Dublin, 20/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - Just days prior to the extraordinary Lisbon Summit, new contributions are being added to those already submitted.
Italian and British Prime Ministers Massimo D'Alema and Tony Blair have written a letter to fellow Heads of State and Government calling for recognition that long-term unemployment benefits "have tended to encourage long-term unemployment", whereas, "when work becomes available", unemployed people can be expected to "take advantage of it":...