News
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21/01/2019
Deadline extended to 24 January for providing feedback on consultation for more efficient law-making in social policy
This roadmap explores the possibility of extending the use of qualified majority voting in social policy.
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10/01/2019
December 2018 developments in child and family policy in EU Member states
The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) presents a round-up of the latest developments in child and family policy in EU member states in December 2018.
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21/12/2018
2018 FEAD Network case study catalogue released
The 2018 FEAD Network case study catalogue is now available to download.
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20/12/2018
#myEHICstory: share your story with us!
Has the European Health Insurance Card helped you or someone from your family abroad? We want to know about it!
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19/12/2018
Youth Guarantee reports on continued education and traineeships to promote labour market inclusion for young people released
Two new reports discuss how young people's entry into employment can be supported through skills development, either through continued education or traineeships. The reports are based on real-life experiences over the first five years of the Youth Guarantee.
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17/12/2018
Employment and social developments in Europe: Record number of people in employment in the EU
The winter edition of the Commission's Employment and Social Development in Europe (ESDE) Quarterly Review confirms overall positive labour market developments. Total employment hit a new record of 239.3 million people in the third quarter of 2018.
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13/12/2018
EaSI Guarantee case study: Neapolide Cooperativa Sociale - rascals at work
With the help of an EU-guaranteed loan, Immacolata founded the Lazarelle cooperative in Pozzuoli, Napoli, in southern Italy. The idea was to create a coffee roaster inside the jail premises, valorising local tradition and fostering social inclusion in parallel.
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13/12/2018
Social investment in Europe: research seminar
The Social Situation Monitor (SSM) team welcomes researchers, analysts and policy-makers to discuss the latest empirical research on social investment.
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11/12/2018
Progress on social initiatives of the Juncker Commission
The European Commission has taken concrete initiatives to put the 20 principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights into practice at European level.
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06/12/2018
EU Employment and Social Innovation Programme makes EUR 20 million available in loans for micro-enterprises in Turkey
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Turkish bank Fibabanka have signed an agreement to support micro-enterprises under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).