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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9052
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social affairs

New EU report shows active labour policy can increase employment rate despite low growth

Brussels, 19/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - Economic growth on its own does not increase employment. The right mix of employment and active labour market policies is critical to increase employment rates. This was the message conveyed by Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, on Wednesday, describing to reporters the Commission's new Employment in Europe report, showing that despite low economic growth the EU's employment rate doubled to...

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