Germany's Schulz details plans for EU Commission presidency bid

(Reuters) - European Parliament President Martin Schulz, a leading candidate to become the next president of the European Commission, laid out his campaign proposals on Thursday, saying it was essential to restore citizens' trust in the European Union.

Euro-Zone Workers Increasingly Forced to Go Part-Time

Growing numbers of workers in the euro zone are unable to work as many hours as they would like, official figures showed Friday, casting new light on the grim outlook for consumers that could depress the region's growth prospects for some time to come.

French jobless claims hit highest this century

PARIS (Reuters) - France had more jobseekers in April than any time this century as numbers rose for the twelfth month running, and the labor ministry said it was braced for more layoffs in the months ahead.

Spain approves labor reforms to boost sick economy

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s new conservative government approved sweeping labor market reforms Friday as part of a drive to revive a sick economy and solve Europe’s worst unemployment nightmare — a jobless rate of nearly 23 percent.