Ireland unveiled new spending cuts Monday that will reduce civil servants’ pay, increase waiting times for medical services, and lower monthly payments to parents with large families.
11/24/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: health, Ireland, medical services
British women are the most overweight in Europe, according to official figures.
11/17/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: Britain, fat, women
London’s schools are to be the focus of an enquiry aimed at boosting education levels and securing London’s role as a world leader for science and business.
11/10/2011
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Tags: London, school
EU welcomes Armenian authorities’ readiness to implement a comprehensive program for education development, according to the head of the European Commission Delegation to Armenia.
09/27/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: Armenia, education
The European Union (EU) on Monday reaffirmed its worldwide opposition to the death penalty and expressed the commitment to advocate for the abolition of the practice.
09/23/2011
— Filed under: Politics,Society
Tags: death penalty, EU
Why is the Commission launching a strategy for modernising higher education?
A reform strategy for the modernisation of higher education is necessary and urgent, because, if properly supported, higher education can be the engine of Europe’s competitiveness, innovation and social cohesion, and a key driver for growth and jobs in Europe.
09/18/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: education, Europe, strategy
LAST WEEK the European Commission launched a reform strategy for the modernisation of higher education in Europe. The title is revealing: Supporting Jobs and Growth — an agenda for the modernisation of Europe’s higher education systems.
09/13/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: education, EU
The European Commission on Tuesday launched a reform plan for higher education across the European Union (EU) in a bid to boost employment and growth amid the worsening debt crisis in the euro zone.
09/6/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: education, jobs
Skilled migrants from outside Europe are to be banned from having a further 70,000 jobs, including as vets and orchestral musicians, under the latest revision of Britain’s shortage occupation list, published on Monday.
08/30/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: non-EU migrants, rules, UK
A recent government decision to temporarily halt Sweden’s licensed wolf hunt is nothing more than an attempt to fool the European Commission, environmental organisations claimed on Tuesday.
08/25/2011
— Filed under: Society
Tags: hunt, Sweden, wolf