Independent (28.01.2016) In 2014 Social protection accounted for 31.8 per cent of total General Government expenditure, followed by expenditure on General public services, Health and Education, the NSO.
news-medical.net (28.01.2016) European healthcare is steadily improving, in spite of alarm bells about financial crisis austerity measures, aging population and migration turmoil. Survival rates of heart disease, stroke and cancer are all increasing. Infant mortality, perhaps the most descriptive single indicator, keeps going down. This is a main conclusion from the 2015 Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI)
worldbank.org (27.01.2016) More than 3,500 people, including Presidents and Prime Ministers, have gathered in Bali this week for the fourth International Conference on Family Planning . The unmet need for family planning is an urgent human right and development issue. We’ve no more time to lose!
El País (28.01.2016) El número de desempleados vive la mayor caída de la serie histórica y la tasa de desempleo se sitúa en el 20,9%. En España todavía hay 4.779.500 personas desocupadas
La Nouvelle Tribune (27.01.2016) Le dernier Conseil du Gouvernement a approuvé le projet de loi relatif à la couverture sociale pour les travailleurs non salariés. Il s’agit d’une véritable révolution qui est presque passée inaperçue tant la presse s’est concentrée sur les deux autres réformes d’importance qui portent sur le redressement du régime de retraite de la CMR pour les fonctionnaires et l’introduction d’une assurance obligatoire pour les étudiants.
Challenges (27.01.2016) Guillaume Cairou réagit sur la piste d'un assouplissement du portage salarial, afin de faciliter l'entrepreneuriat individuel et permettre aux travailleurs ubérisés de bénéficier d'une protection sociale.
IPE Magazine (27.01.2016) Gail Moss outlines a new project to aid pensions communication for the 100,000 daily cross-border commuters in the Limburg trinational region
IrishTimes(26.01.2016)The Government will today agree to legislate to allow for fathers to take two weeks’ paid paternal leave.
MaltaToday (26.01.2016) A study into Europe’s healthcare systems has ranked Malta in the 23rd place, up four places over 2014.
Irish Examiner (26.01.2016) The Department of Social Protection expects to have saved close to €500m through fraud control measures last year, while almost 600 people are before the courts on charges related to suspected welfare fraud.
