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In Europe 17th January 2012

Most Europeans do want to work after retirement age

Is Eurofound’s a contrarian view? While youth unemployment rampantly increases throughout the European Monetary Union, Eurofound on Wednesday will be telling a different story: the labour market shortfall caused by the decline in Europe’s population and workforce will not be offset by growing immigration levels nor by higher fertility and productivity rates, delegates will be told at the Opening Conference of the 2012 European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity…

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In Europe 9th January 2012

UK high tech manufacturers expect to gain market share from their EU competitors

LONDON | The UK high tech manufacturing sector still remains positive about prospects for 2012 according to a new survey. Respondents felt the current euro zone situation could provide UK high tech manufacturers with opportunities. 30% said that the UK had generally become more competitive than other major European economies. The health of the sector was reflected by 84% of the respondents saying they were either busy or operating almost at…

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In Europe 5th January 2012

The European Commission promotes EU-India IT research

LONDON | The Open Group and the Interactive Technology Software and Media Association (ITSMA) have partnered with a consortium of leading European and Indian research and technology developers to identify future areas for coordination of government funded IT research. Supported by the European Commission, the Fostering Cooperation in Computing Systems for EU and India (EU-INCOOP) project is investing over €460,000 to bring together leading researchers from India and Europe to identify priorities and develop a joint research roadmap that…

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In Europe 2nd January 2012

Britons embrace austerity

LONDON | More than one in two adults (56%) said they planned to cut back on their spending. Women were more prone to this than men (59% to 50%). More than one in three people (37%) wanted to try to save more money each month whilst 36% said a key resolution was to cut down their debts. The research showed an attitude-divide between the young and old with the under 35s top financial resolution focusing…

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In Europe 16th December 2011

Fearful Europeans

Only the Danes are significantly more positive than the rest of Europeans. More than four of five Danes look hopefully into the future. As an explanation, a British-American Tobacco’s foundation, which recently published a research on Europeans’ attitudes, notes that the Danes increasingly think about personal quality of life instead of the economic standard of living when referring to the term ‘future’. For them, this includes, for example, emancipation, work-life…

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In Europe 15th December 2011

European warehousing investment concentrates in the UK

The market for warehouses over 5,000 square metres recorded a strong activity in Germany throughout 2011 and returned to growth in France and in the United Kingdom. The disparity between second hand and new premises is widening in most countries since demand is mainly turned towards high-grade premises. According to a BNP Paribas Real Estate research, even though the market has been vigorous during the past few quarters, supply levels…