Tuesday the Council of Ministers passed a decision moving to
Parliament for ratification a loan agreement between the EU as
lender and Bulgaria as borrower under the EU s SURE instrument,
the government s information service said.
SURE is a European instrument for temporary support to mitigate
unemployment risks in an emergency following the Covid-19
outbreak.
million euros, with a maximum maturity term of 15 years. The
term for utilizing the funds is 18 months, starting as of
September 30, 2020.
expected to be supported with the money from SURE, to keep
140,000 jobs, said Finance Minister Kiril Ananiev.
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is quoted as saying that the
EU: Funding needed for fundamental rights litigation article19.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from article19.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Unions analyse cross-frontier issues against Brexit backdrop
Johnny Bugeja 11th December 2020
Unite the Union on Friday participated in “constructive dialogue” on key cross-frontier issues with other trade unions in both Gibraltar and Spain through the offices of the European Trade Union Confederation [ETUC].
A wider range of topics of mutual interest were discussed and “significant consensus” exists, the union said.
The discussion, held virtually, came against the backdrop of an ever developing position on Brexit both domestically in Gibraltar and internationally in the UK and Brussels.
“These were important and positive discussions with our trade union colleagues that complement well the existing work of the Cross Frontier Group and the Inter Regional Trade Union Council,” said Unite’s Kaylan Lucas, who is also Secretary of the Inter Regional Trade Union Council.
Per Hilmersson
occupational health issue. The workplace provides fertile ground for the transmission of the virus.
If the European Union and its member states fail to guarantee health and safety for all workers, it will be more difficult to provide essential activities during lockdowns and to recover from the crisis. Trade unions are therefore calling on the European Commission to formally recognise coronavirus as an occupational disease and take more action together with member states and employers to protect workers.
European Trade Union Institute research shows that EU governments have done far too little to counter workplace risks from the pandemic. Work is one of the main channels of transmission and social inequalities have put some groups in greater danger than others. Yet authorities and employers across Europe have failed to provide adequate protective equipment for high-risk, front-line carers or to implement full safety measures for workers in healthcare, transport, ret
04-02-2021 )
epa08524654 A banner reading ?RIP 1908-2020? hung at the entrance of a Karstadt department store during a demonstration in Tempelhofer Damm in Berlin, Germany, 03 July 2020.The Tempelhofer branch is one of the seven Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof department stores that are to be closed in Berlin and Potsdam. According to media reports, the department store chain is to close 62 of its 172 stores permanently for economic reasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/HAYOUNG JEON