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Payments: Commission and ECB Support Launch of Pan-European SEPA Direct Debit

added: 04-09-2008

The European Commission and the European Central Bank (ECB) have encouraged the European Payments Council to move ahead with the launch of the SEPA Direct Debit scheme. Under this scheme, bank customers would be able to arrange direct debits to pay companies with bank accounts in any of the 31 European countries participating in SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area).

MEPs Call for Ban on Animal Cloning for Food

added: 04-09-2008

The European Parliament called for a ban in the EU on the cloning of animals for food supply. MEPs also urged an embargo on imports of cloned animals, their offspring and products derived from these sources.

Commission and Stakeholders Discuss Water Scarcity and Droughts at Zaragoza World Expo

added: 04-09-2008

At a one-day conference in Zaragoza stakeholders will discuss ways to use water more efficiently in the European Union. The conference follows the Communication on water scarcity and droughts presented by the European Commission in July 2007 and contributions will feed into the report the Commission is due to publish at the end of 2008 as a follow-up to its Communication. The report will tackle implementation and monitoring aspects of the policy options presented in the Communication.

Equality of Men and Women in the EU in 2008: For Quality Jobs

added: 04-09-2008

More effort is needed to boost the quality of jobs and reduce violence against women, says an own-initiative report on equality of men and women in the EU adopted by MEPs, the first to cover all 27 EU Member States.

Monster Employment Index Edges Up in August 2008

added: 04-09-2008

The Monster Employment Index rose moderately in August, adding two points, as a majority of industries, occupations, and regions registered increased online job availability, suggesting that U.S. employers began gearing up for the late-summer and fall hiring season.

IPO Activity: U.S. Public Equity Market Competitiveness Continues Its Decline

added: 04-09-2008

The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation released its findings documenting the huge second quarter decline in IPO activity in the United States and foreign markets, a continuing reduction in the ability of U.S. markets to capture IPOs, and a failure by U.S. markets to list any of the largest IPOs in 2008.

Seasonal August Increase in Online Job Demand Offsets Large July Loss

added: 04-09-2008

In August 2008, there were 4,833,700 online advertised job vacancies, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series™ (HWOL).

Cost-cutting in Enterprise IT Departments Hits Staff and Salaries

added: 04-09-2008

When enterprise IT departments have to make cuts of over five per cent of their budget, they're most likely to reduce staff, cut salaries, and eliminate vendors and outsourced contracts to achieve targets, says an Info-Tech Research Group study conducted this summer.

A North Sea Electricity Grid Revolution

added: 04-09-2008

A new Greenpeace report has for the first time revealed how a regionally integrated approach to the large-scale development of offshore wind in the North Sea could deliver reliable clean energy for millions of homes.

The Gap in Working Times Between Eastern and Western Europe Remains Wide

added: 04-09-2008

The average collectively agreed weekly working time in the European Union in 2007 stood at 38.6 hours, according to the annual update of the working time development from Eurofound's European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO). The report, which looks at working time agreements set by collective bargaining, also found that average paid annual leave entitlement for European workers stood at 25.2 days across the EU in 2007.

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