EU outlines plans for green jobs boost

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Commission backs up proposals for new recycling targets with a new initiative to highlight green job opportunities across the continent

The European Commission has this week urged governments and businesses to step up efforts to maximise the green jobs boom underway across the continent, setting out plans to ensure the European workforce...

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