Press Release: Matching job seekers and vacancies across Europe

The European Parliament's plenary session approved on 25 February 2016 a proposal to revamp the European Employment Services (EURES) network, including an EU-wde database of job seekers and vacancies.

The aim of this reform is to help fight unemployment by better matching labour market supply and demand. The rules were also set to provide a wider attention to cross-border regions and young people.

The draft law still needed the formal and final approval by the Council of the European Union before adoption.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: New EURES (European employment services) network: the Council gives the green light http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-new-eures-european-employment-services-network-the-council-gives-the-green-light/

European Parliament: Newsrooom: Press Release, 24.02.16: Eures network: helping people to find a job in another EU country http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20150622STO69009/

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