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6 July 2009
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EU unveils microfinance fund to tackle unemployment  [FR] [DE]

Newly unemployed people in need of loans to start their own businesses will be able to avail of up to €25,000 in the form of loans and credit guarantees from the European Union. The scheme, especially targeted at young people, will make €100 million available over a four-year period.

ListNews:   EIB rolls out SME funding scheme
ListNews:   ECB pours ultra-cheap funding into the market
Commissioner issues youth jobless warning  

EU Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimír Špidla yesterday (25 June) urged EU member states to do more to protect young people facing unemployment, and reiterated a number of proposals for battling the EU's jobs crisis.

ListNews:   Swedes push for inclusion to avert jobs meltdown
ListNews:   EU seeks 'new narrative' for growth and jobs strategy
Swedes push for inclusion to avert jobs meltdown  [FR] [DE]
Social partners sign deal to boost parental leave  
African scientists slam developed nations over 'brain drain'  [FR] [DE]
Commission issues jobs plan ahead of election  [FR] [DE]
Unemployment soars on eve of elections  [FR] [DE]
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The European Pact on Immigration and Asylum  [FR] [DE]

The French EU Presidency is finalising a European immigration pact which seeks to balance calls for stricter control of migratory flows with respect for developing countries and the human rights of asylum seekers. (read more)

Fighting illegal immigration: The Return Directive  [FR] [DE]

Faced with an ever-increasing flow of immigrants towards its borders, the EU has adopted a directive that defines procedures for the return of illegally resident third-country nationals. (read more)

Growth and Jobs: Relaunch of the Lisbon strategy  [FR] [DE]

On 22-23 March 2005, the Spring Council discussed the Commission's mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy for economic, social and environmental renewal. (read more)

 
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Analysis & Commentary
The gender gap in household work: Causes and effects 
Claire Schaffnit-Chatterjee, Deutsche Bank Research
Ethno-religious conflict in Europe: Radicalisation in Europe’s Muslim communities 
Michael Emerson (et al)., Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Redistributing wealth across Brussels 
Christian Kesteloot & Maarten Loopmans, Brussels Studies
Managing European social policymaking 
Andrej Stuchlík & Christian Kellermann, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
Reflecting on EU solidarity 
Joachim Fritz-Vannahme, European Projects Director, Bertelsmann Stiftung
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The Gender Dimension
Claudette Abela Baldacchino, Member, PES Group, Committee of the Regions (MT)
All EU citizens should have the same legal protection
Bettina Schwarzmayr, European Youth Forum
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Agenda
  1. 6 - 7 July 2009
    Informal Meeting of Health Ministers
  2. 6 - 9 July 2009
    Informal Meeting of the EPSCO Council
  3. 7 July 2009
    Road Map Initiative for Clinical Research in Europe
  4. 7 July 2009
    Economic and Financial Affairs Council
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