European Social Policy articles from June 2002

European Social Policy archives from June 2002

IMPORTANT STEPS IN REFORMING EUROPE'S PENSION SYSTEM.(Brief Article)
June 21, 2002... This month has seen some important steps forward in the field of pension reform. First of all, political agreement was finally reached on a proposal from the Internal Market Directorate-General of the Commission to allow pension funds to...

PENSIONS: COMMISSION STARTS TALKS WITH SOCIAL PARTNERS OVER PENSION PORTABILITY.(European Union's European Commission)(Brief Article)
June 21, 2002... The European Commission has launched its first phase of consultations with the EU's social partners (trade unions, employers' and public sector organisations) concerning the portability of supplementary pensions in the EU, with the view to...

UNICE DISAPPOINTED WITH PROGRESS MADE SINCE LISBON.(Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe)(Lisbon summit)(Brief Article)
June 21, 2002... The Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (UNICE) have expressed disappointment with progress made on social policy reforms since the Lisbon Summit two years ago. UNICE's declaration on the Lisbon process, which was...

COMMISSION'S ANNUAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS ON EQUALITY.(European Union's European Commission)(Brief Article)
June 21, 2002... There was some noticeable progress made in 2001 as regards gender mainstreaming, according to the European Commission's latest Annual Report on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, published May 28. The Commission said that the report...

EU UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UP BY 0.1%.(European Union)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 21, 2002... Unemployment in the EU was up slightly in April 2002 compared to March, rising from 7.5% to 7.6%, according to the latest data from Eurostat, the EU's statistical office. Unemployment in the 12 member countries of the Euro-zone also rose by the...