Good news from around Europe
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
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
Today, at the Val Duchesse Social Partners Summit, the European Commission, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU and European social partners signed a ‘Tripartite Declaration for a Thriving European Social Dialogue’. Powered by WPeMatico
On 31 January, President Ursula von der Leyen will co-host the Val Duchesse Social Partners Summit, together with Prime Minister De Croo on behalf of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights,
At the end of the COP28 UN Climate Conference in Dubai, European Union negotiators succeeded, with partners from around the world, to keep alive the possibility of delivering on the commitment in the Paris Agreement to limit global average temperature increase to 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Powered by WPeMatico
Today, the Commission proposes to revise the European Works Councils (EWCs) Directive to further improve social dialogue in the EU. Powered by WPeMatico
The European Child Guarantee, the first EU-level policy addressing childhood challenges and exclusion, has a new monitoring framework. This will be a helpful tool to examine the access of children to early childhood education, regular school-based activities, nutrition at school, healthcare, and adequate housing. Powered by WPeMatico
The European Commission has published two reports focusing on gaps of research and academic literature. They identify crucial aspects that need to be addressed in human and social sciences to guide Europe’s fair green and digital transition in terms of evidence-based science policy investment and to better focus on the
Former Commission President Jacques Delors, a major figure in the history of European integration, died on 27 December. He was 98. Powered by WPeMatico
The European Commission has published a working paper on the economic and distributional effects of higher energy prices on households in the EU. Powered by WPeMatico