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suggested a compromise and said he isn't ready to challenge Germany's controversial road toll bill.]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/melenchon-and-hamon-unable-to-overcome-differences-on-europe/ Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:22:43 +0000 http://www.euractiv.fr/?post_type=news&p=326156 https://www.euractiv.com/news/minimum-wages-soar-across-europe-in-bid-to-curb-social-inequality/ https://www.euractiv.com/news/minimum-wages-soar-across-europe-in-bid-to-curb-social-inequality/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2017 05:23:36 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1089424 https://www.euractiv.com/news/minimum-wages-soar-across-europe-in-bid-to-curb-social-inequality/feed/ 1 https://www.euractiv.com/news/meps-call-for-eu-law-requiring-national-minimum-wage-in-every-country/ https://www.euractiv.com/news/meps-call-for-eu-law-requiring-national-minimum-wage-in-every-country/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2017 16:31:30 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=1081438 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http://www.euractiv.com/?p=889229 EURACTIV France reports.  ]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/finland-to-test-unconditional-basic-income-for-finns-in-2017/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 05:54:35 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=886646 https://www.euractiv.com/news/germany-s-minimum-wage-effect-fewer-workers-receiving-unemployment-aid/ Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:29:06 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=874253 EURACTIV Germany reports. ]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/brussels-fights-germany-over-minimum-wage-for-truckers/ Wed, 20 May 2015 11:32:50 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=871863 https://www.euractiv.com/news/germany-poland-clash-on-minimum-wage/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:14:39 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=870526 EURACTIV Germany reports. ]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/merkel-government-debates-altering-minimum-wage-law/ Fri, 10 Apr 2015 07:21:19 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=869053 EURACTIV Germany reports. ]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/european-parliament-divided-over-german-minimum-wage-regulation/ Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:15:29 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=868073 EURACTIV Germany reports. ]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/survey-minimum-wages-uneven-in-eu/ Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:20:49 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=865810 https://www.euractiv.com/news/minimum-wage-unlikely-to-remedy-rising-poverty-in-germany/ Fri, 20 Feb 2015 07:29:34 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=865351 EURACTIV Germany reports. ]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/french-government-think-tank-calls-for-eu-social-reform/ Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:08:02 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=861260 EURACTIV France reports.  ]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/ecb-backs-bundesbank-call-for-higher-german-wages/ Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:07:23 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=851124 https://www.euractiv.com/news/juncker-calls-for-minimum-wage-in-all-eu-countries/ Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:16:13 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=850381 https://www.euractiv.com/news/paris-floats-plan-for-eu-wide-minimum-wage/ Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:28:54 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=850140 EURACTIV France reports.]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/bundestag-approves-germany-s-first-universal-minimum-wage/ Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:28:53 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=849728 https://www.euractiv.com/news/textile-workers-paid-lower-in-eastern-europe-than-in-china-report-finds/ Wed, 18 Jun 2014 08:14:45 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=848424 https://www.euractiv.com/news/swiss-reject-world-s-highest-minimum-wage/ Mon, 19 May 2014 08:36:30 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=846524 https://www.euractiv.com/news/french-candidates-clash-over-europe-s-future/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:38:41 +0000 http://www.euractiv.com/?p=845123 EURACTIV France reports.]]> https://www.euractiv.com/news/merkel-cabinet-agrees-on-8-50-minimum-wage/ https://www.euractiv.com/news/merkel-cabinet-agrees-on-8-50-minimum-wage/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:00:00 +0000 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