The European Commission welcomed the European Parliament’s adoption of the Commission’s proposal for a Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative. Powered by WPeMatico

The European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions will take part in the worldwide Earth Hour initiative over the last weekend of March. The lights in their buildings will be switched off from 10 p.m. on Friday 27 March to 6 a.m. on Monday 30 March. Powered by WPeMatico

The Commission has published today a study on working conditions of platform workers. The report, carried out by independent experts, provides an overview of the challenges individuals face in growing form of labour. Powered by WPeMatico

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The Commission launched the first European campaign for declared work. It will work hand in hand with the European Platform tackling undeclared work and the European Labour Authority. Powered by WPeMatico

The European Social Innovation Competition is a competition run by the European Commission across all EU countries, now in its eighth year.Under the theme Reimagine Fashion: Changing behaviours for sustainable fashion, this year’s competition is looking for early stage projects that will change the ways we produce, buy, use and recycle fashion and encourage a […]

Representatives from the EU and Canada met in Brussels on 19-20 February to discuss the future of work and inclusive growth. Powered by WPeMatico

​The European Committee of the Regions’ SEDEC commission began its new term of office with a discussion on the European Commission’s initiatives for strengthening the social dimension of the European Union. At the meeting on 24 February, members also adopted an opinion which urges to tackle demographic challenges at all levels of government and across […]

​Anne Karjalainen (FI/PES) was elected chair of the European Committee of the Regions’ Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC) at the Committee´s constitutive meeting on 13 February. Ms Karjalainen, Member of Kerava City Council, will chair the SEDEC commission’s work during the first 2,5 years of the new five-year mandate. Powered […]

To boost social enterprise, 16 EU countries have adopted new legislation during the past decade and 11 countries have created explicit policies to support its development, according to a new synthesis report ‘Social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe’. Powered by WPeMatico