The failure of EU countries to prepare for the needs of their aging populations was debated at length during this conference in Brussels. A new report from The Wold Bank was released at the conference and it highlights how birthrates in the EU are falling, young adults are migrating from the bloc because of the economic crisis and people are living longer while still retiring at a relatively young... 

Demonstrators protest in central Rome, Italy, on November 14, 2014. Several Italian cities, including the capital city of Rome and northern city of Milan, have witnessed confrontations between police forces and anti-austerity protesters. On Friday, trade unions and students staged strikes and rallies in more than 20 cities against labor market and other reforms. Officers were pelted with eggs and red... 

A million more working Britons have been pushed into poverty because of soaring housing costs and stagnant wages. That’s according to a new UK government report attacked bitterly by unions and rights groups. New figures published by the UK government reveal that the number of working Britons below the poverty line has risen by at least 1 million. The government, however, insists the poverty... 

A general view of Piazza Duomo during the FIOM CGIL and Students National Strike on January 28, 2011 in Milan, Italy. Italian trade unions have called for a strike to protest the recent government austerity measures aimed at resolving the eurozone debt crisis. Two of Italy’s three biggest trade unions said they would hold a two-hour strike on December 12, AFP reported on Monday The Cisl and Uil...