincent Chauvet and Martin Wittenberg, initiators of the ongoing European Citizens' Initiative, "One single tariff". Another highlight of the session will be a discussion with the presidents of Austrian social partner organisations and European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič on youth employment and Austrian best practice.]]></description>
            <link>http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.press-releases.28164</link>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
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