The European Commission on Wednesday (18 April) published an ideas paper to get Europe's record number of unemployed into jobs and boost growth, including setting an appropriate minimum wage and shaming member states into improving work rates.
The step represents the first formal policy response dedicated to jobs and growth since EU leaders recently recognised that their focus on debt reduction through harsh budget cuts risks worsening the Union's struggling economy.
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