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21/10/2016
The Youth Guarantee in practice: how Nikolay’s future is made of solid gold
The area where Nikolay Krastev grew up in Bulgaria is dominated by the agriculture and service industries. Having studied music at school, and with his only work experience being at a petrol station, he struggled to find a permanent job and soon found himself unemployed.
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20/10/2016
Evaluating the EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation - launch of an open consultation
The European Commission has launched a public consultation in the context of the mid-term evaluation of the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).
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12/10/2016
The Youth Guarantee in practice: Tina's journey from unemployment to her dream job
When Tina Fonovic left university with both a Bachelor of Law and a Masters in Marketing Communications, she was full of confidence and certain she’d find a job easily. Two years later and that confidence had faded.
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11/10/2016
Employment and Social Developments in Europe Quarterly Review Autumn 2016 confirms strengthening of employment growth in EU
Today's edition of the Employment and Social Development in Europe (ESDE) Quarterly Review autumn 2016 confirms the strengthening of employment growth in the EU, observed over the last two and a half years.
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04/10/2016
Commission report highlights progress of the Youth Guarantee and of the Youth Employment Initiative
Today, the European Commission adopted a Communication that highlights the main achievements of the Youth Guarantee and Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) since their launch in 2013 and draws lessons on how to improve the EU and national efforts on deploying national Youth Guarantee schemes.
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04/10/2016
The Youth Guarantee in practice: a hobby becomes a career for Aristea
After leaving school, Aristea Zachari was unemployed for three months and increasingly dependent on her parents. A visit to the local career office introduced her to the Youth Guarantee scheme and the opportunities it offers unemployed young people in Greece.
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04/10/2016
A New Europass Framework: helping people make their skills and qualifications more visible
Today, the Commission has adopted a proposal to revise the Europass Decision.
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30/09/2016
EU Promoting Workers' Rights in Myanmar - Second Stakeholders Meeting in Yangon
Today the second Stakeholders' Forum of the 'Initiative to Promote Fundamental Labour Rights and Practices in Myanmar' took place in Yangon, Myanmar.
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22/09/2016
Who uses childcare? Inequalities in the use of formal early childhood education and care among very young children
A recent OECD Policy Brief on early childhood education and care (ECEC) discusses the importance of ECEC, the current landscape in Europe and the policy structures which could help young children and contribute towards breaking the cycle of disadvantage. ECEC matters. When it is affordable parents have the opportunity to engage in the workforce and bring in additional income. When it is of high quality, children can enhance their cognitive and social development, particularly children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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16/09/2016
Recent social policy initiatives in Germany, Liechtenstein, Greece, France and Denmark
Six new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) have just become available and provide information on recent policy initiatives in Germany, Liechtenstein, Greece and France.