News
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27/02/2018
New toolkit helps public employment services strengthen national career and lifelong learning approaches
The Practitioner's toolkit for PES Building Career Guidance and Lifelong Learning presents concepts and tools for public employment services (PES) to assess needs and strengthen the career guidance and lifelong learning system and services.
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26/02/2018
Deinstitutionalisation of child care systems in Europe - Transition from institutional to community-based services
As the Bulgarian presidency continues to emphasise the importance of social Europe and the European Pillar of Social Rights, deinstitutionalisation remains high on the political agenda in the EU countries.
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25/02/2018
Recent social policy developments in Estonia, Italy, Slovenia and the UK
Four new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Estonia, Italy, Slovenia and the UK.
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12/02/2018
Employment and Social Development Quarterly Review - February 2018
Backed by a robust economic growth, employment in the EU continued to rise more strongly than expected in the third quarter of 2017, while unemployment figures declined further according to the latest Quarterly Review on Employment and Social Developments in Europe.
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09/02/2018
Commission proposes €2.1 million euro from Globalisation Fund for former Goodyear workers in Germany
The European Commission has proposed a €2.1 million contribution from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 646 workers in Germany previously employed at the tyre manufacturer Goodyear find new jobs.
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09/02/2018
European Commission hosts regional conference on employment and social reforms in the Western Balkans and Turkey
The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion hosted the first regional conference on employment and social reforms with its partners from the Western Balkans and Turkey in Belgrade on 31 January 2018.
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01/02/2018
Recent social policy developments in Finland
Two new flash reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and cover recent social policy developments in Finland: new forms of unemployment protection for the self-employed and the problems that the Finnish government’s social and healthcare reform is facing.
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30/01/2018
Social Agenda 50 – The new social dimension
The latest edition of our Social Agenda magazine explains how the European Pillar of Social Rights, proclaimed by EU leaders last November, sets the stage for a more united and democratic EU and is strengthening the social dimension of EU economic governance.
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29/01/2018
Updated MISSOC information on national social protection systems now available
Updated information (up to July 2017) on social protection systems in all EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – including brief descriptions of their organisation and information on the social protection for the self-employed – is now available in English, French and German on the MISSOC website.
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23/01/2018
Boost of €100 million for microfinance and social enterprises in Europe
The EU's financing programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) will receive an additional €100 million for its Guarantee scheme from the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the core of the Investment Plan for Europe.