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quarta-feira, 29 de fevereiro de 2012
EUROPA - Press Releases - Acordadas novas regras da UE para o «vinho biológico»
terça-feira, 28 de fevereiro de 2012
Green Spaces Reduce Stress Levels of Jobless, Study Shows
Stress levels of unemployed people are linked more to their surroundings than their age, gender, disposable income, and degree of deprivation, a study shows.
The presence of parks and woodland in economically deprived areas may help people cope better with job losses, post traumatic stress disorder, chronic fatigue and anxiety, researchers say.
sexta-feira, 24 de fevereiro de 2012
El proyecto Biortu recupera la agricultura urbana para el ocio y la educación - Euskadi+innova
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quinta-feira, 16 de fevereiro de 2012
O desemprego em dez números - Economia - PUBLICO.PT
A população desempregada foi de 771,0 mil, o que representa um acréscimo trimestral de 11,8% (mais 81,4 mil pessoas).
A população empregada foi de 4 735,4 mil, o que representa um decréscimo trimestral de 2,4% (menos 118,3 mil pessoas).
A taxa de desemprego média anual foi de 12,7% em 2011 e a população desempregada de 706,1 mil.
New EU-US organics partnership is good news for both sides of Atlantic | Dacian Cioloş and Kathleen A Merrigan | Environment | guardian.co.uk
On Wednesday, the European Union and the United States announce a historic partnership to make it easier to trade in organic foods, opening up opportunities for organic farmers and ranchers, small businesses, and jobs in packaging, shipping, and marketing on both sides of the Atlantic.
The new arrangement, which comes into force 1 June, allows products certified as organic in the EU to be sold in the US and vice versa, eliminating significant barriers for producers. At present, a separate, additional certification is required, meaning additional costs and bureaucracy for organic farmers. To help reduce paperwork and expenses, the arrangement is simple in its aim: it recognizes that the EU and the US have credible organic certification systems and that we share common perspectives about what constitutes the production of organic products