Employment rates and economic growth are set to remain sluggish in the eurozone over the next two years but protectionism is not the answer to the challenges of globalisation, according to a major new study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published on Tuesday (28 June).
The report predicts that 14.8 million people will be out of a job in the EU's 15 original member states by 2006, compared to 15.1 million in 2005, with the average jobless rate creepi...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.