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[Opinion] The European Welfare State Has a Future Again

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Bloomberg View (09.09.2016) In the years since the 2008-09 financial crisis, cracks have appeared in the global hegemony of neoliberalism. The pressure to favor free markets and reject the social-welfare model (whose history I described in Part 1 of this article) has moderated somewhat. 

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Union européenne : Vers de meilleures statistiques sociales pour une Europe sociale

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zonebourse.com (24.08.2016) La Commission européenne a adopté aujourd'hui une proposition de règlement concernant de nouveaux moyens intégrés de collecte et d'utilisation de données provenant d'enquêtes sociales, en vue de mieux étayer le processus d'élaboration des politiques en général et de la politique sociale en particulier.

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[Opinion] Is it time to extend maternity leave across Europe?

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RurActiv (13.09.2016) The rights of pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace need to be protected in a way that ensures the health of the both mother and child, while not damaging the woman’s career prospects or harming business, write Lucy Strang and Miriam Broeks.

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EU-Kommission interessiert sich für bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen

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EurActiv (22.09.2016) EU-Beschäftigungskommissarin Marianne Thyssen will Freigeld-Experimente wie das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen genau im Auge behalten. Dies sei angesichts des „grundlegenden Wandels in der Arbeitswelt“ sinnvoll. EurActiv Brüssel berichtet.

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Europe’s health systems on life support

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Politico (06.10.2016) Europe’s health care systems aren’t feeling very well. Doctors have been threatening massive strikes in Britain to protest pay and conditions. Italian regions are going bankrupt trying to fund medicines. Drugmakers are pulling diabetes drugs from Germany, blaming government-set prices that don’t let them recoup their investment.

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EU ministers plan funding cuts for youth employment scheme, despite its success

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EurActiv (14.10.2016) European Commissioner Marianne Thyssen defended the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) at a meeting of European social affairs ministers on Thursday (13 October), hoping to encourage member states to unblock a €2 billion budget

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Incertitudes sur le financement de la lutte contre le chômage des jeunes en Europe

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EurActiv (14.10.2016) La commissaire Marianne Thyssen a défendu le bilan de l’initiative pour l’emploi des jeunes devant les ministres européens le 13 octobre, dans l’espoir d’obtenir un budget de 2 milliards d’euros, pour l’instant bloquée par les États membres.

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[Opinion] Europe must keep its promises to the elderly under the SDGs

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EurActiv.com (20.10.2016) Today, 928 million people are aged 60 and over – by 2050 that number will grow to 2 billion. An ageing worldwide demographic presents new challenges requiring our attention both close to home and further afield, writes Mairead McGuinness.

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Andriukaitis: Health Technology Assessment will make EU healthcare ‘sustainable’

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EurActiv (20.10.2016) National healthcare systems should embrace the digital era and use Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to become truly sustainable and cost-effective, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis told EurActiv.com in an interview.

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