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On Tuesday 17 September, Deputy Director General Olsson participated in the Union for the Mediterranean Youth Forum in Helsinki, bringing together young leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to tackle regional challenges and promote entrepreneurship, sustainability, and inclusive growth.

A new Thematic Paper by the European Network of Public Employment Services examines the role of Public Employment Services (PES) in recruiting skilled labour among third country-nationals (TCNs).

The Employment and Social Innovation Programme (EaSI), which financed a wide range of activities in the period 2014-2020, was the most suitable instrument for developing EU-wide tools and actions on social innovation and employment.

Representatives of 22 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) met at the 16th Regional Platform on Employment and Labour. They shared best practices on youth employment and women economic empowerment and stressed the importance of a continuous dialogue given the ongoing effects of the Middle East developments on the labour market.

Social innovation for zero long-term unemployment - towards an EU-wide response

New figures from the PES Network survey in November 2023 show that Public Employment Services continue to support the integration of displaced people from Ukraine.

Representatives of 20 countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) met in Berlin at the 15th Regional Platform on Employment and Labour. The discussion involved representatives of social partners and focused on youth employment as well as on the state-of-play of the implementation of the 2022 UfM Marrakech Ministerial Declaration and the new declaration to be issued in 2024

Public Employment Services (PES) are one of the main actors to help integrate displaced people from Ukraine in the labor market. According to their last survey, the number of persons displaced from Ukraine registered at PES remains stable, with some country variations.