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EU Skills Profile Tool in Ukrainian: helping the integration into the labour market of people arriving from Ukraine

The European Commission launched today a Ukrainian version of the EU Skills Profile Tool for Third Country Nationals. The Tool will make it easier for people fleeing Russian’s invasion of Ukraine to map their skills and find jobs and other opportunities. Powered by WPeMatico

REACT-EU: €12 million of additional resources for the recovery in Germany

The European Commission has granted additional €12 million to the European Social Fund (ESF) programme in Bavaria. It will support people most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic by funding projects related with teaching, child-care education, professional training as well as innovative measures for small and medium businesses (SME). Powered by

“Kohesio” the new online platform that gathers information from million projects financed by EU funds

The European Commission has launched Kohesio: a public online platform that in few clicks allows to discover exactly how the EU invests in regions and cities. Kohesio gathers information on more than 1.5 million projects financed since 2014 in all 27 EU countries. Powered by WPeMatico

REACT-EU: €4 million for Czechia to provide basic material assistance

The European Commission has granted a €4 million top-up to the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) operational programme in Czechia. It will support people most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Powered by WPeMatico

Ukraine: Commission meets NGOs and civil society to coordinate emergency support

The European Commission hosted a meeting with NGOs and international organisations working on the ground to coordinate emergency support to people fleeing from Ukraine, following Russia’s invasion. The meeting aimed at providing information for a faster, flexible and effective support and at identifying the most pressing needs in the short

Recent social policy developments in Estonia, Greece, Slovakia and Slovenia

Four new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Estonia, Greece, Slovakia and Slovenia. Powered by WPeMatico

Erasmus+: Information session on call for proposals for Centres of Vocational Excellence

The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and the European Commission held an online information session on the application process for the 2002 call ‘Centres of Vocational Excellence’ under the Erasmus+ programme. The presentations and the recording are now available. Powered by WPeMatico

Commissioner Schmit visits award-winning centre for early school leavers in Ireland

Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, visited the Youthreach Clondakin centre near Dublin. Co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), the center has a long standing reputation for helping young people aged 15-20 who left school early to bounce back – and take their first successful steps toward