European Commission making headway on Roma integration2013-05-15
Description:MEMO Brussels, 15 May 2013 European Commission European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding (Justice, Citizenship and Fundamental Rights) and Commissioner László Andor (Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) will today meet with civil society organisations to discuss Roma integration in Europe.

Speech - Youth guarantee must be top priority2013-05-13
Description:European Commission László ANDOR European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Youth guarantee must be top priority Spanish Youth Council Madrid, 13 May 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, We all follow with great concern the very high rates of youth unemployment, not only in Spain, but across many EU...

Speech: Countering the crisis: fixing Europe's monetary union and upgrading EU employment policy2013-05-07
Description:European Commission László ANDOR European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Speech: London School of Economics / London 7 May 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, You may have seen the Spring Economic Forecast which the European Commission published last Friday. It contains very little in terms of good news.

Social investment: a momentum for investing in people – conclusions of the Leuven Conference2013-05-06
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 6 May 2013 The key role of social investment for the modernisation of national welfare systems and for overcoming Europe's employment and social crisis was underlined by László Andor, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion at the conference on the implementation of the Social...

Speech - Investing in Europe's people is key to restoring prosperity2013-05-06
Description:European Commission László ANDOR European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Speech - 2013 Demography Forum: Investing in Europe’s demographic future / Brussels, 6 May 2013 Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Fourth Demography Forum.

Speech: Investing in people is the best investment we can make2013-05-03
Description:European Commission László ANDOR European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Speech: Irish Presidency Conference on the Social Investment Package Leuven, 3 May 2013 Chair, Minister, Vice-President, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you all for your active participation and constructive suggestions, and your enthusiasm...

Employment: Commission proposes to improve application of workers' rights to free movement2013-04-26
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 April 2013 The European Commission has today proposed measures to ensure the better application of EU law on people's right to work in another Member State and so make it easier for people to exercise their rights in practice.

Free movement of workers: Commission improves the application of worker's rights – frequently asked questions2013-04-26
Description:European Commission MEMO Brussels, 26 April 2013 (see also IP/13/372) What are the main obstacles to free movement of workers? The right to free movement of workers within the EU was enshrined in the Treaty more than 50 years ago and is one of the pillars of the Single Market.

Speech: Free movement of workers – good for people, good for the economy2013-04-26
Description:European Commission László ANDOR European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Speech: Press conference/Brussels, 26 April 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, The European Commission has just proposed to make it easier for people to exercise their right to work in another Member State.

Old-age benefits: Commission refers Slovakia to Court for refusing to pay an old-age benefit to pensioners abroad2013-04-25
Description:European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 April 2013 The European Commission has referred Slovakia to the EU's Court of Justice for refusing to pay an old-age benefit, a so called Christmas allowance, to pensioners living in other EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland in breach of its obligations...