Equality between women and men is a fundamental right, a common value of the EU, and a necessary condition for the achievement of the EU objectives of growth, employment and social cohesion.
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Gender equality: read more |
Are you considering applying for European Union funding? Do you want to see examples of projects that have received financial support from the EU?
The European Commission's Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities is responsible for three main funding instruments:
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Funding: read more |
Are you concerned about the impact that globalisation and economic change may have on your job and your family? Do you have questions about the labour market implications of migration from other EU countries or from outside the European Union?
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Employment: read more |
Are you concerned about your rights in the workplace? Do you feel that you have been treated unfairly at work, or that your job is having a negative effect on your health?
EU employment legislation guarantees minimum levels of protection that apply to everyone living and working in the European Union.
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Rights at work: read more |
An ambitious agenda designed to ensure that European Union policies respond effectively to today's economic and social challenges was adopted by the European Commission on 2 July 2008.
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Renewed Social Agenda: read more |
Are you interested in working abroad? Do you want to know about your social security and health care when living or working abroad? European Union (EU) nationals are entitled to work or look for a job in another EU country. The free movement of workers is part of the rights that EU citizens enjoy to travel or settle anywhere in the European Union.
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Mobility: read more |
Article 13, introduced in the Amsterdam Treaty (entered into force in 1999) gives the Community specific powers to take action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
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Diversity & Non-discrimination: read more |
The EU coordinates and encourages national governments to:
- combat poverty and social exclusion
- reform their social welfare systems by learning from each other and identifying what policies work best (in the fields of poverty and social exclusion, pensions, health & long-term care) by learning from each other and identifying what works best
- report regularly with data which is directly comparable across the EU.
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EU Coordination to improve social welfare: read more |
Have you ever wondered how decisions on employment, social affairs and equal opportunities are taken at the EU level? Or how you can get involved and have your say?
The European Commission cooperates with a wide range of partners.
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Partners: read more |
Are you interested in what the European Union is doing to promote social development beyond its own borders?
This section of our portal provides information about the European Commission's cooperation with a wide range of partners.
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International: read more |
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