News
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04/12/2018
Breda wins 2019 Access City Award for making the city more accessible to citizens with disabilities
The 2019 Access City Award goes to the city of Breda, in the Netherlands, for continuously making improvements to make life easier for people with disabilities.
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30/11/2018
Commissioner Thyssen wins 'Woman in Power' at 2018 Women of Europe Awards
Commissioner Marianne Thyssen has won the 'Woman in Power' category for showing extraordinary political leadership in Europe at the 2018 Women of Europe Awards, organised by the European Movement International and the European Women’s Lobby.
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29/11/2018
Commission welcomes adoption of its proposal to help dismissed workers in Greek media sector with €2.3 million
The Commission welcomes today's decision of the European Parliament and the Council to approve €2.3 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 550 displaced workers of three media companies in the Greek region Attica find new jobs.
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27/11/2018
Call for proposals on transaction cost support in the area of social finance now open
A call for proposals on transaction cost support in the area of social enterprise finance under the Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme has just been published.
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27/11/2018
Juncker Plan: €10 million for micro-entrepreneurs in Italy
The European Investment Fund and Banca Popolare Sant'Angelo (BPSA) have signed an agreement in Italy under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) to provide €10 million in loans to micro-entrepreneurs.
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21/11/2018
European Semester Autumn Package: Bolstering inclusive and sustainable growth
The 2019 European Semester cycle of economic and social policy coordination begins against a backdrop of sustained but less dynamic growth in a climate of high uncertainty. A lot has been achieved since 2014 but more must be done to support inclusive and sustainable growth and job creation while enhancing the resilience of Member States' economies.
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20/11/2018
Juncker Plan: €50 million to support youth employment in Spain
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Spanish bank Bankia have signed a €50 million agreement to encourage small and medium businesses to hire young unemployed people in Spain.
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19/11/2018
EPIC celebrates Universal Children’s Day
Today, the European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) celebrates the United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day by providing an overview of resources and information available for European practitioners and policymakers to support positive child wellbeing and development.
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19/11/2018
Seminar: Sectoral skills for the future – Blueprint in the spotlight
The seminar, which took place on 15 November in Brussels, was the first opportunity to discuss the implementation and policy messages of the five ongoing Blueprint projects.
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16/11/2018
New report released on combating child poverty across the European Union
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a report which underlines the long-term consequences of poverty and how this can affect the realisation of children’s fundamental rights.