News
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09/10/2017
Commissioner Thyssen takes part in the European Regional Meeting of the ILO on the future of work
Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, in charge of Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, took active part in the discussions at the 10th European Regional meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on 2 October in Istanbul.
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05/10/2017
Commission adopts initiative to boost apprenticeships in Europe
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a European Framework for Quality and Effective Apprenticeships.
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05/10/2017
Employment and Social Developments Quarterly Review - October 2017
The Employment and Social Development in Europe (ESDE) Quarterly Review highlights continuing economic growth in the EU together with a steady decrease in unemployment.
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02/10/2017
European Vocational Skills Week survey: Vote and win!
We need and value your views. Together we will make a difference.
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26/09/2017
Commission proposes €3.3 million from Globalisation Fund to support former workers of enterprise Almaviva in Italy
The Commission proposed to provide Italy with €3.3 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 1,610 former workers at Almaviva Contact, a company operating in the call centre sector, find new jobs.
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25/09/2017
Moving forward on the European Pillar of Social Rights: Commission continues work on fair and predictable employment contracts
The European Commission has entered into further discussions with trade unions and employers' organisations at EU level on how to modernise the rules on employment contracts, in order to make these contracts fairer and more predictable for all types of workers.
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19/09/2017
Overview of the 2016 and 2017 country-specific recommendations in the area of families and children
Every year the European Commission issues country-specific recommendations (CSRs) as part of the European Semester.
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15/09/2017
EPIC at conference on promoting migrant integration
The 2016 EPIC research brief on Education policy responses for the inclusion of migrant children in Europe was presented at a conference on Promoting Migrant Integration for a Powerful, Diverse and Multicultural Europe.
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14/09/2017
European Pillar of Social Rights
Following the 2016 public consultation, the European Commission presented the European Pillar of Social Rights as a formal Commission Recommendation on 26th April 2017.
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05/09/2017
VET Research Award of the European Commission 2017
The European Commission will, for the second time, award examples of excellence in vocational education and training (VET) during the European Vocational Skills Week on 20-24 November 2017.