Flanders tells Moroccan migrants how to behave
15.05.12 @ 17:28
A new immigration kit for Flanders tells would-be immigrants that it does not rain money and that Flemings are healthy-eating, spontaneity-adverse creatures tucked up in bed by 10pm each night.
Ageing Europeans need to work longer and expect less, report says
14.05.12 @ 19:10
EU finance ministers on Tuesday are set to endorse a report on the impact of an ageing population on public finances, calling for further budget cuts and longer working periods.
EU's austerity drive hitting most vulnerable
21.03.12 @ 09:22
The European Trade Union Confederation rejects the EU's fiscal compact treaty as a means of solving the eurozone debt crisis and says Europe's current austerity drive is hitting the most vulnerable hardest.
Greece opens first migrant detention centre
30.04.12 @ 09:28
Greece has set up its first detention centre for undocumented migrants - composed of box homes surrounded by high wire - meant to house 1,200 people.
EU austerity is feeding racism, report says
03.05.12 @ 09:55
EU austerity measures and populist election rhetoric are feeding an increase in racism and racist violence, the Council of Europe has warned.
May day protests planned in several European cities
01.05.12 @ 09:30
Demonstrations linked to the Occupy movement have been announced in Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona and London for International Workers' Day on Tuesday.
EU countries scrap ethics clause in EU funds
25.04.12 @ 18:15
EU countries have deleted proposals to make access to multi-billion-euro cohesion funds conditional on better treatment of minorities and women.
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EU countries back 'new' members on Swiss immigration
19.04.12 @ 09:25
EU countries have put up a united front against Swiss quotas on former Communist member states.
Pensioner suicide shocks Greece
05.04.12 @ 09:14
A pensioner has committed suicide in central Athens, giving a human face to the hardship endured by many Greeks as the country slashes spending.
Commission aims to help cross-border workers
21.03.12 @ 19:05
The EU commission has put forward ideas on how to guarantee the labour rights of temporary workers, known as posted workers.
Cameron idea to repatriate EU laws is 'complete non-starter'
13.02.12 @ 23:17
British Prime Minister David Cameron's aim to 'repatriate' some EU social laws has been deemed a "complete non-starter" by the European Commission.
EU commission calls for 'appropriate' minimum wage
18.04.12 @ 17:45
The EU commission has published an ideas paper to get Europe's record number of unemployed into jobs, while setting an appropriate minimum wage.
Crime reported, victim deported
26.03.12 @ 20:04
The right to access to justice and to report a crime without fear of being arrested or deported must be guaranteed by law to all persons regardless of their status, writes Kadri Soova.
Latvia vote poses question on Russian as EU language
15.02.12 @ 09:49
A referendum on Saturday on making Russian an official language in Latvia has raised the dim possibility of it also becoming an official language of the EU.
EU at risk of teacher shortage
10.02.12 @ 17:38
EU countries are beginning to note shortages of specialised teachers in a problem that looks set to get worse, the European Commission has warned.
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