Social justice
Many Serbs Want to Keep Women at Home
Nevena Petrusic, the outgoing commissioner in Serbia for the protection of equality, presented a report on discrimination against women on Tuesday, which reveals that a surprisingly large number of people do not think they are fit for leadership roles.
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INS: Unemployment rate, down to 6.8% in 2014
Romania's unemployment rate stood at 6.8% in 2014, down compared to the previous year, and the employment rate of the working-age population (aged 15 to 64) reached 61%, show the data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute /INS/.
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Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Remained Stable in March
According to the latest figures of the Bulgarian Employment Agency, which were released on Thursday, the unemployment rate in March stood at 11 %, retaining its level from February.
However compared to the same month a year ago, the unemployment rate registered a decrease with 1.2 %, the website of the National Employment Agency informs.
Turkey's unemployment rate rises to highest level in five years
Turkey?s unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level since 2010, as economic activity slowed down in several sectors, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜ?K) has announced.
Unemployment increased to 11.3 percent in January, up from 10.9 percent in December, TÜ?K said on April 15.
Unemployment falls as industrial production jumps 1.9 percent
By Fergal O?Brien
Greek unemployment fell and industrial production rose the most in three months, according to data published Thursday, as the cash-strapped government continues to press for new aid money.
Unemployment: The psychological consequences
Unemployment is a sign of the times in Greece with huge consequences for a large number of people in Greek society and their families. A number of people face a deadlock with huge consequences. Unemployment however doesn't just strike at the social infrastructure or just harm people's wallets.
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Bulgaria Records Sizeable Y/Y Drop in Jobless Rate in February 2015
Bulgaria marked one of biggest year-on-year falls in unemployment rate in the EU in February 2015, official statistics showed on Tuesday.
The EU-28 unemployment rate was 9.8% in February, down from 9.9% in the prior month and from 10.5% in February 2014.
Greek jobless rate inches up to 26 pct in December
The Greek unemployment rate inched up to 26 percent in December from 25.9 percent the previous month, making it the highest in the European Union, followed by Spain (23.2 percent in February), data published by the European statistical agency Eurostat on Tuesday show.
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INS: Unemployment rate goes down to 6.4% in Feb 2015
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 6.4% in February 2015, lower by 0.1% from January, and by 0.6% compared to the level recorded in February 2014, according to the data released on Tuesday by the National Statistics Institute (INS).
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Apple CEO Tim Cook slams US 'dangerous discrimination' laws
Apple chief Tim Cook slammed what he called a wave of "dangerous" laws in several US states that he said promote discrimination and erode equality, in an editorial published March 29.