2003 Annual Report

	0. INTRODUCTION
	1. LEGAL FOUNDATIONS REGULATING ESS OPERATIONS AND ORGANISATION
	2. SOURCES OF FUNDING AND THE VOLUME AND STRUCTURE OF EXPENDITURE
	3. EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT TRENDS
	4. IMPLEMENTATION OF EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES AND MEASURES
	5. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
	6. VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS
	7. PREPARATION FOR TASKS BROUGHT ABOUT BY EU MEMBERSHIP
	8. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
	9. CONCLUSION
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