Unemployment issues in Europe

Similarly to Finland, unemployment issues are in many countries handled by separate unemployment funds. If you have been a member of an unemployment fund in another country or you will become a member of an unemployment fund in another country, this unemployment fund is your contact point.

In other situations, you can check whom to contact from the following list:

The Netherlands

Institute for Employee Benefit Schemes
Postbus 20724
Amsterdam 1001 NS
NETHERLANDS
Tel: +31 888 98 20 01

Belgium

National Employment Office
Keizerslaan 7
Brussel 1000
BELGIUM
Tel: +32 2 515 4111
email: webmaster@onem.fgov.be

Bulgaria

National Social Insurance Institute
62-64, "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" bld.
Sofia 1303
BULGARIA
Tel: +359 926 10 10
Fax: +359 926 14 40
email: noi@nssi.bg

Spain

State Public Employment Service (General Directorate)
C/Condesa de Venadito, 9
Madrid 28027
SPAIN
Tel: +34 91 585 28 41
Fax: +34 91 585 28 25

Ireland

EU Records, Department of Social Protection
Mc Carter's Road, Ardaravan
Buncrana, Co. Donegal,
IRELAND
Tel: +353 1 471 5898
Fax: +353 7 4936 4540
email: info@welfare.ie

Iceland

Directorate of Labour
Hafnarhúsinu Tryggvagata
Reykjavik 105
ICELAND
Tel: +354 5 154 800
Fax: +354 5 112 520
email: postur@vmst.is

Great Britain and Northern Ireland

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
National Insurance Contributions and Employers Office
HM Revenue and Customs
BX9 1AN
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44 191 203 7010
Fax: +44 191 225 0067

Italy

National Institute of Social Security
Via Ciro il Grande, 21
Roma,
ITALY
Tel: +39 0 616 41 64

Austria

Public Employment Service Austria
Treustrasse 35-43
Vienna 1200
AUSTRIA
Tel: +43 133 178
Fax: +43 133 178 120
email: ams.oesterreich@ams.at

Greece

Greek Manpower Employment Organization
Ethn. Antistaseos 8
Alimos 17456
GREECE
Tel: +30 210 998 9000
Fax: +30 210 998 9500

Cyprus

Social Insurance Services of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance
Vyronos Avenue 7
Nicosia 1465
CYPRUS
Tel: +357 2240 1686
Fax: +357 2240 1664
email: recagree@sid.mlsi.gov.cy

Latvia

State Social Insurance Agency
70a Lacplesa street,
LV-1011 Riga
LATVIA
Tel: +371 8000 1015
Fax: +371 6701 1813
email: vsaa@vsaa.lv

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein unemployment insurance
Gerberweg 5
Vaduz 9490
Liechtenstein
Tel: +423 236 68 71
Fax: +423 236 68 89
Email: info@avw.llv.li

Lithuania

Lithuanian Labour Exchange
Geležinio Vilko str. 3A
Vilnius 03131
LITHUANIA
Tel: +370 5 2360 793
Fax: +370 2360 788
email: info@ldb.lt

Luxembourg

Employment Office
rue Bender, 10
Luxembourg L1229
LUXEMBOURG
Tel: +352 2478 5300
Fax: +352 40 61 40
email: info@adem.public.lu

Malta

Social Security Division
38, Ordnance Street
Valletta, VLT 1021
MALTA
Tel: +356 259 03420
Fax: + 356 25 903282
email: iru.dss@gov.mt

Norway

NAV Work and Benefits
Postboks 6600
Oslo 0607
NORWAY
Tel: +47 21 07 37 00
Fax: +47 21 07 37 01
email: nav.work.and.benefits@nav.no

Portugal

Employment and Vocational Training Institute
R Xabregas,52
Lisboa 1949-003
PORTUGAL
Tel: +351 2186 14100
Fax: +351 2186 14622
email: dem@iefp.pt

Poland

Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Nowogrodzka 1/3/5,
Warsaw 00-513
POLAND
Tel: +48 2255 10127
Fax: +48 5510 172
www.mpips.gov.pl

France

Pole emploi services
Centre de traitement - TSA 33052
Nanterre Cedex 9 92891
FRANCE
Tel: +33 146 529700
Fax: +33 146 522623
email: europe.exchange@pole-emploi.fr