News
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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.
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08/01/2021
Mobility within EU increased in 2019, labour mobility report shows
The European Commission published today the Annual Report on Intra-EU Labour Mobility 2020.
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22/12/2020
Coronavirus crisis hits young people and low-paid workers in particular, shows Employment and Social Development Quarterly Review
The European Commission has today published the December 2020 edition of the Employment and Social Developments Quarterly Review, analysing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on jobs and incomes.
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22/12/2020
ET 2020 Working Group on VET publishes final report
The final report of the ET 2020 Working Group on Vocational Education and Training (VET) puts the spotlight on innovation and digitalisation in VET.
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22/12/2020
Film meets social rights at Social Cinema Festival Castilla La Mancha
Social Cinema Festival Castilla La Mancha has teamed up with the European Commission to promote social rights. The festival hosted an online discussion on the role of film in raising awareness about social rights and on European social policy.
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21/12/2020
Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe 2020 published
The European Commission has published the 2020 edition of the report “Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe”. The report discusses how labour market has been impacted by the deepest recession that hit the EU since World War II.
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21/12/2020
Updated European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision enters into force on 1 January 2021
The transition period of the updated Code, published on 30 June 2020, will end on 31 December 2020. As of 1 January 2021, all new Code evaluations of microfinance institutions will be made based on the updated Code.