Birth of a new EU agency

To subscribe to the ‘Social Agenda’ magazine or to other publications of DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, please fill in the registration form available at: https://europa.eu/!YM86Rv To download or to order these publications, please go to https://europa.eu/!bW68yg Homelessness: reversing the trend Produced by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN), this report shows that preventing and tackling homelessness and housing exclusion remains a key challenge, which can only be effectively addressed by a series of measures: building strategic collaborative frameworks involving all relevant stakeholders; significantly strengthening evidence-based policies; providing adequate funding; and efficiently monitoring and assessing existing measures. Catalogue n°: KE-02-19-507-EN-N Link to the publication: https://europa.eu/ !Jn69xt Vocational education: mapping excellence Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) are developing into an important component of EU Vocational Education and Training policy. During late 2018 and early 2019, an exercise was carried out to delineate CoVEs in terms of their main characteristics, with a view to informing the concept and the development of EU support plans. This report presents the findings of this mapping exercise (see page 12). Catalogue n°: KE-01-19-739-EN-N Link to the publication: https://europa.eu/ !Bt37pr Migrants: inclusion approaches Currently, roughly 22.3 million third-country nationals are living in the European Union (4.4% of the total EU population). How do we ensure that migrants and refugees fully participate in economic, cultural and social life? This report looks into the different policies, initiatives and practices related to the inclusion of migrants in European labour markets and societies. It focuses in particular on integrated approaches towards migrants’ inclusion and the EU funding available to support it. Catalogue n°: KE-02-19-483-EN-N Link to the publication: https://europa.eu/ !fQ86pc Making the transition fair "Sustainable growth for all: choices for the future of social Europe" is the title of the 2019 annual edition of the Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) review. It discusses policy options for preserving the EU’s competitiveness and sustaining growth for the entire EU population and future generations, while transitioning to a climate-neutral economy. Making this a just transition requires mainstreaming social considerations upfront, in the design phase as well as in the implementation of all policies. Citizens increasingly expect policymakers to accelerate the transition to a socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable economy that benefits the well-being of all and leaves nobody behind. ESDE is the European Commission’s flagship analytical report in the area of employment and social affairs (see pages 8, 26 and 27). Catalogue n°: KE-BD-19-001-EN-N Link to the publication: https://europa.eu/ !FH98PQ KE-AF-19-056-EN-N