News
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01/07/2016
Focus on social services and children in new Flash Reports about Romania and the Czech Republic
Three new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) have just become available and provide information on recent policy initiatives in Romania and the Czech Republic.
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01/07/2016
Report examines effectiveness of ESF interventions through counterfactual impact evaluation
The evaluation report 'Pilot projects to carry out ESF related counterfactual impact evaluations' sheds light on the effectiveness of some European Social Fund (ESF) interventions.
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28/06/2016
Employment and Social Situation Quarterly indicates less long-term unemployed, more convergence between Member States
Today, the Commission published its summer edition of the Employment and Social Situation Quarterly review (ESSQR).
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27/06/2016
Council Conclusions on 'Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion: an Integrated Approach'
The Council calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop an integrated approach to combat poverty and social exclusion by combining adequate income support, access to quality services and inclusive labour markets, while ensuring equal opportunities for women and men.
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27/06/2016
The Skills Development Division of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) visited the ESCO team
A high-level delegation from the Skills Development Division of the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) visited the ESCO team of the European Commission on the 23rd of June.
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27/06/2016
Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Thyssen sign joint statement 'new start for social dialogue'
On 27 June, Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue Valdis Dombrovskis together with Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, signed on behalf of the Commission a statement on a 'new start for social dialogue'.
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24/06/2016
Key EU contribution to decent work at the 105th International Labour Conference
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was the guest of honour of this year's International Labour Conference, the supreme body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), that took place in Geneva over May-June 2016.
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22/06/2016
Restructuring the Hungarian social protection system: Evaluation of the 2015 decision to deliver benefits locally
Last year, the Hungarian government introduced an extensive reform of the social protection system, notably separating provisions for income and expense compensation.
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21/06/2016
Protecting the rights of unaccompanied minors within the European Union
In 2015, approximately 30% of the 1.2 million people that applied for asylum in the EU were children. Out of these, 88,300 were unaccompanied, according to Eurostat. Over 90% of them were boys, nearly 90% between 14 and 17 years old and over half of the unaccompanied minors were coming from Afghanistan. People in Europe have been shaken by some of their stories of the past they left behind and their journey to Europe. But even when they arrive here, unaccompanied migrants are still facing major obstacles and challenges.
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15/06/2016
Poverty risks since the crisis: are older people winning at the expense of the young?
One of the legacies of the crisis is an increased number of people at risk of poverty. These are people with household incomes below 60% of the median income in their country. The share of people at risk of poverty (or the ‘at-risk-of-poverty rate’, AROP) increased from 13.5 per cent in 2007 to 15.9 per cent in 2014 among the working-age population (20-64 years old) – a rise of almost 20% (EU average excluding Croatia and Malta).