Migration, Trade, Greece, Bulgaria
Date
May. 16, 2018
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Health workers call for higher pay to stop emigration
On 12 May healthworkers in Sofia and Zagreb demonstrated over poor pay and working conditions and the crisis of understaffing. 5000 nurses, medical professionals, midwives and lab technicians joined a demonstration outside the Council of Ministers in Sofia demanding a 1500 Lev (EUR 765) minimum wage for health workers as a step towards stemming the flow of health workers out of the country. In Zagreb the call was also for improved pay and working conditions and in particular the respect for collective agreements in relation to overtime pay.
Mar. 10, 2017
New report highlights Europe’s failings regarding asylum seekers and refugees
Today as the EU Council discusses migration, a new report on ‘the Refugee Crisis and the Greek Public Services,’ published by Greek public service union ADEDY, draws attention to some of the major difficulties which have arisen at the EU borders,
Sep. 16, 2016
EPSU welcomes report of the European Parliament on EU assisting Italy and Greece responding to increase of refugees
(16 September 2016) The number of people seeking asylum and a safe place is growing again in Italy and Greece. The European Commission proposed for the Member States to assist