Actualité
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29/01/2021
Commission welcomes political agreement on the ESF+
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on the Commission's proposal for a Regulation on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).
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25/01/2021
Recent social policy developments in Denmark, Estonia, Serbia and Turkey
Four new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on social policy developments related to the Danish, Estonian, Serbian and Turkish labour markets.
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22/01/2021
Égalité : 10ème anniversaire de l'entrée en vigueur de la convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits des personnes handicapées dans l'UE
Il y a dix ans, la convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits des personnes handicapées est entrée en vigueur dans l'UE. La convention a constitué une avancée en matière de droits des personnes handicapées et elle est la première convention sur les droits de l'homme ratifiée par l'UE.
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21/01/2021
December 2020 developments in child and family policy in EU member states
The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) presents a round-up of the latest developments in child and family policy in EU member states in December 2020. Each piece of news contains a link to the original source, which may be in a language other than English. In most cases, they are press releases from the relevant ministries.
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21/01/2021
Eurochild report investigates impacts of COVID-19 on children
Eurochild has published a report that reviews effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on children in 25 European countries (including 23 European Union Member States). The findings suggest that the pandemic had negative effects on children’s mental health and exacerbated societal inequality.
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21/01/2021
La dernière mise à jour (juillet 2020) des informations MISSOC sur les systèmes de protection sociale est à présent disponible
L’information actualisée sur les systèmes de protection sociale est à présent disponible sur le site internet du MISSOC.
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13/01/2021
Social partners in hairdressing sector continue to cooperate to improve health and safety situation at work
In their last Joint Statement the social partners in the hairdressing sector welcome the cooperation between the European Commission, the European Agency for Occupational Health and Safety at work (EU OSHA) and the social partners regarding the autonomous implementation of their European Framework Agreement on health and safety signed in 2016.
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12/01/2021
A new plan to reform long-term care system in Germany and recent social policy developments in Luxembourg*
Two new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available. and provide information on the German Health Ministry’s plan to reform the country’s long-term care system , as well as on recent social measures taken in Luxembourg.
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12/01/2021
COVID-19 crisis: Socio-economic policy responses in Czechia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Slovenia*
Seven Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and offer updated information on the ongoing COVID-19 crisis from a social policy perspective as well as brief assessments. The six countries covered are Czechia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Slovenia
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12/01/2021
SELFIE for work-based learning (WBL): End of successful pilot phase and preparations for full roll-out
SELFIE is a self-reflection tool for schools, including at upper secondary vocational education and training (VET) level, to assess their digital readiness. It is free of charge and participation is on a voluntary basis. In autumn 2020, nine countries conducted successful pilots for extending SELFIE to WBL, including related to apprenticeships, involving a large number of stakeholders.