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The Public Institution Roma Community Centre helps Roma facing discrimination, social exclusion and other challenges to find the strength to start a career.

On 7 April, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships held the live discussion ‘Assistive technologies and accessible digital learning environment for persons with disabilities – experience and good practices from regions’. The event was chaired by Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, Senior Expert at the Disability and Inclusion Unit, European Commission. The discussion moderator was Ann Vanden Bulcke, Policy Assistant at the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Unit, European Commission.

Explore the PES Network’s updated ‘Benchlearning Manual’ for all you need to know about the innovative methodology used by the network to help Public Employment Services (PES) improve their performance. This second iteration reflects important adjustments made to ensure benchlearning remains relevant in today’s rapidly evolving labour market.

Public Employment Services (PES) across Europe are demonstrating their commitment to supporting displaced people escaping the war in Ukraine - through implementation of measures to enhance their rights and provide practical support within the EU.

According to the report findings, the main gaps in accessing benefits relate to age and activity status.

The Council today adopted legislative amendments making it possible for member states to redirect resources from cohesion policy funds and the Fund for European Aid for the Most Deprived (FEAD) to assist the refugees escaping the Russian military aggression against Ukraine.

Niels Groeneweg is the father of four sons. Two have autism. They can require a lot of attention, and at one point Niels found himself struggling to balance his work with the needs of his family. As a result, he began to look for options that would better fit in around his sons’ needs.

European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit has visited a Concordia Vocational School, co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). A humanitarian non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Concordia has 30 years of history supporting children, young people and families in need to move toward a more independent life, and is currently supporting refugees fleeing from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

To further support Member States welcoming and accommodating refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, the Commission has proposed a simplified financing procedure under 2014-2020 cohesion policy to tackle the additional costs involved.