Year: 2024

Can displaced persons from Ukraine freely move within the EU?

A new brochure of the European Commission helps to understand whether displaced persons from Ukraine can freely move in the EU as EU workers do. The brochure has a specific focus on measures affecting employment and social security rights. Powered by WPeMatico

€1.9 million from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support 390 dismissed workers in Denmark

Today, the Commission proposed to support 390 dismissed workers in the meat processing industry in Denmark with €1.9 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). Powered by WPeMatico

€3 million from European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to support 835 dismissed steel workers in Germany

Today, the European Commission proposed to support 835 workers dismissed in the German steel industry with €3 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF). Powered by WPeMatico

Ukrainian women rebuild their lives in Italy with ESF support

Two years on since the Russian military aggression on Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians are getting support to restart their lives in EU countries beyond the immediate border. Thanks to funding from the European Social Fund, the Italian project PUOI (“You can”) is helping displaced people from Ukraine, to access the

Commission welcomes political agreement on European Disability and Parking Cards

The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the EU Member States on the Directive establishing the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities. Powered by WPeMatico

Latest update of the MISSOC information on national social protection systems now available

MISSOC, the Mutual Information System on Social Protection, has released its biannual update of the information on social protection systems in all EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Access to the database is free and open to all. Powered by WPeMatico

Tackling homelessness in Europe: a more ‘radical’ approach

In this episode of Real Economy, Euronews travels to Spain, where homelessness – the most extreme form of social exclusion – surged by 25% in the last decade, prompting calls for a new approach. Powered by WPeMatico