Month: January 2022

Recovery in rural areas can only happen by working together on their needs

Rural areas account for almost 30% of the EU population and 80% of its territory, making them a vital part of Europe’s recovery and development The European Commission’s long-term vision for the future of rural areas is a promising start but making it a reality will require political will from

No region left behind: CoR and European Commission join forces to help regions fully benefit from €500bn of cohesion investments

The European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission will intensify their cooperation to ensure that regions across the Union can benefit fully from unprecedented levels of EU investment as they recover from the pandemic. The aim is to support local and regional authorities in effectively using the €500

Final TICTAC Meeting in Diósd

The 4th and final project partners meeting was held in Diośd, Hungary, on January 21, 2022, for the Erasmus+ project called TICTAC. The main aim of the meeting was to deal with intellectual output number 2 – the e-learning platform, to plan the multiplier events, and to involve individual partners

Recent social policy developments in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Serbia and Spain

Five new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Serbia and Spain. Powered by WPeMatico

New protocols for monitoring Climate Change impacts in Mediterranean MPAs are now available for download

The MPA Engage project makes available 6 new protocols for monitoring the effects of climate change on the marine biota.  These tools add to the former five protocols developed by the MPA Adapt project. Adopting these protocols, allow MPAs to join to a common and consolidated strategy to track climate change effects in

Gaps on Migration policy development at EU and Mediterranean level

This deliverable is the result of the work carried out by Molise Region and University of Molise (IT) for the analysis of gaps of migration the in terms of national and international legal schemes and national and European/international policy development. EU Member States have developed instruments for managing migration, resettling

EPIC publishes a research note exploring the impact of early childhood education and care

The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a research note that examines the medium and long-term impact of early childhood education and care (ECEC) provision on education and labour market outcomes for children and parents, as well as the indicators employed for these measurements. Powered by WPeMatico

EuDA leads the Erasmus+ project “VET3D”

The project entitled “3D LEARNING DIMENSIONS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION” represents a new opportunity for VET students to increase their competences and better respond to the demands of the current labour market.Experts will develop new learning models combining formal, non-formal and work-based learning elements based on the identified and analysed needs

ESF+ project in Portugal helps reducing the rate of early school leaving

A dual certification courses scheme, funded by the European Social Fund, has helped to considerably reduce the rate of early school leaving in Portugal, which stood at 18.9 % at the beginning of 2014. By the end of 2020, it was 8.9 % – already below the 10 % goal defined by European

Local leaders to discuss how to deliver an EU rural revival and €500bn regional investment

The EU’s support for a rural revival, delivering cohesion policy, the European Green Deal and the Conference on the Future of Europe will be central themes at the upcoming plenary of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR). The two-day plenary, which will be held remotely and streamed live, will