News
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22/05/2015
Poverty impact of fiscal consolidation measures in Belgium and other social policy debates in Europe
Four more Flash Reports prepared by ESPN independent experts on recent social policy debates in Europe are now available.
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21/05/2015
Research seminar on self-employment
Supporting entrepreneurship and self-employment is an important part of the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
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18/05/2015
Good employment and social protection practices - Commission report
The European Commission recently published a report in which it monitored good practices across Europe in the areas of employment, social affairs and inclusion.
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13/05/2015
Country-specific recommendations 2015: Further efforts needed to support a robust recovery
Further policy is needed to return to self-sustaining growth. The European Commission today adopted country-specific economic policy recommendations for 2015 and 2016 asking for national actions to create jobs and stimulate growth.
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29/04/2015
First overview of integrated social services in the EU and best practices
The European Commission published a first overview today of the integrated social services related to labour market and social (re)integration in the EU and identified best practices.
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28/04/2015
Health reforms in Bulgaria and other social policy developments in Europe
Four more Flash Reports on recent social policy developments in Europe are now available:
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23/04/2015
Modernisation of social protection systems: Stocktaking report on Member States progress on social investment reforms
A report commissioned by the European Commission to the European Social Policy Network of independent experts published today shows that Member States have made progress in implementing reforms toward social investment but there still a lot to be done for the modernisation of the social protection systems across the European Union.
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20/04/2015
Social Agenda - EU economic policy in the making
Social Agenda n°40 highlights the 2015 European Semester, the EU economic governance process.
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15/04/2015
Looking beyond 2015 for decent work and in the global fight against poverty
The European Commission is fully committed to the process of adopting a post-2015 development agenda, which is currently driven by the United Nations to set the main goals and targets for the next 15 years.
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13/04/2015
Employment and social situation: Quarterly review shows a broadening recovery amidst widespread challenges
The economic situation in the EU started gradually improving nearly two years ago, and most Member States have recently registered positive GDP growth. Employment has started picking up, with improvements now materialising in most sectors.