According to EU Advocate General Rantos, a contractual term requiring a young sportsman to transfer part of his income if he becomes a professional athlete may potentially be unfair. A contract concluded between a young sportsman and an undertaking helping to develop his sports career falls, in principle, within the scope of the directive on the protection of consumers against unfair terms.
Today, the Commission adopted three reports on key strategies aimed at ending discrimination and building a Union of Equality: the EU Anti-racism Action Plan 2020-2025, the EU Roma Strategic Framework 2020–2030 and the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025.
Biden-Harris Administration Launches NSTC Workforce Center of Excellence with Expected $250 Million Investment. The plans include an anticipated $11.5 million for the first workforce development awardees to address critical U.S. job and skill gaps across semiconductor research, design, manufacturing, and production.
A total of 182 trade defence measures were in place in the EU at the end of 2023, including 156 anti-dumping measures, 25 anti-subsidy measures, and one safeguard measure. This represents a nearly 40% increase compared to 2018. Twice as many new investigations were launched in 2023 compared to 2022. This significant increase in activity underlines the EU Commission’s resolve to robustly deal with rising instances of unfair trade.
EU Commission Vice-President Dubravka Šuica co-hosts and delivers an opening statement for a High-level UNGA side event “Proven solutions for children, accelerating progress for the SDGs and beyond”, organized by UNICEF.
The 2024 European Week of Sport, an EU initiative to raise awareness about the benefits of staying active, kicks off this week. Every year, from 23 to 30 September, the European Commission invites citizens of all ages and backgrounds to participate in events and activities that celebrate an active lifestyle.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), has adopted an opinion supporting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the open labour market. The EESC is calling for the promotion of measures and policies that would buttress these efforts, including the setup of a joint fund between Member States.
Social investments and reforms in key areas can boost employment, social inclusion, competitiveness and economic growth. This is the main finding of the Commission’s 2024 Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report.
Shaping a socially just climate policy: Today’s Just Transition Conference at the Austrian Ministry for Climate Action in Vienna provided the opportunity for an exchange with Austrian Climate Action Minister, Leonore Gewessler, and Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee.
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published a Staff Paper on the future of the Pan-European Pension Product (PEPP). The paper sets out the reasons behind the limited uptake of the PEPP and suggests improvements to its design to overcome supply-side, demand-side and structural barriers hindering its broader adoption.
The prize awards outstanding achievements reached through the implementation of Gender Equality Plans (GEP) put in place by universities, higher education institutions, and other research performing organisations (public or private), established in an EU Member State or a Third Country associatedto Horizon Europe.
A key benefit of EU citizenship is the EU’s principle of free movement of workers. EU rules make it easy for you to work in another EU country and protect your social security rights once you’re there.
The European Union and Spain provided €15.5 million for the payment of social allowances through the National Cash Transfer Programme. This funding will benefit 27,561 at-risk families in the West Bank, offering them crucial financial support during challenging times.
Access for third-country nationals who are long-term residents to a social security, social assistance or social protection measure cannot be made conditional on the requirement of having resided in a Member State for at least 10 years.
In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply with their obligations under EU law. The Commission is also closing 72 cases in which the issues with the Member States concerned have been solved.
On Tuesday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) elected Nela Riehl (Greens/EFA, DE) as committee Chair for the first half of the legislature.
On Tuesday, in the constitutive meeting of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, MEPs elected the Chair and three Vice-Chairs of the committee for a two-and-a-half year period.
On Tuesday, along with the Chair, MEPs on the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee elected all four Vice-Chairs for the next two and a half years. Ms Lina Gálvez was elected by acclamation and will chair the committee, which has 40 members in this term.
MEP Barry Andrews (Renew Europe, Ireland) will serve as the Chair of the European Parliament’s Development Committee for the next two and a half years.
The President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Oliver Röpke, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) represented by its Presiding Officer, Khalid Boudali. What is it about?
As part of the annual European Semester cycle, EU Ministers of employment and social affairs approved the employment and social aspects of member states’ country-specific recommendations (CSRs). They also discussed labour and skills shortages in the EU and held a policy debate on the social inclusion of persons with disabilities.
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