New Fund for the EU’s poorest citizens
12/06/2013
For the last two years the number of people facing extreme poverty has increased due to the financial crisis. In the EU, one in ten citizens is finding it hard to get enough to eat. 18 million people now have to rely on food aid....
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Fighting youth unemployment
12/06/2013
To effectively tackle the urgent problem of youth unemployment, structural solutions to improve the overall economic governance of the EU are needed. The group of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) today...
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EU Pensions: Ambitious reforms necessary to balance the burden
21/03/2013
Member states across the EU have to reform their pension systems. They share common challenges: How to guarantee safe pensions when faced with ageing populations and budgetary limits? Pensions are national competences, but...
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Active migration policies for a changing world
14/03/2013
In her report adopted today on "the integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination" Nadja Hirsch (FDP, Germany) calls for active migration policies to resolve...
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EU youth guarantee scheme gets green light
28/02/2013
The group of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) welcomes the political agreement reached today in Council on the Youth Guarantee proposal.
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EU needs to make itself an attractive place for skilled migrants, say Liberals and Democrats
24/01/2013
Today the Parliament's Employment committee unanimously adopted the report drafted by Nadja Hirsch (Germany, FDP) on the integration of migrants, its effects on the labour markets and the external dimension of social security...
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ALDE supports Commission in enforcing social partner agreement on flag state responsibilities
24/01/2013
The group of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament (ALDE) supported the European Commission's proposal on Flag State responsibilities (1) aimed at enforcing the social partners' agreement on the Maritime Labour...
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ALDE rejects more red tape for companies in times of crisis
15/01/2013
Challenges posed by the effects of globalization and the economic crisis are affecting companies all over Europe. Restructuring processes often are the only path towards survival for companies going through times of economic...
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Youth Guarantee can help member states tackle youth unemployment
05/12/2012
The Youth Employment Package presented today introduces the concept of a Youth Guarantee to ensure that all young people up to age 25 receive a quality job offer, continued education, an apprenticeship, or a traineeship within...
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Liberals and Democrats call for pro-growth structural reform to fight unemployment
14/06/2012
Unemployment in the EU rose to 10.3% in April 2012, as employers cut 102.000 jobs from their payrolls. Unemployment in the EU has not been this high since 2000, with governments across the EU facing the double challenge of...
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