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24/10/2018
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Commission welcomes support for dismissed workers in Portugal
The Commission welcomes that the European Parliament and the Council approved €4.7 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 730 displaced workers in the Portuguese clothing sector of Portuguese regions Centro, Norte and Lisbon to find new jobs.
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22/10/2018
Celebrating EU labour mobility: 60 years of social security coordination and 50 years of free movement for workers
The Commission launched a campaign celebrating several big milestones of the European integration, as the year 2018 marks the 60th anniversary of EU rules on the coordination of social security systems, and the 50th anniversary of the founding regulations on freedom of movement for workers.
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18/10/2018
EaSI case study: Pescaria Cascada
Pescaria Cascada is a company in Romania that breeds and raises baby trout until they ready to be commercialised.
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16/10/2018
Recent developments in PES on the integration of the long-term unemployed back into the labour market
A survey report conducted among 30 PES summarises the recent developments concerning the integration of the long-term unemployed back into the labour market and provides an overview of the effects of the Council Recommendation reported by PES.
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15/10/2018
Two ESF projects among the winners of the RegioStars Awards 2018
A social housing project in Ostrava, Czech Republic and a project on social integration of refugees in Murcia, Spain were rewarded as some of this year's best Cohesion Policy projects.
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14/10/2018
EaSI case study: The Colour Kitchen
“We pride ourselves in being a place where you can be who you are, where you can discover your talents and ultimately bring out the best in yourself,” says Christine de Mes, Director of The Colour Kitchen.
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11/10/2018
ESCO one year on: major uptake by public and private organisations shows its added value
One year after its launch, ESCO has already been used in a substantial number of IT implementations covering a variety of areas. Examples include: recruiting, matching skills to jobs and trainings, career planning, documenting peoples' skills and qualifications and analysing labour market trends.
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10/10/2018
European Commission and OECD launch entrepreneurship tool
The European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have jointly published a tool which can act as a catalyst to make entrepreneurship policies in a city, region or EU country more inclusive and more social.
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02/10/2018
Commission proposes €2.3 million from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to help media workers in Greece
The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €2.3 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 550 workers made redundant in the publishing sector in Attica (Greece). The funds will help the workers in their transition to new jobs.
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02/10/2018
EaSI Technical Assistance for Microfinance entering a new phase
The European Commission will directly manage the EaSI Technical Assistance, working closely with Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and MicroFinanza Rating.