Covid: ETUC, self-employed excluded from job support
Insufficient help in Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary
14 December, 16:32Among those, Bulgaria and Croatia did not include support for self-employed in application for SURE funds, while Hungary provided allowances only for self-employed in the restaurant and tourism sector, ETUC said.
"These gaps in support have contributed to EU unemployment increasing by 2 million in the past year, with young people and women the worst affected," ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini said. (ANSA).