Labour markets, education & skills
The wages of recovery
15 April 2009
The Wall Street Journal
Everywhere in Europe the talk is of the need to cut costs. Companies have no choice but to respond to declining profits by reducing expenses.
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UK immigration
London keeps Britain afloat. But the city's wealth is dependent on its openness to immigrants, which is threatened by the country's increasingly hysterical immigration debate.
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Working time
The working time directive has had limited impact on British business. It has caused trouble in hospitals partly because the NHS relies so heavily on junior doctors.
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Structural reforms
The damage done to Europe's growth potential by very low investment and mass unemployment is likely to offset the benefits of structural reforms.
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Economic recovery
Unless labour receives a larger share of the pie, Europe's economic recovery will prove elusive and popular hostility to markets will grow.
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Youth unemployment
European youth unemployment is unacceptably high. Governments are trying to push young people into work, despite weak demand: they would do better to educate them.
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CER/Delegation of the EU to the UK discussion on 'New partnerships for development: The EU's Global Gateway initiative' with Richard Amor, Elena Gordeeva, Julia Prescot and Fiona Ramsey
12 June 2025
Introductory remarks: Pedro Serrano, Ambassador, Delegation of the EU to the UKSpeakers:Richard Amor, Director, Partnerships for Impact, European Investment BankElena Gordeeva, Director for Infrastructure, Sustainable Infrastructure Department, European Bank for Reconstruction & DevelopmentJulia Prescot, Co-founder, MeridiamFiona Ramsey, Head of Unit Effective Development Policy & Team Europe, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European CommissionChair: Chiyo Robertson, former journalist, BBC