Ireland details new budget cuts to welfare, health

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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
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British women officially the fattest in Europe

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British women are the most overweight in Europe, according to official figures.

11/17/2011 — Filed under: Society
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Education enquiry launched to boost London schoolchildren’s business skills

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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 — Filed under: Society
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EU funds Euro 15 mln in Armenia’s education system development

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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
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EU reaffirms opposition to death penalty

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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
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An EU strategy for modernising higher education — Questions and Answers

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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
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EU higher education gets with the programme

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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
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EU higher education reform plan aims at jobs, growth

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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
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Further curbs on non-EU migrants to UK proposed

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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
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Sweden trying to ’trick’ EU on wolf hunt

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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
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