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Europe’s demographic conundrum
24th of August 2023
A demographic time bomb is ticking down across Europe. Longer life expectancy and falling birth rates are projected to cause widespread labour shortages in the not too distant future, with dire outcomes for the region’s economies, reports Hartley Milner.
THRUST DEFIANTLY skywards, a protester’s placard evokes a bloody episode from
A.I.S.E. since 1952 - the history of a sustainable industry
14th of August 2023
This year A.I.S.E. celebrates the strength of its network and achievements over 70 years of cooperation through the European association. Aisling O’Kane writes for ECJ about the organisation’s history.
In 70 years since its establishment in 1952, A.I.S.E. has grown from a handful of associations collaborating to secure the
Europe’s industry delegates come together for EFCI meetings
9th of August 2023
Earlier in the summer, delegates representing the associations of the European cleaning industry convened in Brussels for EFCI’s General Meetings 2023. Director general Matteo Matarazzo tells us more.
President of EFCI Lorenzo Mattioli opened this year’s meeting with an overview of the past year and highlighted the importance of
News from the Netherlands - new tool measures perception
30th of May 2023
VSR director John Griep tells us about a new measurement tool that focuses on perception.
VSR and industry organisation Schoonmakend Nederland have commissioned the development of a new measurement tool. This instrument measures the perception of cleanliness by premises users. This is somewhat different from cleaning quality, which is already
News from Denmark - feel-good trilogy with an edge
26th of May 2023
Lotte Printz in Denmark talks to Estrid Dyekjær, a novelist who criticise tender systems in her books.
“I have this song in my head, ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’ (1936 song by George Formby)…,” Estrid Dyekjær bursts out enthusiastically when I first get her on the phone.
“And it makes me so
Supporting European policymaking - the role of social dialogue
24th of May 2023
Since the construction of the Maastricht Treaty, social dialogue has been identified as one of the features on which the European social model is built. Matteo Matarazzo, director general at EFCI, explains its role and how it functions in the cleaning sector.
When it comes to decision-making in the European Union, next to the traditional
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