Good news from around Europe
The 2019 European Semester cycle of economic and social policy coordination begins against a backdrop of sustained but less dynamic growth in a climate of high uncertainty. A lot has been achieved since 2014 but more must be done to support inclusive and sustainable growth and job creation while enhancing
The 2018 edition of the European Vocational Skills Week, organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Austrian Presidency, came to an end but many more associated activities and events are being organised across Europe until December 2018. Powered by WPeMatico
The seminar, which took place on 15 November in Brussels, was the first opportunity to discuss the implementation and policy messages of the five ongoing Blueprint projects. Powered by WPeMatico
The 2018 Annual Report of the Social Protection Committee (SPC) delivers on the Committee’s core task to monitor the social situation in the EU and the developments in social protection policies in the Member States. Powered by WPeMatico
The study, which includes country reports and a synthesis report, provides an overview of inequality in access to healthcare in 35 European countries – EU Member States as well as EFTA and enlarging countries – showing that important inequalities persist, both between and within countries. Powered by WPeMatico
The two reports highlight concrete practices on key aspects of the Youth Guarantee – activation measures for vulnerable groups of young people, and employment offers. Both reports build on experience from the ground, following five years of Youth Guarantee implementation across the EU. Powered by WPeMatico
Today, the Commission has published the report ‘Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe 2018’, confirming the sustained positive trends with record figures for employment and steady drops of the EU unemployment rate. Powered by WPeMatico
The Commission welcomes that the European Parliament and the Council approved €4.7 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 730 displaced workers in the Portuguese clothing sector of Portuguese regions Centro, Norte and Lisbon to find new jobs. Powered by WPeMatico
The European Parliament and the Council have come to an agreement on the Commission’s second proposal to broaden the list of recognised cancer-causing chemicals in the workplace. Powered by WPeMatico
The European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have jointly published a tool which can act as a catalyst to make entrepreneurship policies in a city, region or EU country more inclusive and more social. Powered by WPeMatico