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Sunday 20th June 2010 LEE (Labour & Employment in Europe) Skype meeting report

Post date: 08/02/2010 - 21:09 by Aymard 0 Comments

Sunday 20th June 2010 LEE (Labour & Employment in Europe) Skype meeting report Sunday 20th June 2010, 6:00 p.m. The following were present: Jan Max Lipp, Margareta (Germany), Evelyne Perrin, Sophie Banasiak, Denise Reverdito, Gilles Sabatier (France) - Coordination and organisation of the network Jan Max was

Compte-rendu de la réunion Skype du réseau LEE (travail et emploi en Europe) le 20/06/2010

Post date: 08/02/2010 - 21:00 by Aymard 0 Comments

Compte-rendu de la réunion Skype du réseau LEE (travail et emploi en Europe) le 20/06/2010 Dimanche 20 juin 2010, 18h Présents : Jan Max Lipp, Margareta (Allemagne), Evelyne Perrin, Sophie Banasiak, Denise Reverdito, Gilles Sabatier (France) - Coordination et animation du réseau Jan Max coordonne actuellement le

Protokoll: "Workshop: Labour and Employment in Europe"

Post date: 12/12/2009 - 09:44 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

Europäische Sommeruniversität Paris 19.09.09 Workshop: Labour and Employment in Europe (Koordination: Jan Max Lipp, F/D, Sabine Gruber, A) “LEE” hervorgegangen aus Flexicurity-S in ESU 2008 ® Ziel: europäisch vernetzte Zusammenarbeit zu Arbeit und Beschäftigung EU viel mehr Einfluss auf Arbeits- und

About cohesion policy

Post date: 11/19/2009 - 10:17 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

"Cohesion Policy is a development policy aiming at improving the conditions for sustainable growth and jobs, well-being, and quality of the environment in the EU regions and at strengthening the integration of regional economies. In doing so, it allows all EU citizens, wherever they live, to contribute to and benefit from the shared political project of a European space with a high degree of

10th SOLIDAR Silver Rose Awards

Post date: 11/19/2009 - 10:04 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

"Solidar will once again celebrate individuals and organisations that have made an extraordinary contribution to the fight for more social justice in Europe and around the world. A jury made up of Members of the European Parliament who share SOLIDAR’s values will meet in December to decide on the winners. The jury is chaired this year by Véronique de Keyser, a Member of the European Parliament

Which voice do the employee-representants have in choire of lobbies, think tanks and expert groups?

Post date: 11/17/2009 - 10:08 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

Citation from the article of Henri Houben about policy-making at the european level. So the we that neoliberal politics are also a result of the minor weight of employee representatives during the expert-consultations in policy-making. " Dans les cinq groupes cités qui ont assumé des tâches essentielles, on constate une présence souvent proche de la majorité des représentants du monde des

Crisis encourages economic decrease discussion in France

Post date: 11/16/2009 - 22:29 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

Crisis encourages economic decrease discussion in France "Jusqu'alors cantonnées à des économistes en marge ou d'écologistes radicaux, les théories des décroissants (remise en cause de l'accumulation matérielle comme source d'épanouissement et de la croissance économique à tout prix) progressent. Des Verts à la gauche radicale, elles font des adeptes. Il y a deux ans à peine, la thématique

Functional Income Reditribution revisited by trade union foundation

Post date: 11/16/2009 - 21:55 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

Intresting study about income redistribution. It shows also that the facts on which the IMF or the EC bases their policies could be challenged. So, one field of our resistance is already the administrative research.

E Government - a tool to change Europe?

Post date: 11/16/2009 - 21:46 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

Perhaps we should think about such participative opportunites. The ePractice blog: discuss, praise, disagree: ePractice.eu provides its members with a blog in which all registered users can post opinions, questions and links to news related to eGovernment, eInclusion and eHealth. Your point of view is what makes ePractice.eu relevant to other public administrators all over Europe, so feel free to

German-speaking economic research institutes on Tobin Tax and the the partizipation of banks to reduce the public depts

Post date: 11/16/2009 - 00:48 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

German-speaking economic research institutes on Tobin Tax and the the partizipation of banks to reduce the public depts. In a common paper concerning the economic situation in Europe and Germany, several economic research institutes realized a common analysis. Concerning the Tobin Tax and the role of the banks to reduce public dept they stated:

The European Employment Strategy: Genesis and Development

Post date: 11/15/2009 - 23:01 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

The "European Employment Strategy" should be - in my opion - one of the major subjects of our network. As an introduction to the history of the EES, you can read this article below: "ABSTRACT ( The conclusions of the European summits since 1992 and the content of theAmsterdam Treaty seem to imply that the employment issue has finally reached the Communityagenda. How far does the new approach

What do we meen when we talk about "flexibilité"?

Post date: 11/15/2009 - 22:46 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

As Jean-Claude Barbier shows in his presentation, we don't have the same meenings for one word (exemple: flexibility, flexibilité, Flexibilität). So the french sociologist shows us one of the sources of misunderstanding - one of the risks for our cooperation at the european level:

Significant increase of french unemployment rate but lower decrease of GDP

Post date: 11/15/2009 - 22:25 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

The article is based on the INSEE stats "Reste à savoir si la reprise sera durable et suffisante, notamment pour endiguer le chômage. La France a subi, en 2008, de premières conséquences sociales de la crise, notamment une forte hausse du chômage et un ralentissement de celle des salaires, mais l'ensemble des effets de cette crise se verra dans la durée, note l'Insee dans l'édition 2009 de son "

German trade union foundation fears a forced "race to the bottom" of european social systems due of the crises' dept / une fondation syndicaliste allemande craint le démantelement forcé des systèmes de sécurité social en raison de la dette de crise

Post date: 11/09/2009 - 11:34 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

German trade union foundation fears a forced "race to the bottom" of european social systems due of the crises' dept. Une fondation syndicaliste allemande craint le démantelement forcé des systèmes de sécurité social en raison de la dette. "Am Ende der Wirtschaftskrise könnten die nationalen Sozialsysteme in Europa enorm unter Druck geraten, fürchtet Klaus Busch. Mit Koordinierung ließe sich

The ETUC "looks forward" after Lisbon treaty

Post date: 11/07/2009 - 00:36 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

"The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) looks forward to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December, and in particular of the rights guaranteed under the Charter of Fundamental Rights, now part of the Treaty." ETUC

Liberalist critics against european social policy from the british think tank "open Europe" / Critiques libéralistes contre la politique sociale de l'UE émis par le "think tank" britannique "open Europe"

Post date: 11/06/2009 - 10:32 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

Liberalist critics against european social policy from the british think tank "open Europe" Critiques libéralistes contre la politique sociale de l'UE émis par le "think tank" britannique "open Europe". "EU social and employment laws have had a massive impact on the UK economy, accounting for 25 percent of the total cost of regulation in the UK over the past decade. Looking ahead, UK laws

ATTAC critics concerning the Lissbon treaty / critiques d'ATTAC concernant le traité de Lissbonne

Post date: 11/05/2009 - 09:36 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

Le traité de Lissbonne contient un nombre important de points critiques: Concerning social and work politcs, the ATTACGermany underlines: "Die Binnenmarktartikel, die den freien Waren-, Dienstleistungs- und Kapitalverkehr sowie die Niederlassungsfreiheit der Unternehmen garantieren, haben sich längst als Haupthebel für die Durchsetzung europaweiten Lohndumpings, Sozialabbaus, die Privatisierung

translations of the participating groupes’ presentations

Post date: 08/16/2009 - 12:12 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

Thanks to Coorditrad, we put online the first translations of the participating groupes’ presentations. See the links down of the page http://attac2.attac.org/fr/groups/labour-and-employment-europe It’s at the same time an opportunity to call again for papers. It’s a god way to get to know the different positions. The communication thus prepared, it will be easier to pass straight to the

traductions de contributions en ligne

Post date: 08/16/2009 - 12:10 by Jan-Max 0 Comments

Grâce au travail de Coorditrad, nous avons pu mettre en ligne les premières traductions des présentations des associations participantes à l'atelier. Voir les liens en bas de la page http://attac2.attac.org/fr/groups/labour-and-employment-europe C’est l’occasion de renouveler l’appel de m’envoyer des textes. De cette manière, nous pourrions connaître les positions différentes. Les échanges