European Social Policy articles from March 2003

European Social Policy archives from March 2003

TEMPS DIRECTIVE STILL MAKING WAVES.
March 20, 2003... Meeting the Lisbon targets involves change, and although most Member States are happy with the targets, not all of them are happy with the changes required. One good example of this is the proposed Directive on temporary workers, which has...

UK AND PORTUGAL SUGGEST JOB CREATION TASKFORCE.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Unemployment in the EU could best be tackled by the creation of a European Employment Taskforce, said Tony Blair, the Prime Minister of the UK, and Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, the Prime Minister of Portugal in a joint statement issued on...

NGOS WANT ANTI-DISCRIMINATION IN EU CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY.(nongovernmental organizations, Eiropean Union)(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... In the run-up to discussions in the February 27-28 plenary session of the Convention on the Future of Europe on the first 16 articles setting the values and aims of the European Union, a group of NGOs demanded: "Will the European Union give up...

UEAPME TO REPRESENT LIBERAL PROFESSIONS.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... UEAPME, the European federation of SMEs employers, and CEPLIS, the European Council of the Liberal Professions (ie architects, accountants, lawyers, etc) have concluded a partnership agreement on UEAPME representing liberal professions within...

POLISH ABORTION BAN CHALLENGED.
March 20, 2003... Religious leaders, women's rights groups and 150 leaders from 46 countries signed a letter* sent on February 19 to the president of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski, urging him to reconsider reforming the country's arcane anti-abortion laws....

EURO 50 MILLION TO PROMOTE JOB-CREATION.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... Morocco has been granted a subsidy of Euro 50 million to contribute to the development of vocational training in job-creating sectors in the country (tourism, textiles and new information and communication technologies). This aid comes in the...

NEW WEBSITE TO HELP CITIZENS FIND SCHOOLS.(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... The Commission is to launch a new website called Ploteus on March 5, which is aimed at helping citizens find out about education and training opportunities throughout the European Union. This new website, along with the already established...