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Berlaymont building illuminated in blue and yellow in support of Ukraine
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The European Commission has adopted a proposal for Cohesion's Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE) allowing Member States and regions to provide emergency support to people fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. CARE is introducing the necessary flexibility to allow a swift reallocation of available European funding to such emergency support.

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Illustration evoking better inclusion: hand turns dice and changes the word exclusion to inclusion
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The European Commission has just published a call for evidence in the context of the preparation of the proposal for a Council Recommendation on adequate minimum income in the EU. All stakeholders can participate and send contributions until 1 April 2022.

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Commissioner Nicolas Schmit visiting Youthreach centre in Clondakin, Ireland.
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Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, visited the Youthreach Clondakin centre near Dublin. Co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF), the center has a long standing reputation for helping young people aged 15-20 who left school early to bounce back – and take their first successful steps toward employment. The success of Youthreach scheme, and its outreach to 14 000 young people during the ESF (2014-2020) operating period, will be continued through funding from the new ESF+ (2021-2027).

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One female holding a trophy besides a male and a female wearing winner medals
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The European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) has extended the deadline to nominate companies and apprentices for the prestigious EAfA Awards. You now have until 13 March 2022 to make your recommendations.

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Homeless person begging on a busy shopping street (Brussels, Belgium)
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Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Employment and Social Rights, and Emmanuelle Wargon, French Minister for Housing, met the ministers responsible for combating homelessness, as well as representatives of the European institutions, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society to give new impetus to the fight against homelessness.

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Project worker meeting street homeless in Sweden
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The “Pentru Tine - För Dig” (For you) project - supported by the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived - gives marginalized people vital information and support they need to find their way out from material deprivation and social isolation. With the involvement of the local City Missions, “Pentru Tine/För Dig” reached out to 1 600 people across the four Swedish cities of Stockholm, Uppsala, Linköping, and Eskilstuna.

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