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PESPod#11: France shows how Europe’s Public Employment Services benefit from peer assessment
Hear how the Public Employment Service (PES) in France experienced its recent peer assessment by colleagues in the PES Network (also known as ‘benchlearning site visits’) - and how this will feed into ongoing improvements to its work. All in the latest episode of PESPod – the podcast of the European PES Network!
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Commission announces the winners of the first Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Awards
The European Commission announced the winners of the first European Capitals of Inclusion and Diversity Awards, aimed at highlighting towns, cities and regions across the EU leading by example in inclusive policies. The winners - from Croatia, Germany, Romania, Spain and Sweden - have been recognised for their work to build fairer societies by promoting diversity and inclusion.
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Legal migration: Attracting skills and talent to the EU
Today, the Commission is proposing an ambitious and sustainable legal migration policy.
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Spain hosted the first pilot EQAVET Peer Review
Members of the EQAVET Network took part in the first pilot EQAVET Peer Review organised by Spain on ‘A Quality EQAVET Model for Spain (QEMS)’.
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Public Employment Services urged to keep ahead of rapidly changing labour markets
The 2022 PES Network Stakeholder Conference on labour and skills shortages in Europe highlighted the urgent need for Public Employment Services (PES) and their partners to jointly anticipate evolving labour and skills needs in order to meet the needs of jobseekers and employers.
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ESF+ project in Latvia helps citizens at risk of exclusion
The Latvian project ‘Support for social entrepreneurship’, which is financed by the European Social Fund, assists social actors and enterprises, in particular the ones employing people with disabilities and mental disorders.
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EU cohesion policy: Commission adopts €6.4 billion Partnership Agreement with Lithuania for 2021-2027
The European Commission adopted its Partnership Agreement with Lithuania, laying down Lithuania’s investment strategy worth €6.4 billion in cohesion policy funding for the period 2021-2027. The cohesion policy funds will continue to support Lithuania’s regions in promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion, supporting key EU priorities such as the green and digital transition. The funds will also contribute to the country’s competitive, innovative and sustainable growth.
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Euronews: could Erasmus-style work placements help solve youth unemployment?
In its latest episode of the Euronews Real Economy magazine focuses on what the European Union does to help young people to find jobs and training, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds but also young refugees from Ukraine.
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FEAD project in Greece empowers children through team sports
The project "Children’s Acquaintance with Sports", financed by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived, aims at fostering positive attitudes towards physical activity, help eliminate the negative impacts of poverty, and facilitate social inclusion among children from deprived families. Teaching children the benefits of physical activity and promoting an active lifestyle can actually act as a catalyst for shifts towards healthier ways of living within the most deprived families.
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EU cohesion policy: Commission adopts €20 billion Partnership Agreement with Germany for 2021-2027
The European Commission adopted its Partnership Agreement with Germany, laying down Germany’s investment strategy for more than €20 billion in cohesion funding for the period 2021-2027 to support German regions in promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in line with key EU priorities such as the green and digital transition. The funds will help the workforce and businesses in growing more resilient by supporting investments in upskilling and reskilling to create a climate-neutral, more digital and inclusive society.