Translation of "creusement " (French → English) :

O. whereas motherhood and care for children, the elderly, sick or disabled family members and other dependants represent additional or sometimes full-time work that is almost exclusively carried out by women; whereas this work is rarely paid and is not adequately valued by society, even though it is of enormous social importance, contributes to social welfare and can be measured by economic indicators such as GDP; whereas this results in the widening of the income gaps that exist between women and men and detrimentally impacts women’s career paths through the ‘costs’ of the years spent out of the labour market or of reduced hours due ...[+++]to part-time arrangements, and consequently also increases the pension gap between men and women; whereas the impact of these elements on lifetime earnings varies across the Member States depending on the level of support offered to parents, including childcare provision, by either legislative measures or collective agreements;

1. Underlines the fact that the European Union’s economic governance framework should aim to be a steering instrument to correct major economic imbalances, including unemployment rates, which have caused sharp reductions in growth, and rising inequalities, and which have put European economies at risk; recalls that EU28 overall debt has fallen from 4.5% of GDP in 2011 to a forecast 3% of GDP in 2014; recalls, however, that the economic balance in the whole cycle should more efficiently boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, which has continued to be modest or has stagnated in recent years and is projected to remain below 1.5 %, ...[+++] according to the EU GDP growth forecasts; recalls that measures to ensure sustainable and inclusive growth must also be aimed at fulfilling and fostering more efficiently the EU 2020 strategy targets on employment and poverty, because progress has been insufficient;

The rising deficit and public debt levels increased the country’s vulnerability.

‐ earth moving: excavation, landfill, levelling and grading of construction sites, trench digging, rock removal, blasting, etc.

‐ earth moving: excavation, landfill, levelling and grading of construction sites, trench digging, rock removal, blasting, etc.,

4. In terms of employment, a slower growth in 2001 within the Europe of 15 combined with a constant decrease in employment for five years in the candidate countries is causing a widening of regional disparities.