News
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Recent social policy developments in Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia and Sweden
Seven new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia and Sweden.
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REACT-EU: €46.9 million for Belgium and Germany to support individuals fleeing Russia's aggression
Belgium and Germany will receive an additional €46.9 million under REACT-EU to support jobseekers, disadvantaged students, homeless people and others in need, including those are fleeing Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
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Commission adopts €76.5 billion Partnership Agreement with Poland for 2021 – 2027
The Commission adopted today its Partnership Agreement with Poland, laying down the country's Cohesion Policy investment strategy worth €76.5 billion for the period 2021-2027. Cohesion Policy funds will promote economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Polish regions and help implementing key EU priorities such as the green and digital transition.
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Europass turns two
The new Europass celebrates two years since its launch with a strong user base of close to 4 million Europass profiles as well as over 44 million visits to the website and still growing.
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From EaSI Technical Assistance to InvestEU Advisory Hub: Closure of the EaSI MicPro application and the current Helpdesk
As of July 2022, the current EaSI Technical Assistance Programme officially transitions to Social Inclusive Finance Technical Assistance (SIFTA) managed by the EIB and funded by the European Union under the InvestEU Advisory Hub with a contribution from the EIB.
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ESF+ project helps empowering young people in Czech Republic
The “Máš na to!” (‘You’re up to it!) project - funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) – provide a transnational mobility opportunities to vulnerable young people, many of whom had never been out of their own country before. Through a personalised support, the project aims at motivating and supporting the young people, improving their skills and accompanying them through a traineeship abroad.
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Cohesion Policy steps up support to address the consequences of Russia's aggression in Ukraine with ‘Flexible Assistance to Territories'
The European Commission took another important step to help Member States, regional and local authorities and partners to address the consequences of Russia's aggression against Ukraine by adopting the ‘Flexible Assistance to Territories (FAST-CARE), a new comprehensive package that offers further support and further flexibility to Cohesion Policy funding.
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Four new ESPN Flash Reports on social policy measures to address energy poverty and inflation published
Four new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy measures in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland and the UK to address increasing energy poverty and inflation
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Public Employment Services strengthening their future-skills intelligence
A new thematic paper by the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network) highlights how PES are developing their skills-intelligence systems to enhance their understanding and analysis of future skills needs in the European labour market. It includes a series of recommendations for PES to further reinforce this important contribution to the EU Skills Agenda.
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Adoption of the proposal for a Recommendation for a European approach to micro-credentials
EU Member States agreed on a common approach to design and use micro-credentials in a coherent way allowing their citizens to take advantage of personalised learning opportunities and career pathways.