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A new study shows that in‑cash child benefits play a vital role in reducing child poverty in the EU. On average, these benefits lower the risk of poverty among children by 10.6 percentage points.

The European Commission adopted the Fair Labour Mobility package to guarantee clear social rights for everyone, everywhere in the EU, regardless of where they choose to live and work.

The 2026 European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) Members’ Survey is now open, and all EAfA members are invited to take part.

The European Commission has proposed mobilising €1.1 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to support 351 workers in Finland dismissed by four paper manufacturers: Metsä Group, Stora Enso, UPM Communication Papers, and SAPPI.

The European Commission has endorsed Greece’s Social Climate Plan, the fifth plan under the Social Climate Fund. It helps vulnerable households, transport users and micro enterprises transition towards cleaner solutions and protecting them from higher energy and transport costs.

The latest episode of PESPod, the podcast of the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network), explores how Lithuania's Employment Service is giving frontline staff greater responsibility to respond to local needs and drive organisational change.

Executive Vice-President Mînzatu issued the following statement on a proposal for a European Day in Remembrance of Victims of Accidents at Work ahead of the 70 year commemoration of the Marcinelle tragedy.

A new policy brief by Cedefop and the European Skills & VET Week identifies the occupations that are becoming increasingly important to Europe's green transition, from engineers and installers to maintenance technicians and cybersecurity experts.

Malta’s Social Climate Plan is the fourth plan adopted under the Social Climate Fund. Its aim is to make the clean transition fairer and to help protect people from higher energy and transport costs.