EU: Cyprus unveils its six-month presidency programme

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Cyprus has set out its priorities for its six-month presidency of the Council of the EU. On the social front, the centre-right government will focus on the Union of Skills, which aims to boost “competitiveness and social cohesion”, as well as on developing a new action plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. “Decent work for social justice” would also be “at the heart” of the next Council meeting of labour ministers in February, the programme states. It also express

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