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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/employment

Through joint contribution by Portugal and Finland, Council stresses need for articulation of social and employment objectives in line with renewed Lisbon Strategy

Brussels, 23/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - The employment situation in Europe is improving. If one were to believe Commissioner Vladimir Spidla, “growth in Europe has never been so good. Despite the fact that there are currently 17 million unemployed in the EU, this is progress compared with two years ago when there were 25 million. Another plus is that by 2008, 8 million additional jobs will have been created”. It was with these words that the Commissioner introduced the debate by EU Social...

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