PARENTS in Wales could be given free vouchers for parenting classes, in plans to be announced by the Coalition Government.
05/9/2012
— Filed under: Society
Tags: parenting classes, vouchers
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Europe’s political leaders face growing calls to switch their focus from austerity-only policies and prioritise structural reforms, industrial regeneration and education to solve the jobs crisis, after unemployment in the eurozone rose to a new record high in March and as governments meet increasing resistance to spending cuts.
05/2/2012
— Filed under: Society
Tags: Europe, unemployment
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A new report has found that black students are 30 percent less likely to be employed than their white peers in Britain, raising concerns that blacks are being discriminated against in the UK.
04/25/2012
— Filed under: Society
Tags: job, UK
European politicians and wind industry leaders on Monday called for clearer regulations and larger investments in green energy as the sector wrestles with the consequences of the region’s long-running sovereign debt crisis.
04/20/2012
— Filed under: Society
Tags: EU, green energy, investment
One of Italy’s top culture officials has pushed private investment in the country’s museums and galleries and the seemingly insatiable Chinese and Indian appetites for art and archaeology as the way to pull the country out of its recession.
04/19/2012
— Filed under: Society
Tags: Italy, museum, tourism
IS it really in Europe’s interest to provoke a trade war with emerging markets in Southeast Asia and Latin America over biofuels? Of course it is not.
04/13/2012
— Filed under: Politics,Society
Tags: biofuel policy, environment, EU
The Italian boffin who led the OPERA experiment that reported neutrinos travelling faster than the speed of light has resigned today after the results were refuted by other scientists.
04/11/2012
— Filed under: Society
Tags: Italian OPERA, mistakes
Czech Education Minister Josef Dobes (Public Affairs, VV) must prepare projects worth 6,2 billion crowns within two weeks as he has linked the drawing of EU subsidies with his remaining in the post, Hynek Jordan, from the ministry, told CTK yesterday.
02/29/2012
— Filed under: Society
Tags: Education minister, EU projects
For a while, the European Commission considered banning the use of environmentally unfriendly plastic bags. But given the potential legal problems and threat to thousands of jobs, Brussels is now looking for ways to make single-use bags less attractive. The plastic bag as we know it could be getting a lot more expensive.
02/19/2012
— Filed under: Society
Tags: EU, plastic bags
Fifteen regional projects have been recently launched within the framework of the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Culture Programme for a total amount of €8,2 million, ENPI info centre reported.
02/12/2012
— Filed under: Society
Tags: culture, Eastern Partnership Culture Programme