Commission presents new measures and identifies key opportunities for EU job-rich recovery

With EU unemployment hitting record levels and forecasts of a grim economic outlook for the months ahead, the Commission has come forward today with a set of concrete measures to boost jobs.

The proposal focuses on the demand-side of job creation, setting out ways for Member States to encourage hiring by reducing taxes on labour or supporting business start-ups more. It also identifies the areas with the biggest job potential for the future: the green economy, health services and ICT. The policy communication underlines the need for a stronger employment and social dimension to EU governance and lays down ways to involve employers' and workers' representatives more in setting EU priorities.

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Few Opportunities: Young Greeks Struggle to Gain Foothold in Berlin - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Few Opportunities: Young Greeks Struggle to Gain Foothold in Berlin - SPIEGEL ONLINE:
Faced with high unemployment at home, educated young Greeks are fleeing to Germany, among other european countries, in the hope of finding work. But many struggle to find jobs, especially if they don't speak German. Some people in the established Greek community even resent the newcomers.