Last Updated on November 25, 2013
The Commission today presents a Communication on building a strong social Europe for just transitions. It sets out how social policy will help deliver on the challenges and opportunities of today, proposing action at EU level for the months to…
Since its creation, Eurocarers has been working to support organisations representing informal carers accessing EU funding opportunities to develop innovative projects in the area of care, building on their expertise, in order to contribute to EU policy objectives of social…
The 18th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty was organised by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) with the support of the EU Commission and the EAPN Fund, and with the participation of the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the…
During their meeting on 9 and 10 December, the Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs of the European Union adopted some encouraging conclusions. Firstly, regarding the objective of inclusive labour markets, they highlighted “the economic value of providing better employment…
On 12 December, Care4Dem’s partners held their fifth project meeting, in Amadora, near Lisbon. This meeting provided the opportunity to know better about the host organisation, Aproximar, a social cooperative providing a wide range of training opportunities in their community.…
Governments should urgently reform their pension systems to ensure that the growing share of workers in temporary or part-time employment can contribute enough during their working lives to receive an adequate income in retirement, according to a new OECD report.…
What is the state of health in your country? Discover the profile of your health system in this report published by the European Commission. Country Health Profiles are being issued with the Companion Report that shows some of the biggest…
The Care4Dem model of an online Mutual Aid Group for informal carers of people with dementia is now available. To date, all the components of the Care4Dem model of an online Mutual Aid Group (MAG) for informal carers of people…
European doctors recognise the impact of the digital transformation on medical practice and the potential of AI to become a unique instrument in this set of emerging health care tools. However, its confident and effective use depends on understanding its…
This is an introduction to the so-called “European Semester”, the EC’s mechanism for economic governance which increasingly impacts social agendas and now serves as a one of the vehicles for our advocacy message. The Semester and our analysis of it…