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Dassis: 'European workers are fiercely opposed to austerity measures' - 17 May 2011 - Interview

Trade union leaders from across Europe are gathering in Athens this week, for the 12th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Veteran trade unionist George Dassis shared with EurActiv his views on the social impacts of the financial crisis, and how the EU should show solidarity with countries such as Greece, Ireland and Portugal.

EU offers lifeline to Italian textile workers - 16 December 2008 - News

The European Commission yesterday (15 December) granted €35.16 million from the EU's Globalisation Fund (EGF) to support laid-off Italian textile workers, the largest sum granted by the fund since its creation in early 2007.

The EU's labour-shortage 'time bomb' - 05 June 2007 - News

Amid Commission predictions that some 5.5 million new jobs will be created in 2007-08, EU leaders are facing a different challenge: finding workers to fill the vacancies.

'Skills key to meeting globalisation challenge' - 06 December 2006 - News

Leitch report warns that far-reaching reforms in skills-training are essential if the UK and Europe are to avoid "undistinguished mediocrity".

Commission seeks right balance of life and work - 13 October 2006 - News

More needs to be done to achieve a better balance between private and professional life, in particular for women, argues the Commission. Social partners have been asked to comment.

"A debate on flexicurity instead of EU harmonisation" - 10 October 2006 - Interview

In a letter to Commission President José Manuel Barroso on the draft Green Paper on modernisation of labour law, business association UNICE accused the commission of "an implicit agenda of harmonisation of labour law" throughout the EU. EurActiv talked to Thérèse de Liedekerke, director for social affairs with UNICE, on the association's criticism of the commission draft. 

'UNICE's criticism is blown out of proportion' - 10 October 2006 - Interview

Shortly before the Commission's planned launch of a consultation on the reform of European labour law, employers' association UNICE launched a fierce attack on the document. EurActiv talked to Catelene Passchier, who is in charge of social policy and labour law in her position as confederal secretary of ETUC, the European Trade Union Confederation.

UNICE and ETUC clash in labour-law row - 10 October 2006 - News

In two exclusive interviews with EurActiv, social-affairs experts from business association UNICE and the European Trade Union Confederation have laid out their organisations' standing in the conflict on the Commission's labour law draft.

Labour law: Green Paper delay raises tempers - 09 October 2006 - News

In reaction to a critical letter from the European business lobby, the Commission has delayed the publication of a Green Paper on European Labour law until at least November 2006.

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