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RSS![PES Network Presents its Annual Report and Work Programme for 2025-2026](https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2025-02/PES%20Network%20Presents%20its%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Work%20Programme%20for%202025-2026.jpg?h=90fbe72c&itok=zS4mOcDG)
One decade on, the Network remains committed to growth and forward-thinking initiatives. In this spirit, its latest Annual Report and 2025-2026 Work Programme detail areas of progress and future priorities.
![Eurobarometer on artificial intelligence (AI) - 2025](https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2025-01/Eurobarometer_AI_WEB_1200x628%402x.png?h=3acf6e36&itok=pKuprlyD)
The Commission has published a new Eurobarometer survey that reveals most people in Europe believe that digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), have a positive impact on their jobs, the economy, society, and on quality of life.
![European flags of the Berlaymont fly at half-mast as a sign of European solidarity and out of respect for the victims of the attack at the education centre in Örebro, Sweden](https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-065487/00-07.jpg?itok=3hZyfSfj)
The Commission has adopted its 2025 work programme, outlining its ambition to boost competitiveness, enhance security, and bolster economic resilience in the EU.
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Are you passionate about nature, climate resilience, and the quality of outdoor spaces? Do you want to make a real impact on urban environments?
The International Urban Greening Days invite students like you to take on a real-life challenge—transforming a local park into green landmark.
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The European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) has launched a new Community on Higher Apprenticeships. This group aims to unite members to tackle emerging opportunities and challenges, share ideas and enhance the quality of higher apprenticeships.
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Winter Camp on Vocational Excellence 2025 – A Unique Learning Experience
The first-ever Winter Camp on Vocational Excellence, titled “…and this is how VET saved the (human) world – Learners’ Journey in a CoVE”, will take place from February 10-13, 2025, in Nova Gorica, Slovenia.
![A visual from the EAfA-ETF event in Tirana, Albania](https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2025-02/A7308159%20%281%29.jpg?h=857149b6&itok=7DW-e3v_)
As we gear up for another year of activities and events, we reflect on the key steps taken by the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) in 2024 towards fostering quality apprenticeships in Europe.
The Commission has published the 2024 edition of the annual report on intra-EU labour mobility.
![Harnessing the opportunities of AI for Public Employment Services](https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2025-02/Harnessing%20the%20opportunities%20of%20AI%20for%20Public%20Employment%20Services%20%20.png?h=90fbe72c&itok=2xGDRm9P)
A new report by the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network), examines examples of AI applications within PES, exploring how these technologies can enhance service delivery, improve operational efficiency, and ultimately better serve jobseekers and employers.
![President von der Leyen presents the competitiveness compass](https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2025-01/P065343-42530.jpg?h=ac778ff2&itok=B98Z462k)
The European Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic and clear framework to steer its work, with 3 core areas for action: innovation, decarbonisation and security.