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New European Employment Observatory Newsletter

Wednesday, 26 September 2012 16:39

The European Employment Observatory (EEO) has just published its regular newsletter covering developments in employment policy at the EU level. The newsletter is published in cooperation with CERGE-EI and ICF GHK consultancy. EEO is supported by a network of national labour market experts (SYSDEM network) from leading independent research institutions in the EEO countries, and the Czech Republic is represented by CERGE-EI faculty member Daniel Münich.

This EEO newsletter covers the following developments in employment policy at the EU level:

• Labour Market Update
• Three pillars for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
• EGF Funding
• ESF funding for lifelong learning is, for many, a needed lifelong investment
• The Working Time Directive review is extended
• Improvement of apprenticeships and traineeships to boost youth employment
• Tackling the woes of European illiteracy
• First microcredit provider for Italy, as the Progress Microfinance tool proves a success.

You can read the entire newsletter here.