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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9853

4 March 2009
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social/equality
Vladimir Spidla affirms that gender should not be crisis adjustment variable

Brussels, 03/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 3 March in Brussels, the European commissioner for social affairs, employment and equal opportunities, Vladimir Spidla, launched a campaign for tackling the gender pay gap (EUROPE 9852). Mr Spidla informed the press that the campaign aims to raise awareness of governments, social partners and the public so they can rectify this widespread “cultural problem”. The commissioner affirmed that “the current crisis is the best way to exploit...

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