Today, the Commission adopted three reports on key strategies aimed at ending discrimination and building a Union of Equality: the EU Anti-racism Action Plan 2020-2025, the EU Roma Strategic Framework 2020–2030 and the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025.
150 European citizens addressed 21 recommendations to the European Commission and national authorities aimed at combatting hatred in all its forms and fostering mutual respect during the final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on Tackling Hatred in Society.
A Belgian national works in Luxembourg and lives in Belgium. As a frontier worker, he depends on the Luxembourg system for family allowances, which he received for several years for a child placed in his household by a court order. In 2017, that family allowance was withdrawn. The Luxembourg Court of Cassation queries whether this approach constituted a case of indirect discrimination.
The European Commission has registered a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Save the Planet by shifting taxation from labour to greenhouse gas emissions’.
The Commission has published a detailed country analysis in the areas of employment, skills and social inclusion for Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Hungary and Romania, detailing the results of the Social Convergence Framework.
The Council approved conclusions on the economic empowerment and financial independence of women as a pathway to substantive gender equality, based on a report by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).
Three years after the adoption of the European Child Guarantee by the Council of the European Union in June 2021, experts reviewed the progress made so far in its implementation.
The EU Commission launched the first-stage consultation of European social partners to gather their views on the possible direction of EU action on ensuring fair telework and the right to disconnect.
The new rules, adopted with 554 votes in favour, 56 votes against and 24 abstentions, aim to ensure that platform workers have their employment status classified correctly and to correct bogus self-employment. They also regulate, for the first time ever in the EU, the use of algorithms in the workplace.
The new rules, adopted with 613 votes in favour, 7 against and 11 abstentions, will establish an EU-wide disability card to make sure that persons with disabilities have equal access to preferential conditions, such as reduced or zero entry fees, priority access and access to reserved parking.
Affordable and decent housing has a positive impact on social inclusion and on people’s participation in education and the labour market. However, access to social and affordable housing has become a challenge for many EU citizens.
“Can we help all regions successfully navigate from their past economic profiles into the green transition? Is the green transition feasible? Will it damage the economic fabric? Can it ensure that vulnerable regions and vulnerable groups are not left behind? And can we create a community of practice to drive through this process?” – EU Commissioner Elisa Ferreira
On the 15 and 16 April, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union is organising a high-level conference in La Hulpe dedicated to the European Pillar of Social Rights. The aim of the conference is to reflect with key European stakeholders on the future social agenda of the European Union.
The goal of the conference is to bring together policymakers, social partners, civil society and other experts to discuss the future of a social Europe and the continued implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Both sides agreed on the benefits of promoting student and academic staff mobility between the EU and Japan. International mobility schemes, like the Erasmus+ programme, play a pivotal role in promoting people-to-people exchanges, enhancing skills development, as well as fostering academic excellence.
European Works Councils (EWCs) are bodies representing European employees of a multinational company that ensure that employees are involved in decisions related to transnational issues.
The theme of this 6th edition of the HLPPD was “working together for a greener and more sustainable future”, and the key role of education in underpinning the transition towards a greener society was one of the main topics of discussion.
The theme of this 6th edition of the HLPPD was “working together for a greener and more sustainable future”, and the key role of education in underpinning the transition towards a greener society was one of the main topics of discussion. The need for a more balanced student mobility, which experienced a major set-back during the COVID-19 period was highlighted. The Commissioner also underlined the key importance of providing an
On 22 March 2024, Minister of Employment Arto Satonen invited Katarina Murto, Chair of the Trade Union of Education (OAJ) and Negotiation Organisation for Public Sector Professionals (JUKO), and Millariikka Rytkönen, Chair of the Union of Health and Social Care Professionals (Tehy), to find a way to bring together all employer and employee organisations, that participated in the negotiations on Finland’s labour market model in autumn 2023, to agree on
Approximately 17 million Europeans are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Women, however, are bearing a heavier burden, as the risk of poverty is almost 35% higher for women than for men.
Cohesion Policy is an important driver of sustainable development and economic growth. In the long run, it is expected that each euro invested through Cohesion Policy will have tripled, by 2043 which is equivalent to an annual rate of return of around 4%. Thanks to the Policy, it is estimated that 1.3 million additional jobs will be created in the EU by 2027, with a large share in sectors related
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