Archive for Issue 185
Adding value to EU’s social dimension
The reflection paper on the EU's social dimension, one of five papers following the White Paper on the Future of Europe, is the European Commission's contribution to a debate…
More funds needed for growth, jobs, security, and climate change
MEPs set overall EU budget for 2018 at € billion (+ on the Commission’s draft budget) for commitments and € billion (+) for payments. In their budgetary resolution, MEPs…
Need to give more importance to Vocational Training and Education
The second European Week of Vocational Skills, organised by the European Commission, was celebrated in Brussels and other countries around Europe during the last few days. This activity served…
The sustainability of pensions needs to be addressed through long term policies
The sustainability of pensions and adequate solutions to the pensions issue, such as the introduction of government bonds that mature once one retires, were among the ideas raised during…