The European Commission proposes to support over 5,000 tourism workers and self-employed in Estonia who lost their jobs or whose activities have ceased as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Powered by WPeMatico

Potential of artificial intelligence applied to government, semantic technologies, natural language processing for text analysis, ontologies and tools for viewing policies: this was discussed during the “Artificial Intelligence for policy making” webinar, organized last March 22 by the University of Rijeka – Faculty of Economics and Business as part of the Interreg MED Social&Creative project. […]

The Commission has today adopted the first comprehensive EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, as well as a proposal for a Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee, to promote equal opportunities for children at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Powered by WPeMatico

Regions and cities believe that a social, fair and sustainable market economy cannot be achieved in the European Union without combatting in-work poverty and securing upward convergence of minimum wages. The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has therefore welcomed the European Commission’s proposal for a directive, which provides a framework for setting adequate minimum […]

The Mediterranean area is the second-most impacted area by climate change after the Arctic. The consequences will be disastrous in the years to come: drop in the availability of freshwater, decrease in food security, increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, temperature increase, etc.  Cities and rural communities across the Mediterranean must […]

Today the Commission sets out its ambition for a strong Social Europe that focuses on jobs and skills for the future and paves the way for a fair, inclusive and resilient socio-economic recovery. Powered by WPeMatico

InvestEU is Europe’s key investment support programme for the new funding period, replacing a number of pre-existing financial instruments with one tool, and building on the experience of the European Fund for Strategic Investments, EFSI. InvestEU will provide the Union with crucial long-term funding, crowding in private investment in support of a sustainable recovery from […]

​​​Regions and cities are ready to play their part in building a strong Social Europe which will ensure just transitions and recovery after the Covid-19 crisis. The Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights , which was presented today by the European Commission, sets three ambitious headline targets which should […]

The aim of the ETU Flagship Call is to establish partnerships with rural and island communities that would become examples of implementing the ETU model, whilst addressing at least one of our principles: Ecological response to the climate crisis Territorial equity Social innovation Green economy Cooperation and commitment  The selected flagship cases will address as […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected our world and our way of living, with the loss of thousands of lives and unprecedented consequences for every aspect of our daily existence. The Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) at the European Committee of the Regions produces regular bulletins on the policy fields […]