Good news from around Europe
The project ‘Przystań Centre for Social Integration in Łapy project’, co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF+), was initially developed to help unemployed Polish people to find work, having successfully helped 90 Polish residents find jobs. However, with the onset of war, it was expanded to support 20 Ukrainians who
Bulgaria welcomes a significant number of people fleeing the war in Ukraine and supports them with food, accommodation and basic material assistance, such as clothes or hygiene products. To fund these exceptional expenses, the European Union introduced the Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE) initiative. Powered by WPeMatico
The Peer Review explored the use of administrative data to monitor the quality of initial VET in Luxembourg. It took place from 12 to 14 October 2022 in Luxembourg City. Powered by WPeMatico
The ESSPASS overview giving details about the European Social Security Pass project has just been published. Powered by WPeMatico
The meeting of the Directors-General on Vocational Education and Training (DGVT) brought together high-level representatives from 30 countries, together with the European cross-sectoral social partners to address VET policy priorities and mark the anniversary of the Copenhagen process. Powered by WPeMatico
The Commission has adopted today its proposal to make 2023 the European Year of Skills, following the announcement by President Ursula von der Leyen in her 2022 State of the Union address. Powered by WPeMatico
The Commission announced a series of measures to continue supporting those fleeing the unprovoked Russian aggression. Powered by WPeMatico
Today, the Commission published a Special Eurobarometer on “Fairness perceptions of the green transition”, based on a survey carried out between May and June 2022. Powered by WPeMatico
The Latvian Peer Review, which took place on 21 and 22 September, explored the concept of quality systems for VET institutions. Powered by WPeMatico
The European Commission welcomes the adoption of the Directive on adequate minimum wages by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. Today, the Council gave green light to the file, following the earlier approval in the European Parliament. Powered by WPeMatico