News
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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.
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25/10/2019
EPIC attended child guarantee workshops on particularly vulnerable children
Representatives from the European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) team attended child guarantee workshops focusing on children with a migrant background, children residing in institutions and children living in precarious family situations.
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16/10/2019
European Labour Authority starts its work
The European Labour Authority starts its activities today with an inaugural ceremony and the first meeting of its Management Board.
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15/10/2019
Public consultation: evaluation of the European disability strategy 2010-2020 (Deadline extended)
On 31 July 2019 the Commission has launched an open public consultation on the implementation of the European disability strategy 2010-2020.
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14/10/2019
Fourth European Vocational Skills Week: ‘VET for All – Skills for Life’
The 2019 European Vocational Skills Week took place in Helsinki from 14 to 18 October.
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11/10/2019
Participation in the EaSI programme
The Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme supports organisations throughout the European Union and other European countries participating in the programme. The degree of participation differs from country to country and from call for proposals to call for proposals.