European Union

A useful background document giving basic information on the structure and institutions of the EU is How the European Union works and how to influence its policies by Martine Paulet.

- How is the issue of child poverty addressed across Europe?

Friday 14 September 2007
Much is said about adult poverty, and yet in the European Union, it is children that are most at risk of poverty. According to Eurostat figures (2005), 20% of dependent under 16 in the EU were living in poverty, compared to 16% of adults. Poverty is not only a denial of children’s fundamental rights, it also mortgages the future wellbeing of European society. For example, numerous studies show that: (continue)

- Launch of a European Network of Journalists specialised in social affairs

Tuesday 21 August 2007

- Newsletter (Nr.1): Exchange - Social Protection & Inclusion in the EU

Tuesday 15 May 2007

- European Master in Children’s Rights

Monday 30 April 2007

- Bulgaria celebrates the UN Global Road Safety Week

Monday 23 April 2007

- People in Bulgaria prefer locally manufactured goods

Tuesday 17 April 2007

- European Parliament: Development cooperation of the "new EU donors" in the spotlight

Wednesday 4 April 2007

- Latest Fair Trade Newsletters

Saturday 31 March 2007

- EU Finance Ministers Recommend More Effective Public Spending to Bulgaria

Thursday 29 March 2007
The EU finance ministers recommended that Bulgaria seek a greater effectiveness of public spending, in particular through a reform in the health care system, Bulgarian Finance Minister Plamen Oresharski told a news conference here on Wednesday in connection with the Convergence Programme of Bulgaria on which the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) adopted an opinion in Brussels on March 27. (continue)

- World Social Forum 2007 took place in Nairobi

Friday 23 March 2007
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