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The 20th Cedefop Brussels seminar, organised by Cedefop in collaboration with the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will take place 2 June. These research-driven seminars, held in cooperation with the rotating EU Council Presidencies, build on Cedefop’s research and address issues relevant to European debates on education, training, and employment. This year, the Seminar will be the stage to unveil the details of the 2026 European Skills and VET Week. Click in the contact below if you wish to be invited.

Europass has reached the milestone of 10 million registered users, confirming its growing relevance as an EU platform with free, multilingual tools that support people in their career and learning journeys.

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Employment in the EU has steadily grown over the past decade, reaching 75.8% in 2025, but large differences remain between countries and sectors. Most new jobs are created in services while inflation and sector differences create uneven real wage outcomes across countries.

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The European Skills High-Level Board has held its first meeting, bringing together businesses, education and training providers and social partners. The Board advises the Commission on skills policy to address labour shortages and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness.

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The latest episode of PESPod, the podcast of the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network), explores how PES are helping jobseekers and employers prepare for the skills needed in tomorrow’s labour market.

The PES Network has just released a Synthesis Paper capturing the outcomes of the Annual Stakeholder Conference, “Partnerships in shaping and delivering employment services”, held on 21 October 2025 in Brussels.

EU Member States' representatives have approved the agreement between the Council Presidency and the European Parliament on the revision of the social security coordination rules.

The European Commission has presented a bold social package to help end poverty in the EU and to strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities.

The 2025 Annual Report chronicles a pivotal year, one which underscores the Network’s irreplaceable role as the bedrock of labour market resilience across the European Union.

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The Belgian taxonomy for occupations and competences, known as competent, is a structured database that includes around 600 professional competency profiles, each outlining technical, soft and digital skills, knowledge areas and behavioural indicators.