Labour Market
Brussels, 05/02/2012
The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 10.9% in March 2012, compared with 10.8% in February. It was 9.9% in March 2011. The EU27 unemployment rate was 10.2% in March 2012, stable compared with February. It was 9.4% in March 2011. Eurostat estimates that 24.772 million men and women in the EU27, of whom 17.365 million were in the euro area, were unemployed in March 2012.
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Labour Market
Geneva, 05/01/2012
Despite signs that economic growth has resumed in some regions, the global employment situation is alarming and shows no sign of recovery in the near future, says the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO’s World of Work Report 2012 says that around 50 million jobs are still missing compared to the situation that existed before the crisis.
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Labour Market
Wiesbaden, 04/24/2012
Employers of the German private sector paid an average Euro 30.10 per hour worked in 2011. As also reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the labour cost level in Germany thus ranked seventh in the European Union (EU). Employers of the German private sector paid 32% more per hour worked than the EU average, but 12% less than, for example, our neighbour country France.
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Fairs
Munich, 04/23/2012
The Intersolar Europe Conference is once again opening its doors in 2012 alongside Intersolar Europe, the world’s largest exhibition for the solar industry. In total, 2,500 attendees and 400 speakers from around the world are set to meet at the conference, held at the International Congress Centre Munich (ICM) from June 11–14, 2012.
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Economy
Mannheim, 04/20/2012
Economic expectations for Central and Eastern Europe including Turkey (CEE) have declined by 11.2 points in April 2012. Consequently, the ZEW-Erste Group Bank Economic Sentiment Indicator CEE currently manoeuvres at the 5.4 points-mark. This constitutes a partly reversal of the indicators major increase displayed in the previous month.
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Labour Market
Brussels, 04/17/2012
The European Commission has launched the “We Mean Business” campaign, which aims to encourage companies to create more trainee placements to boost young people's skills and employability. At the same time, traineeships can help young people make a smooth transition from education and training to a first good job.
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Environment
Horsens, 04/17/2012
Minister for the Environment, Ida Auken and Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Martin Lidegaard have invited their ministerial colleagues in Europe to an informal meeting in Horsens, Denmark from 17 to 20 April. The agenda for the meeting is a greener Europe to help resolve the financial crisis.
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