Minimum wage issue resurfaces in Paris election debate

Proposals for a continental minimum wage and jobs-creation dominated the first of a series of European Parliament panel debates in Paris on the 15 October 2013, as a preparation for the European elections in 2014.

The introduction of an EU-wide minimum wage has been posing many problems, but the debate could soon gain traction in Brussels following the election of September 2013 in Germany and the perspective of a grand coalition heading the German government afterwards.

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ESO: Background information: Youth unemployment campaign hits European Parliament http://www.europeansources.info/record/youth-unemployment-campaign-hits-european-parliament/

ESO: Background information: Brussels to push for EU-wide minimum wage http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-to-push-for-eu-wide-minimum-wage/

ESO: Background information: Minimum wages in Europe: does the diversity of systems lead to a diversity of outcomes? http://www.europeansources.info/record/minimum-wages-in-europe-does-the-diversity-of-systems-lead-to-a-diversity-of-outcomes/

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