By 2010, Europeans will live in the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion. This is the EU's strategic goal, agreed at Lisbon in March 2000. However, in 2001, almost 40 % of the population aged 25 to 64 in the E U...

This volume gathers the contributions of the second day of the First international conference on the history of vocational education and training (VET) in Europe in a comparative perspective, held in Florence in October 2002. The overall theme of the conference was the different developments of...

For the first time, the European Commission is presenting a policy document on poverty and social exclusion. By documenting and analysing the situation across all Member States and by identifying the key challenges for the future, this Joint Report on Social Inclusion contributes to...

The EUMC commissioned the material for this report covering 2001-03 from its national focal points in the 15 EU Member States. The report analyses the existing and currently developing legal measures and remedies against discrimination of migrants and minorities, racism and xenophobia,...

Speeding up changes in Europe - International Conference on Women in Indus trial Research, Berlin, October 10 - 11, 2003. Europe needs more women in industrial research - and more women studying science and engineering. How can this be achieved? What are the best methods to promote women in...