ake to gather the Troïka (the Czech, Swedish and Spanish governments, the first representing the current EU presidency, the other two the next ones), the European Commission and the European social partners met in Prague on May 6 for a “mini-summit”. They validated ten lines of action for employment in Europe. (Ref.090496)
On Thursday May 7, the representatives of the Troïka, José Manuel Barroso, president of the European executive , and the European social partners attempted to save appearances, despite the catastrophic forecasts unveiled on Monday by the European Commission ( 11.9% unemployment in the euro zone in 2010).