This fourth issue for 2007 includes: a summary of current macroeconomic trends and prospects; an overview of the ERM statistics for the fourth quarter of 2007; details of the global restructuring plan at Unilever; restructuring at ZRE Katowice and more on restructuring in Cyprus.

The transition from school to work is a crucial phase in the lives of young people that has lasting effects on their entire life courses. In recent years, labour market uncertainty and comparatively high unemployment rates have been major challenges for young people leaving the educational...

In the second half of 1999 Statistics Netherlands carried out an ad hoc project on environment-related employment in the Netherlands. The European Commission co-financed this project under the Community programme Environmental protection and employment. Direct environment-related employment in...

This study has collated available environmental expenditure data on the market for goods and services produced by eco-industries in both the EU-15 and the Candidate Countries, as the basis for describing the economic significance of the sector, including employment levels. Whilst there are gaps...

This report provides a brief overview of the current status of renewable energy developments in the EU, together with an assessment of employment, manufacturing activity and export markets. It also gives an overview of the current status of renewable energy exploitation in Candidate Countries.