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Congé maternité: la Commission européenne pour "une nouvelle approche"

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France Soir (16.07.2015) Do it for Denmark" (Faites-le pour le Danemark). En réponse au faible taux de fécondité du Danemark, cette campagne publicitaire d’une agence de voyage en avril dernier incitait les Danois à faire des enfants. Elle avait lancé une compétition originale: réserver un voyage, prouver qu'on a conçu un enfant pendant le séjour, et gagner trois ans de provisions pour bébé

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Climate change increases risk of death from heart disease, study says

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EurActiv (17.07.2015) High temperatures, heat waves and extreme temperature fluctuations pose an ever-increasing threat to the global population, with a recent study by the German Weather Service indicating higher health risks.

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‘Cynical’ EU blamed for 100,000 workplace-related cancers

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EurActiv (08.07.2015) The European Commission’s drive to simplify legislation for businesses – the Better Regulation Agenda – has come under fire from trade unions for blocking EU laws that could save thousands of lives per year.

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EU: Timmermans - Deadlocked maternity leave extension will be ditched

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EurActiv (23.06.2015) Deadlocked draft European Union laws to extend maternity leave to 18 weeks will be ditched, but only after the European Commission puts forward replacement rules with more chance of being backed by national governments.

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