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On 26 January 2022, the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) held its first event of the year to introduce its Action Plan for 2022 and highlight upcoming events and activities. A select group of EAfA members joined the event to discuss the Alliance's six priorities and share good practices.
Five new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social policy developments in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Serbia and Spain.
The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a research note that examines the medium and long-term impact of early childhood education and care (ECEC) provision on education and labour market outcomes for children and parents, as well as the indicators employed for these measurements.
A dual certification courses scheme, funded by the European Social Fund, has helped to considerably reduce the rate of early school leaving in Portugal, which stood at 18.9 % at the beginning of 2014. By the end of 2020, it was 8.9 % – already below the 10 % goal defined by European and national targets set to be achieved in 2023.
Today, the European Commission proposes to support 450 workers who lost their jobs in the car industry in the Spanish region of Catalonia with €2.8 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF).
The European Commission announced the five finalists of the #MySocialRights video competition. In a week, the winner will be selected based on the public vote.
The European social partner organizations in the construction sector FIEC (European Construction Industry Federation) and EFBWW (European Federation of Builders and Woodworkers) held on 18 January the final conference of their project “Reducing Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust Effectively”, co-financed by the European Commission in the framework of the call for proposals to promote social dialogue.
Updated information on social protection systems in all EU Member States is now available in English, French and German on the MISSOC website.
A compendium of more than 20 case studies provides insights into projects supported by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD), showing how the fund is a lifeline for people experiencing serious material deprivation and social isolation.