News
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13/05/2015
Country-specific recommendations 2015: Further efforts needed to support a robust recovery
Further policy is needed to return to self-sustaining growth. The European Commission today adopted country-specific economic policy recommendations for 2015 and 2016 asking for national actions to create jobs and stimulate growth.
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29/04/2015
First overview of integrated social services in the EU and best practices
The European Commission published a first overview today of the integrated social services related to labour market and social (re)integration in the EU and identified best practices.
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28/04/2015
Health reforms in Bulgaria and other social policy developments in Europe
Four more Flash Reports on recent social policy developments in Europe are now available:
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23/04/2015
Modernisation of social protection systems: Stocktaking report on Member States progress on social investment reforms
A report commissioned by the European Commission to the European Social Policy Network of independent experts published today shows that Member States have made progress in implementing reforms toward social investment but there still a lot to be done for the modernisation of the social protection systems across the European Union.
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20/04/2015
Social Agenda - EU economic policy in the making
Social Agenda n°40 highlights the 2015 European Semester, the EU economic governance process.
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15/04/2015
Looking beyond 2015 for decent work and in the global fight against poverty
The European Commission is fully committed to the process of adopting a post-2015 development agenda, which is currently driven by the United Nations to set the main goals and targets for the next 15 years.
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13/04/2015
Employment and social situation: Quarterly review shows a broadening recovery amidst widespread challenges
The economic situation in the EU started gradually improving nearly two years ago, and most Member States have recently registered positive GDP growth. Employment has started picking up, with improvements now materialising in most sectors.
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10/04/2015
New 'waiting time and treatment package' for cancer in Poland and other recent social policy developments in Europe
Three new Flash Reports have been published providing short and up-to-date information on new initiatives in the social field in Poland, Latvia and Liechtenstein.
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10/04/2015
Worker information and consultation: Commission starts consultations with the Social Partners on consolidation of three Directives
The Commission starts a consultation today with the EU level social partners (representatives of employers and employees) in order to obtain their views on the possible direction of European Union action aimed at strengthening the coherence and effectiveness of the existing EU legislation on worker information and consultation at national level.
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19/03/2015
Tripartite Social Summit: focus on jobs, growth and investment for Europe
At the Tripartite Social Summit this morning, EU leaders and social partners focused on jobs, growth and investment priorities for Europe.