News
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European Globalisation Adjustment Fund helped 13,000 dismissed workers to re-train and get back into employment, new report highlights
Today, the Commission published the activity report of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) for 2021-2022.
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PES Network Skills Conference Highlights Urgency for Collaborative Action to Bridge Skills Gap
Aligning with the European Year of Skills 2023 push to encourage labour market stakeholders to promote reskilling and upskilling for quality jobs, this year’s PES Network Stakeholder Conference showcased what PES and their partners can do to successfully address skills challenges, and looked at the future role of PES and stakeholders as it relates to skills.
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Study on seasonal workers and intra-EU labour mobility published
The study complements the 2021 study on seasonal work and summarises the key challenges related to seasonal work.
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Strengthening social dialogue: second-stage consultation of social partners on European Works Councils Directive
The Commission has launched the second-stage consultation of European social partners on a possible revision of the European Works Councils Directive.
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Latest update of MISSOC information (as of January 2023) on national social protection systems now available
The latest update of the MISSOC information (as of January 2023) on social protection systems in all EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland is now available in English, French and German on the MISSOC website.
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Survey on the rights of persons with disabilities
Are you interested in the rights of persons with disabilities? We would like to hear from you. Take our survey on the on the rights of persons with disabilities by 31 July 2023. It takes a few minutes to complete: the survey is available in 24 languages and in easy-to-read English.
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Access City Award 2024: applications to be evaluated
Applications for the Access City Award 2024 competition opened on July 17 2023 and closed on 18 September 2023. They will now be evaluated by the National Juries who will shortlist the top three cities in each country. The shortlist will then be evaluated by the European Jury. This European award recognises cities which have undertaken outstanding work to become more accessible for persons with disabilities.
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Upskilling Pathways Evaluation Package adopted
The Commission evaluated the actions taken in response to the Council Recommendation on Upskilling Pathways.
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Commissioner Schmit participates in informal meeting of EU employment and social affairs ministers in Spain
Today and tomorrow, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, will attend the informal meeting of EU employment and social affairs ministers in Madrid.
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Travelling abroad? Don’t forget your European Health Insurance Card
Holidays and trips abroad are fun and exciting, but accidents happen. While you are travelling, the European Health Insurance Card gives you access to necessary medical services in any EU country.