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. Powered by WPeMatico

Has the European Health Insurance Card helped you or someone from your family abroad? We want to know about it! Powered by WPeMatico

The winter edition of the Commission’s Employment and Social Development in Europe (ESDE) Quarterly Review confirms overall positive labour market developments. Total employment hit a new record of 239.3 million people in the third quarter of 2018. Powered by WPeMatico

The European Commission has taken concrete initiatives to put the 20 principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights into practice at European level. Powered by WPeMatico

Commission – Statement European Brussels, 6 December 2018 At the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council today, Member States reached a general approach on both the European Labour Authority and the third revision of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive. Powered by WPeMatico

European Commission – Statement Brussels, 30 November 2018 Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, taking place every year on 3 December, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, said: “Last year, I said I wanted 2018 to be the year of delivery for… Powered by WPeMatico

The 2019 European Semester cycle of economic and social policy coordination begins against a backdrop of sustained but less dynamic growth in a climate of high uncertainty. A lot has been achieved since 2014 but more must be done to support inclusive and sustainable growth and job creation while enhancing the resilience of Member States’ […]

The 2018 edition of the European Vocational Skills Week, organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Austrian Presidency, came to an end but many more associated activities and events are being organised across Europe until December 2018. Powered by WPeMatico

The seminar, which took place on 15 November in Brussels, was the first opportunity to discuss the implementation and policy messages of the five ongoing Blueprint projects. Powered by WPeMatico

The 2018 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. Powered by WPeMatico