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    Climate change and working time

    The seminar aims at assessing the possible impact of working time on climate change. Would shorter work time reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Do working hours have a role in reducing carbon footprints? Those are questions that will be raised during the seminar.
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    Seasonal Workers

    Commenting on the Commission proposal for a directive on seasonal employment. Green MEP Judith Sargentini (Netherlands), Coordinator for the Greens on the Home Affairs committee, said: "Seasonal work is an important part of a well functioning European labour migration policy. This directive wil...
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    Youth Employment

    The European Parliament today called for concrete initiatives promoting youth access to the labour market and the strengthening of traineeships, internships and apprenticeships. Commenting on the vote of her report, which was adopted by a large majority, rapporteur Danish MEP Emilie Turunen said: &q...
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    Gender Equality and the Crisis

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on the gender aspects of the financial and economic crisis. Raül Romeva, vice-president of the Greens/EFA group and author of the report, commented after the vote: " This is an important day for many millions of women in Europe because for the fir...
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    Working time for lorry drivers

    The European Parliament in Strasbourg rejected a Commission proposal to change a directive on the working time of lorry drivers (1). The proposal aimed at excluding self employed drivers from the directive. Commenting on the result of the vote Green MEP Emilie Turunen, Member of the Social Affairs C...
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    Green Jobs - Decent Work!

    This conference aims to define how to ensure good working conditions in the new sustainable economy and a socially just transformation. It will be divided in two panels dedicated to green quality jobs and to the Green New Deal and decent work.
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    e-fa News Round-Up May 2010

    The European Free Alliance (EFA) draws together political parties fighting for democracy and self-determination for the stateless nations and regions of Europe. European Free Alliance MEPs sit in a joint European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest group in parliament.E...
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    Equal treatment

    Today the European Parliament voted in favour of a compromise agreement revising EU rules on the equal treatment of self-employed men and women (1). Following the vote, Green/ICV MEP Raül Romevasaid: "Today's vote will help strengthen EU rules on the equal treatment of self-empl...
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    Europe 2020 - new European strategy for jobs and growth

    In their motion for a resolution, the Greens/EFA list five pillars on which an enhanced EU economic governance and integration must be based. They call for the full recognition and promotion of the social economy as an alternative economic model, linking economic activities with the realisation of social, health, employment and housing po…
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    A generation on the edge?

    PROGRAMME  Friday 19 March 2010 - 09:00-16:3009:00-09:45(InterpretationES/EN/FR & passive CAT)Opening - Hidden poverty and unemployment of Young EuropeansRebecca HARMS, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group in the EPCsaba KÁNCZ, Cabinet Member of Commissioner Laszlo Andor, Commissione...