News
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04/06/2018
#MySocialRights photo competition - Discover the winners
The three main winners of the #MySocialRights photo competition attended the European Youth Event, in Strasbourg, where they were awarded an Interrail ticket to discover Europe.
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30/05/2018
EU budget: a new Social Fund and Globalisation Adjustment Fund
For the next long-term EU budget, the Commission proposes to further strengthen the Union’s social dimension with a renewed European Social Fund, the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), and a strengthened and more effective European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF).
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23/05/2018
European Semester 2018 Spring Package: Commission issues recommendations for Member States to achieve sustainable, inclusive and long-term growth
The European Commission presents today the 2018 country-specific recommendations (CSRs), setting out its economic policy guidance for Member States for the next 12 to 18 months.
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18/05/2018
Youth Guarantee: latest data shows progress but more work is needed
The Youth Guarantee, supported by the Youth Employment Initiative, has helped make a dent in youth unemployment and inactivity.
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17/05/2018
10th FEAD Network Meeting: FEAD’s contribution to the delivery of the European Pillar of Social Rights
The tenth FEAD Network meeting took place on 24-25 April in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmo, Sweden. The event focused on 'FEAD’s contribution to the delivery of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR)’ principles.
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17/05/2018
EU and Thailand launch Labour Dialogue
The EU and Thailand launched a bilateral Labour Dialogue with the objective to promote decent work through closer cooperation, exchange of best practices and mutual learning.
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17/05/2018
Social Agenda 51 - Fair mobility and social fairness
The April issue of our Social Agenda magazine focuses on the notion of fairness: fair cross-border mobility, with the creation of a European Labour Authority; and social fairness with a Recommendation on access to social protection for the almost 40% of people employed in the EU who are either in an “atypical” employment situation or self-employed.
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16/05/2018
First results of Poland’s Family 500+ programme released
In April 2016, the Polish government launched the programme “Family 500+” (Rodzina 500+) to boost birth-rates and reduce child poverty by improving living conditions of large families. The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) presents some early indicators of the programme’s progress and impact.
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16/05/2018
Latest news on the Blueprint projects
Four Blueprint projects shared the latest news on their activities and efforts to match skills to sector's needs.
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14/05/2018
Commission evaluation confirms the importance of European Works Councils
The European Commission has published today an evaluation of the recast European Works Council Directive.