Aging Europe needs the migrants it doesn't want | Reuters: " Europe is aging faster than any other region of the world. It badly needs immigrants. But many Europeans don't want them.
The "old continent" may be able to offset the impact of a graying workforce until around 2020 by bringing more women and elderly people into work, encouraging mobility within Europe and making better use of existing migrants, EU and OECD experts say.
But in the medium to long term, the European Union will need to attract significant numbers of skilled workers from beyond its borders - and overcome growing public opposition highlighted by the rise of populist anti-immigration parties."
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Monday, December 1, 2014
BBC News - David Cameron urges EU support for migration plans
BBC News - David Cameron urges EU support for migration plans: "Britain's prime minister said lower EU migration would be a priority in future negotiations over the UK's membership and he would "rule nothing out" if he did not get the changes he wanted.
Under his plans, migrants would have to wait four years for certain benefits.
Brussels said the ideas were "part of the debate" to be "calmly considered".
Mr Cameron said he was confident he could change the basis of EU migration into the UK and therefore campaign for the UK to stay in the EU in a future referendum planned for 2017.
But he warned that if the UK's demands fell on "deaf ears" he would "rule nothing out" - the strongest hint to date he could countenance the UK leaving the EU."
Under his plans, migrants would have to wait four years for certain benefits.
Brussels said the ideas were "part of the debate" to be "calmly considered".
Mr Cameron said he was confident he could change the basis of EU migration into the UK and therefore campaign for the UK to stay in the EU in a future referendum planned for 2017.
But he warned that if the UK's demands fell on "deaf ears" he would "rule nothing out" - the strongest hint to date he could countenance the UK leaving the EU."
Friday, November 28, 2014
Who's been going to Britain? Immigration explained - Telegraph
Who's been coming to Britain? Immigration explained - Telegraph: "David Cameron intends to woo back disaffected UK Independence Party voters before the general election campaign but cracking down on in work benefits for European migrants.
His speech is against a background of the Government spectacularly failing to meet its own target of getting net migration down to the tens of thousands. Currently standing at 260,000 it is now higher than it was when the Conservatives came to power in 2010."
His speech is against a background of the Government spectacularly failing to meet its own target of getting net migration down to the tens of thousands. Currently standing at 260,000 it is now higher than it was when the Conservatives came to power in 2010."
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Europe's cycling economy has created 650,000 jobs | theguardian.com
Europe's cycling economy has created 650,000 jobs | Environment | theguardian.com: "Europe’s cycling industry now employs more people than mining and quarrying and almost twice as many as the steel industry, according to the first comprehensive study of the jobs created by the sector.
Some 655,000 people work in the cycling economy – which includes bicycle production, tourism, retail, infrastructure and services – compared to 615,000 people in mining and quarrying, and just 350,000 workers directly employed in the steel sector.
The study, which the Guardian has seen, finds that cycling has a higher employment intensity than any other transport sub-sector.
Growth in the cycling economy should thus have a higher job creation potential than in the automotive industry for example, which employs three times less people per million euros of turnover.
Surprisingly, the lion’s share of jobs in the new free-wheeling economy are in bicycle tourism – including accommodation and restaurants – which employs 524,000 people, compared to 80,000 in retail, the next highest sub-sector.
New innovations such as e-bikes, as well as road safety campaigns, and infrastructure projects could boost the cycling economy further according to the ECF, which wants 10% of Europe’s transport budget to be set aside for cycling."
Some 655,000 people work in the cycling economy – which includes bicycle production, tourism, retail, infrastructure and services – compared to 615,000 people in mining and quarrying, and just 350,000 workers directly employed in the steel sector.
The study, which the Guardian has seen, finds that cycling has a higher employment intensity than any other transport sub-sector.
Growth in the cycling economy should thus have a higher job creation potential than in the automotive industry for example, which employs three times less people per million euros of turnover.
Surprisingly, the lion’s share of jobs in the new free-wheeling economy are in bicycle tourism – including accommodation and restaurants – which employs 524,000 people, compared to 80,000 in retail, the next highest sub-sector.
New innovations such as e-bikes, as well as road safety campaigns, and infrastructure projects could boost the cycling economy further according to the ECF, which wants 10% of Europe’s transport budget to be set aside for cycling."
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Avoiding traps-scams from agencies which promise jobs abroad
Recently I found few articles referring to fake agencies which promised jobs abroad with many benefits, while they were asking payments from the future employees.
How to detect such traps?
Giving money to an agency for finding you a job is most probably a scam because the agencies do not work that way... Either you are dealing with armatures or with a scam agency. Be aware that the agencies are usually paid (getting a fee) by the companies which are looking for new employees.
Do not believe everything they tell you. Unless you are a specialist in what you do and the job description is very specific, not many companies will pay an apartment for you, give you a car and pay you a lot of money. Be realistic. Scams are based on desperate people who are very focused on a way out.
Internet can be your friend. Use free job finding services like Monster.com and LinkedIn.com for finding a job.
Good luck!
How to detect such traps?
Giving money to an agency for finding you a job is most probably a scam because the agencies do not work that way... Either you are dealing with armatures or with a scam agency. Be aware that the agencies are usually paid (getting a fee) by the companies which are looking for new employees.
Do not believe everything they tell you. Unless you are a specialist in what you do and the job description is very specific, not many companies will pay an apartment for you, give you a car and pay you a lot of money. Be realistic. Scams are based on desperate people who are very focused on a way out.
Internet can be your friend. Use free job finding services like Monster.com and LinkedIn.com for finding a job.
Good luck!
Thursday, July 17, 2014
DutchNews.nl - Dutch unemployment rate drops for second month in a row
DutchNews.nl - Dutch unemployment rate drops for second month in a row: "The Dutch unemployment rate fell for the second month in a row in June as more people found paid employment, the national statistics office CBS said on Thursday.
The removal of 16,000 people from the jobless register took the unemployment rate down to 8.4%, the CBS said. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit (ww) also fell by 5,000 to 431,000.
In May the jobless total fell by 14,000.
Employment minister Lodewijk Asscher said in a reaction that finding work for those still claiming benefits is ‘an absolute top priority’ for the cabinet."
The removal of 16,000 people from the jobless register took the unemployment rate down to 8.4%, the CBS said. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit (ww) also fell by 5,000 to 431,000.
In May the jobless total fell by 14,000.
Employment minister Lodewijk Asscher said in a reaction that finding work for those still claiming benefits is ‘an absolute top priority’ for the cabinet."
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