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Crowdfunding: Helping investors and businesses seize their potential
EUROSTAT surveys from across the EU indicate that obtaining external finance is a major barrier to business start-ups across all socio-demographic groups. Apart from use of own funds, the main sources of financial support come…
Longer maternity leave leads to better exam results for some children
Longer paid maternity and paternity leave offers parents an opportunity to spend more time with their babies. According to new research, children’s educational benefits vary greatly depending on how they…
Back to school
The new scholastic year is upon us. We will soon be seeing vans and coaches full of students. Children and youths will be waking up in the early hours to…
A new Social Fund, Globalisation Adjustment Fund and Justice, Rights and Values Fund
For the next long-term EU budget, the Commission proposes to further strengthen the Union's social dimension with a renewed European Social Fund, the 'European Social Fund Plus' (ESF+), and a strengthened…
Stronger Digital Employment Platforms
The European Commission has published a report focusing on the growing trend of digital employment platforms across the European Union (EU). This report estimates the different trends and factors feeding into the rise of…
The aviation sector in Malta has great potential to continue growing
Malta has a long and successful history in the maritime sector. The strategy of governments over the years was to replicate this success in the aviation sector through legal initiatives…
Safe spaces for youths on the job market
A recent study by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on youths and the future of work looked at how youths envisage their working lives within the next 10 years. Many of those…
Commission welcomes agreement between EU Member States on key files for a more social Europe
A few weeks ago, EU Member States have reached an agreement on three legislative files which are a cornerstone of building a stronger social Europe: the revision of the rules governing social security coordination, a…
‘Għid tiegħek dwar l-Ewropa’ – Consultations with EU Citizens Innovative Industries
This third in a series of consultation sessions with EU citizens, ‘Għid tiegħek dwar l-Ewropa’, will be focusing on the future of industry in Malta within the EU. Representatives of different sectors of the local…
Five things you should know if you work
It’s still summer and you should really be out at the beach instead of working. Time is passing so slow that you’re unsure if you developed a new ability to…