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17/07/2023
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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17/07/2023
Upskilling Pathways Evaluation Package adopted
The Commission evaluated the actions taken in response to the Council Recommendation on Upskilling Pathways.
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13/07/2023
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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13/07/2023
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.
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11/07/2023
Improving the quality of traineeships: Commission launches first-stage consultation of social partners
Today, the Commission launches the first-stage consultation of European social partners on reinforcing the EU Quality Framework for Traineeships.
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10/07/2023
Commission decision setting up the European social dialogue committee for social services
As part of the follow-up to the 2022 Care Strategy and the 2023 Social Dialogue Initiative, the Commission adopted on 10 July 2023 a decision setting up the European social dialogue committee for social services.
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07/07/2023
How can PES support the greening of the labour market?
A new thematic paper by the European PES Network explores new strategies and measures of Public Employment Services (PES) for supporting the green transition and mitigating its social impacts, and sets out recommendations for future improvements. PES are key actors in the greening of the labour market and need to continue exchanging with each other and cooperating with strategic partners to overcome its complex challenges.
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07/07/2023
New PES Opinion Paper Contributes to the European Year of Skills Debate
Amid the green and digital transitions, workers must have the right skills to adapt to a changing labour market. In the context of the European Year of Skills 2023, the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network) just released an opinion paper, promoting successful approaches, highlighting challenges and offering recommendations to address each of the European Year of Skills’ objectives.
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07/07/2023
PES Network adopts 7 recommendations to guide employment services assisting refugees and persons displaced from Ukraine
Considerations highlight areas of particular importance for the labour market integration of refugees and displaced people related to language, skills and qualifications, partners and institutions, and employers.
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07/07/2023
Twentieth EQAVET Peer Review in Slovenia: National system of support to VET schools in their internal QA
The Peer Review reflected on support mechanisms for internal QA systems within national education systems, taking into consideration existing tools, the needs of relevant stakeholders in the national education system, and activities conducted by the Ministry of Education