News
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10/04/2015
New 'waiting time and treatment package' for cancer in Poland and other recent social policy developments in Europe
Three new Flash Reports have been published providing short and up-to-date information on new initiatives in the social field in Poland, Latvia and Liechtenstein.
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10/04/2015
Worker information and consultation: Commission starts consultations with the Social Partners on consolidation of three Directives
The Commission starts a consultation today with the EU level social partners (representatives of employers and employees) in order to obtain their views on the possible direction of European Union action aimed at strengthening the coherence and effectiveness of the existing EU legislation on worker information and consultation at national level.
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19/03/2015
Tripartite Social Summit: focus on jobs, growth and investment for Europe
At the Tripartite Social Summit this morning, EU leaders and social partners focused on jobs, growth and investment priorities for Europe.
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12/03/2015
Labour market reforms must continue according to the Commission's Joint Employment Report
The Joint Employment Report (JER) was adopted on Monday 9 March by the EU's Council of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs.
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04/03/2015
The Commission renews its commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities
The first high-level meeting of the EU's monitoring Framework for the UN Disability Convention will be held today and will see the Commission renew its commitment to promoting, protecting and monitoring the rights of persons with disabilities.
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03/03/2015
Forced labour: Commission welcomes Council political agreement to implement new ILO Protocol
The EU has taken a further step towards better preventing forced labour to happen and protecting its victims.
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26/02/2015
Poverty: Commission has committed €3.8 billion to fight poverty and help the most vulnerable in Europe
The European Commission has today finalised the process of adoption of all national Operational Programmes implementing the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) for the period 2014-2020, worth 3.8 billion euro in basic non-financial assistance to those most in need in the Member States.
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24/02/2015
Tackling long-term unemployment – public consultation
The European Commission recently launched a public consultation on tackling long-term unemployment, one of the most urgent challenges that Europe faces today. It runs until15 May 2015.
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23/02/2015
Commission proposes €6 million from the Globalisation Fund to help over 2,500 road haulage and delivery workers in France
The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €6 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 2,513 former workers of Mory-Ducros in France to find new jobs.
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13/02/2015
Survey on the performance of the EaSI Programme
The online questionnaire launched by European Commission to collect stakeholders' opinions on the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) has been closed.