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Is Mogherini's 'Global Tech Panel' just a talking shop, or does it contribute to EU policy? New documents suggest the latter, but give little clue how technology leaders from Microsoft and Google influence new AI strategy.

“Would you please consider voting for this deal so we can all get on with our lives.”

In the debate over the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP), there is also the question of how funding allocation can be better adapted to the regions’ specific needs. EURACTIV Germany reports.

In 1948, with the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, world leaders launched the human rights project rooted in the inherent dignity of every person.

The Council today adopted its position on a proposal for a directive whose aim is to reduce the exposure levels for 5 carcinogenic chemical agents - cadmium, beryllium, arcenic acid, formaldehyde and 4,4' methylene-bis (MOCA).

The Council approved a declaration on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities and institutions in Europe.

The EU is working to stop terrorists from using the internet to radicalise, recruit and incite to violence.

On 6 December, the Council decided to appoint Andrea Enria as head of the ECB supervisory board.

EU adopts action plan to further develop the e-justice.

The European Border and Coast Guard (Frontex) will be given a stronger mandate to support member states' activities in these areas.

The Council today agreed its position on the establishment of a European Labour Authority (ELA). The aim of this new body is to support Member States in implementing EU legislation in the areas of cross-border labour mobility and social security coordination, including free movement of workers, posting of workers and highly mobile services.

Written by Marie Lecerf,

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By promoting a high level of employment, the European Union (EU) has been fighting against unemployment since as long ago as the early 1950s.

The fight against unemployment was brought to the top of the European agenda with the onset of the 2008 economic and financial crisis, and the consequent rise in unemployment rates in all European Union (EU) Member States. In its Europe 2020 strategy, the European Commission set a target to get 75 % of 20 to 64 year-olds into employment by 2020.

EU labour market conditions have significantly improved in recent years, and most labour market indicators have strengthened steadily. Since mid-2013, the unemployment rate has continued to decline, and the EU is back to its pre-crisis level (6.8 % in July 2018). Despite the recovery in economic growth and its positive impact on the labour market, the EU has still to face unemployment challenges, particularly concerning differences between Member States, youth unemployment and long-term unemployment.

Since 2014, efforts have been made in a number of areas, including to help young people enter the labour market, to combat long-term unemployment, upgrade skills, and facilitate workers’ mobility in the European Union.

The improvement in labour market indicators has been reflected in citizens’ improved evaluation of the EU’s involvement in the fight against unemployment, but there is still a very high demand for even more EU intervention in this policy area (76 % of EU citizens).

In the future, new or updated legislation relating to employment could modernise work to help in adjustment to a digital world, support sustainable transitions from unemployment into employment and between jobs, increase labour mobility and create closer coordination between economic and social policies.

Read the complete briefing on ‘EU policies – Delivering for citizens: The fight against unemployment‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

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New research finds there was "no negative impact on the economic performance" of companies that fall under the EU's emissions trading system.

The EU and the international community are ramping up their funding for the G5 Sahel counter-terror mission, but are not providing the money needed for humanitarian relief in the region, argues Jan Egeland.

Britain neither wants Brexit nor knows how to escape from it. The result is that everybody loses, and the camp of losers just gets bigger and bigger, writes Denis MacShane.

The economic relations between the EU and Japan have been strong for a long time, but are now about to take new steps forward as they have concluded an Economic Partnership Agreement that significantly will reduce barriers to trade.

With only 5 months before the European elections, we discuss whether the European Union has really delivered tackling the social challenges facing citizens and what are the priorities for the new legislature.

The EU is taking seriously the idea expressed recently by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev for holding a four-way summit to defuse global tensions, an EU diplomat told an audience on Tuesday (4 December).

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Member States may not impose a charge on the export of electricity generated in their own territory

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Academic qualifications obtained as a result of taking partially overlapping courses must be automatically recognised in all Member States if the minimum training conditions, laid down by EU law, are complied with