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The future of migration and integration
International migration and geographic mobility have major implications for societies and economies. This is true at global level, and, perhaps even more so, at European level. The special impact…
The future of work and workplaces
In some ways, the future of work is here; in others, it is shrouded in uncertainty or heralded with great expectations. Of course, throughout human history, work has changed, as…
VAT fraud: economic impact, challenges and policy issues
In spite of a comprehensive anti-VAT fraud regulatory framework, the EU Member States are losing billions of euros each year on account of fraud. As the EU VAT system is…
Health and social security
While the main responsibility for health and social security lies primarily with the governments of the individual European Union (EU) Member States, the EU complements national policies, especially those…
The fight against unemployment
By promoting a high level of employment, the European Union (EU) has been fighting against unemployment since as long ago as the early 1950s. The fight against unemployment was…
Employment MEPs want to ensure more flexibility and clarity for EU mobile workers
Updated rules for EU mobile workers aim to protect fair access to social security while distributing obligations fairly and fostering cooperation among member states. The modernised rules for coordinating social security systems,…
Schengen: new rules for temporary checks at national borders
Internal border checks within the Schengen area would be limited to a maximum of one year, instead of the current two-year period, the Civil Liberties Committee agreed. The Schengen Borders…
EU Budget 2019: focus on the young, on migration and innovation
MEPs set the overall EU Budget for 2019 at € billion for commitments and € billion in payments. Negotiations with the Council take place in November. In their budgetary resolution,…
Deal on protecting workers from exposure to harmful substances
A deal on new EU rules to better protect workers from exposure to carcinogenic and mutagenic substances was struck by Employment Committee MEPs and the Council. 12 million workers in…
Brexit effect: a majority of Maltese people would vote to stay in the EU
The latest Eurobarometer survey, measuring public attitudes to the EU across the bloc, highlights that more people than ever consider their country’s membership of the European Union to be a…