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Fabled Nordic model may not suit our economy Irish Times; Mar 25, 2006 ADVERTISEMENT Ireland should be cautious about adopting the Nordic social model, writes Danny McCoy. Faraway hills are green, even from the Emerald Isle. While the Irish economy continues...

EU set for summit clash over protectionism By George Parker in BrusselsPublished: March 23 2006 14:13 | Last updated: March 23 2006 14:13 Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, on Thursday delivered a thinly-veiled rebuke to France and Spain for trying...

The Hampton Court Agenda: a Social Model for Europe The material contained in this pamphlet is the result of a Policy Network research programme on the future of the European Social Model. The programme launched in July 2005 had two objectives. First,...

- 17:59 CET | By Lucia Kubosova EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Europe shows "nostalgia for revolution, but fear of reform," European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has said about the recent protests in France over a proposed new youth labour law. Speaking...

Brussels, 23 March 2006 National social partners need bigger role in making Growth and Jobs strategy work, Tripartite Social Summit hears The EU's strategy for more Growth and Jobs needs greater involvement from national social partners (trade unions...

'There manifestly is a kind of crisis in France, Germany and Italy' This is the full transcript of Nicholas Watt's interview with Anthony Giddens Nicholas Watt, European editor Thursday March 23, 2006 Guardian Unlimited Nicholas Watt: What are you arguing...

Back to Story - Help Vive la France! Vive le 'joblessness'? The Monitor's View Thu Mar 23, 3:00 AM ET This spring's mass protests by French students are not a repeat of 1968, which felled the presidency and reshaped society. That was a throwing off of...

Danish labour model may help EU By Oana Lungescu BBC News, Copenhagen Danish business: Probably the best model of flexibility? Denmark's ranking among the most competitive countries in the world and an unemployment rate of just 5% are attracting attention...

Published: Wednesday 15 March 2006 | Updated: Wednesday 22 March 2006 | Print this article Langues / Sprachen: [FR][DE] Flexicurity: can it work for France and Germany? In Short: As Germany and France are struggling with the implications of labour reforms...

When asked how to help workers affected by globalization, economists often recite the stock phrase "education and retraining." But the evidence on the effectiveness of job retraining programs is mixed and it's hard to push strongly for costly job retraining...