News
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13/11/2019
Fairness and solidarity: What Europeans think
The Social Situation Monitor (SSM) team welcomes your abstract for a presentation at a seminar that will take place in Brussels, on 13, 14, 15 or 16 January 2020, subject to speakers’ availability
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12/11/2019
Latest Gender Equality Index released
The latest edition of the Gender Equality Index, which shows the EU28’s progress towards gender equality, has been released. This year’s edition has a particular focus on the importance of work-life balance.
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11/11/2019
Council Recommendation on access to social protection – making social protection systems fit for the future
On 8 November, the Council adopted the Recommendation on Access to social protection for workers and the self-employed, a key initiative part of the roll-out of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
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08/11/2019
Labour market and wage developments in Europe defy economic slowdown
The European Commission has published the 2019 edition of the report “Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe” confirming that the European labour market has so far proven to be resilient to the weakening of the economy.
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07/11/2019
Assessment of the Europe 2020 Strategy
The Employment Committee (EMCO) and the Social Protection Committee (SPC) have jointly produced an assessment of the Europe 2020 Strategy - the EU's agenda for growth and jobs over the current decade.
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07/11/2019
October 2019 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 October 2019.
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06/11/2019
2019 Annual Report of the Social Protection Committee now available
The 2019 Annual Report of the Social Protection Committee (SPC) delivers on the Committee’s core task to monitor the social situation in the EU and the developments in social protection policies in the Member States.
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29/10/2019
Future of Work: EU promoting ILO Centenary Declaration
The EU has set out guidelines to implement the ILO (International Labour Organization) Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work in Member States, promoting a human-centred approach to work.
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28/10/2019
New EaSI fund launched
The new fund called EaSI Funded Instrument has been launched with a loan fund of €200 million to boost the lending capacity of microfinance institutions and social enterprise lenders in Europe.
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28/10/2019
Social protection expenditure and its financing in Europe
This Synthesis Report produced by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) examines the changes which occurred in expenditure on social protection and the sources of its financing over the period 2005-2016.