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March 2012 |
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In this edition, we will present you the activities you can expect from the project in the current working year, which will be filled with interesting events and publications on EU social security coordination. The analytical branch of the network will focus on burning issues like the coordination of benefits with activation measures and the coordination of long-term care benefits. Also the Regulation chapter on unemployment benefits will be evaluated to identify possible solutions for a simplified and more efficient coordination of such benefits. |
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| News from trESS | |
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trESS 2012 kick-off |
trESS steps into the 21st century |
trESS seminar calendar 2012 We are delighted to present you the new round of trESS seminars for this working year. In 2012, 9 seminars will be organised in the framework or with the support of the project. Two will be bilateral seminars, a concept that has already proved to be very inspiring. |
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| Interview with Jackie Morin | News from the ECJ |
Before, he was head of Unit for European social dialogue. We asked him to give us an insight onto the current activities in his unit and on the plans and strategies for the future. |
(Case C-347/10) A. Salemink v Raad van Bestuur van het Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen  The reference has been made in proceedings between Mr Salemink, a Netherlands national who had worked on a gas-drilling platform on the continental shelf adjacent to the Netherlands and was resident in Spain, and the Raad van bestuur van het Uitvoeringsinstituut werknemersverzekeringen (Management Board of the Employee Insurance Agency), concerning its refusal to grant Mr Salemink invalidity benefit. |
| News from the Commission | News from the Council and the European Parliament |
Bridging the gap between Denmark and Sweden EU calls for comments on PROGRESS programme EU sets out plans for adequate, safe and sustainable pensions Commission asks Malta to stop cuts to civil service pensions from other Member States Ironing out cross-border workers’ sickness benefits Administrative Commission adopts a new interpretative decision on unemployment benefits European Commission launches new call for proposals on social security coordination Commission requests Cyprus to clarify the pension rights of former Cypriot civil servants |
Regulation 883/2004 applicable to Switzerland as from 1 April 2012
Upcoming adoption of a Regulation amending Regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009 As already announced, we are close to the adoption of a new regulation amending Regulation 883/2004 and Regulation 987/2009. |
This e-newsletter has been produced under the responsibility of Yves Jorens. |
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Reporting on the implementation of the coordination regulations at national level continues to be one of the most important activities of tr
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Mr. Jackie Morin is head of Unit for “Free movement of workers and coordination of social security schemes” in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion since 2008. 