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History and Organsational structure:
1993 the EURES Network (EURopean Employment Services) was founded by the
European Commission, GD 5 „Employment and Social Affairs. It shall be a
cooperating network of the Public Employment Services, their partners (i.e.
employers’ and employees’ organisations and the European Commission).
The EURES network was created to link and mobilize the public employment
services of the Member States of the E.U., the European Free-Trade Zone, as well
as all those who deal with employment on a national and international level.
The General Directorate (DG) for Employment and Social Affairs is the coordinator of
the network.
EURES has a human network of more than 700 EURES advisers that are in daily
contact with jobseeker and employers across Europe.
In European cross-border regions, EURES has an important role to play in providing
information about and helping to solve all sorts of problems related to cross-border
commuting that workers and employers may experience.
Set up in 1993, EURES is a co-operation network between the European
Commission and the Public Employment Services of the EEA Member States (The
EU countries plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and other partner
organizations. Switzerland also takes part in EURES co-operation. The joint
resources of the EURES member and partner organizations provide a solid basis for
the EURES network to offer high quality services for both workers and employers.
EURES advisers are trained specialists who provide the three basic EURES services
of information, guidance and placement, to both jobseekers and employers interested
in the European job market. They have developed specialised expertise in the
practical, legal and administrative matters relating to mobility at national and crossborder
levels. They work within the Public Employment Service of each member
country, or within other partner organisations in the EURES network.
EURES has a particularly important role to play in cross-border regions, areas in
which there are significant levels of cross-border commuting. The more than 600 000
people who live in one EU country and work in another have to cope with different
national practices and legal systems. They may come across administrative, legal or
fiscal obstacles to mobility on a daily basis.
EURES advisers in these areas provide specific advice and guidance on the rights
and obligations of workers living in one country and working in another.
There are currently over 20 EURES cross-border partnerships, spread geographically
throughout Europe and involving more than 13 countries. Aiming to meet the need for
information and coordination connected with mobility in the border regions, these
partnerships bring together public employment and vocational training services,
employers and trades union organisations, local authorities and other institutions
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