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European Commission: Who survives in self-employment?

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Europa (07.10.2015) Promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship has a strong potential to create jobs, strengthen the EU’s innovation capacity and give unemployed and disadvantaged people an opportunity to fully participate in society and the economy (provided they get the necessary support to make the transition).

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european union
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Employment
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[Opinion] France: Damon: «Pour répondre aux défis du numérique, la Sécu doit devenir plus préventive, plus prédictive»

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L'Opinion (04.10.2015) Si pour Pierre Laroque, «la Sécurité sociale commandait l’extinction du chômage», on est aujourd’hui en train de constater l’inverse, assure Julien Damon: «La persistance d’un niveau élevé de chômage fragilise dangereusement l’édifice de la protection sociale»

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france
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Information and communication technology
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El número de personas en pobreza extrema cae por debajo del 10%

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El País (04.10.2015) El número de personas atrapadas en la pobreza extrema se reducirá este año a 702 millones, según las últimas proyecciones del Banco Mundial difundidas este domingo. Los más necesitados del planeta representan así el 9,6% de la población mundial. Es la primera vez que esa proporción desciende del 10%. La organización pronostica que el número de ciudadanos en situación pobreza extrema se reducirá hasta 2020 pero cree que a partir de entonces será muy difícil avanzar hacia el objetivo de erradicar la miseria en 2030.

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European executive promises convergence on social rights

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EurActiv (30.09.2015) The European Commission wants to establish minimum social rights as part of a package due to be unveiled in Spring 2016. Paris and Berlin are exploring plans for a "social Eurogroup", the French President said.

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european union
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Employment
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Philippines: Cash-transfer program reduces poverty

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The Manila Times Online (23.09.2015) The government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has been effective in reducing poverty incidence in the country, according to the World Bank (WB)

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philippines, the
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Social assistance
Conditional cash transfers
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