News
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26/04/2017
Commission presents the European Pillar of Social Rights
Building a fairer Europe and strengthening its social dimension is a key priority for this Commission. Today, it delivers on its promise to adopt its proposal for the European Pillar of Social Rights.
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25/04/2017
Inequality and poverty – what action is being taken by Member States?
The 2017 Joint Employment Report (JER) and its Scoreboard of Key Employment and Social Indicators, adopted on 3 March 2017, provide a snapshot of recent employment and social policies implemented in Member States in line with the Employment Guidelines.
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12/04/2017
New social policy initiatives in the UK
Two new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) have just become available and provide information on recent social policy initiatives in the United Kingdom.
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11/04/2017
Commission welcomes OECD report on 'Getting Skills Right'
The report 'Getting Skills Right - Financial Incentives for Education and Training systems' was published yesterday by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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10/04/2017
Commission launches public consultation for the evaluation of Eurofound, Cedefop, ETF and EU-OSHA
The European Commission has launched a public consultation in the context of the evaluation of the four EU agencies under the remit of DG Employment.
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07/04/2017
Commission proposes €2.6 million from Globalisation Fund to support former Nokia workers in Finland
The European Commission has proposed to provide Finland with €2.6 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 821 former workers of Nokia Network Systems to find new jobs.
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03/04/2017
Recognition for Open Data Platform for EU funds and Vocational Skills Week
Two European Commission projects have received recognition in the field of employment, social affairs and inclusion.
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29/03/2017
Creating jobs – reforms are producing results
The 2017 Joint Employment Report and its Scoreboard of Key Employment and Social Indicators provide a snapshot of employment and social developments in the EU. This analysis provides a focus on unemployment and Member States' efforts in the labour market to bring it down.
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23/03/2017
The European Social Fund celebrates its 60th anniversary: 6 decades of investment in people
The year 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of the European Social Fund (ESF), Europe's oldest and main instrument to invest in people.
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14/03/2017
Joint Employment Report 2017: Main findings from the Scoreboard of key employment and social indicators
The EPSCO Council adopted the 2017 Joint Employment Report (JER) on 3 March, including the Scoreboard of key employment and social indicators. The table below summarizes its main findings.