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 editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.