Tag: social

Commission proposes €3.3 million from Globalisation Fund to support former workers of enterprise Almaviva in Italy

The Commission proposed to provide Italy with €3.3 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 1,610 former workers at Almaviva Contact, a company operating in the call centre sector, find new jobs. Powered by WPeMatico

European Pillar of Social Rights

Following the 2016 public consultation, the European Commission presented the European Pillar of Social Rights as a formal Commission Recommendation on 26th April 2017. Powered by WPeMatico

Recent social policy developments in Greece

Two new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on the integration of refugee and migrant children into the Greek educational system and on Greece’s first national minimum income scheme. Powered by WPeMatico

VET Research Award of the European Commission 2017

The European Commission will, for the second time, award examples of excellence in vocational education and training (VET) during the European Vocational Skills Week on 20-24 November 2017. Powered by WPeMatico

Intensification of efforts to tackle child poverty and social exclusion are needed

A Synthesis Report from the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) on Progress across Europe in the implementation of the 2013 EU Recommendation on ‘Investing in children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage’ has just been published. Powered by WPeMatico