SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE SELF-EMPLOYED IN OLD AGE IN THE EU

Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU

In most European Union (EU) Member States, self-employed individuals receive, on average, lower retirement pensions than employees.Furthermore, the number of self-employed pensioners is lower, and there is a significant proportion of self-employed workers in the EU who are not entitled to a retirement pension.The situation is even more delicate for

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Characterization of Yersinia enterocolitica Biotype 1A Strains Isolated from Swine Slaughterhouses and Markets

Yersinia enterocolitica is an important foodborne pathogen that causes illness in humans and animals.Y.enterocolitica is also the most heterogeneous species of the genus and is divided into distinct serotypes and over six biotypes.Y.enterocolitica biotype 1A strains are classically considered as nonpathogenic; however, some biotype 1A isolates have

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