€315bn EU investment plan may create 2.1m jobs

The European Commission’s €315bn investment plan to spur growth could create 2.1m net jobs, lowering the bloc’s jobless rate by 1% by 2018, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said yesterday. But if the three-year plan, announced by Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker in November, fails to attract and leverage private investment, it would create just 400,000 … Continue reading €315bn EU investment plan may create 2.1m jobs