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New UNICEF-Eurochild survey reports on the Europe Kids Want04/02/2019
New UNICEF-Eurochild survey reports on the Europe Kids Want
In November the Europe Kids Want project, a collaboration between UNICEF and Eurochild, released a report on the first results of a survey of over 13,500 children and young people across Europe. The survey asked for the views of children and young people on various topics, such as schooling, job security, violence, terrorism and climate change.
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Brexit Preparedness: European Commission adopts final set of “no-deal” contingency measures for social security coordination rules30/01/2019
Brexit Preparedness: European Commission adopts final set of “no-deal” contingency measures for social security coordination rules
Given the increasing risk that the United Kingdom may leave the EU on 30 March this year without a deal (a “no-deal” scenario), the European Commission has today adopted a final set of contingency proposals in the area of the Erasmus+ programme, social security coordination and the EU budget.
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Updated MISSOC information on national social protection systems now available27/01/2019
Updated MISSOC information on national social protection systems now available
Updated information (up to July 2018) on social protection systems in all EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – including brief descriptions of their organisation and information on the social protection of the self-employed – is now available on the MISSOC website.
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Work-life balance: Commission welcomes provisional agreement24/01/2019
Work-life balance: Commission welcomes provisional agreement
The European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the European Commission's proposal for a new Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers.
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EPIC publishes policy memo on access to quality education for children with special educational needs23/01/2019
EPIC publishes policy memo on access to quality education for children with special educational needs
The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a policy memo which provides an overview of policies and practices across EU Member States in supporting access to quality education for children with special educational needs (SEN).
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14th FEAD Network event22/01/2019
14th FEAD Network event
Registration is now open for the 14th FEAD Network Meeting.
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Deadline extended to 24 January for providing feedback on consultation for more efficient law-making in social policy21/01/2019
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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December 2018 developments in child and family policy in EU Member states10/01/2019
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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Youth Guarantee reports on continued education and traineeships to promote labour market inclusion for young people released19/12/2018
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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EaSI Guarantee case study: Neapolide Cooperativa Sociale - rascals at work13/12/2018
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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European Day of Persons with Disabilities 2018
Seminar: Sectoral Skills for the Future – Blueprint in the Spotlight
EC-ILO joint conference on domestic workers and Occupational Safety and Health
Let’s make education a way out of poverty! – 17th European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty
European Vocational Skills Week 2018
Eighth meeting of the UfM High-Level Working Group on Employment and Labour and Seminar on the integration of refugees and migrants in the labour market
MoveS seminar (Belgium): Anniversary seminar on 60 years of social security coordination and 50 years of free movement of workers
Conference - The changing world of work: beyond digitalisation
UfM Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour, Jordan
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