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Investment in human capital should be treated as social investment, argues Marie-Louise Rönmark

Review of the Posting of Workers Directive, a condition sine qua non for combatting social dumping, stresses Yoomi Renström

"Europe's asylum system needs to be fairer and more effective", urges Enzo Bianco

"The EU's future fisheries policy must provide more support for small-scale coastal fisheries", argues PES rapporteur Emily Westley

Sharing economy: "We need a coordinated and holistic EU approach, based on clear legal rules," said the CoR and EP's socialist rapporteurs

"The suspension of structural funds would be highly counter-productive", PES Group President Catiuscia Marini tells Commissioner Crețu

Subsidiarity must not be used as an excuse to halt back upward convergence of social rights in the EU, argues Heinz-Joachim Höfer

Greater interoperability and data sharing can help improve the delivery of public services in Europe

"Unobstructed knowledge-sharing beneficial to European as well as local and regional authorities", argues Anne Karjalainen

CoR backs PES rapporteur's call for simpler EU state aid rules on public services and for more legal certainty

The European Neighbourhood Policy can only have a lasting effect if it brings practical benefits to citizens

Simplification is the key to a better delivery of the cohesion policy on the ground