General : Young people who make a difference deserve recognition. That is why the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne Prize Foundation award the Charlemagne Youth Prize every year. Today…
The record number of 283 applications for this year’s EESC Civil Society Prize on Migration, has clearly shown that migration and the integration of refugees continues to be a major…
SPC Annual report 2016 As each year, the SPC has prepared its annual overview on the social situation in the EU and the developments in social protection policies based on…
Refugee and migrant families risk being split up during the journey to the EU. Over a third of new arrivals in the past year were children, who often arrive unaccompanied…
The State of the Union speech was made this morning by the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. It will give important pointers for the priorities of the Commission…
1 September 2016, an exchange of views on a European Pillar of Social Rights was organised in the European Parliament. It was planned in the framework of the preparation of the…
“Armut und Gesundheit in Deutschland” is the association that Gabi Bischoff President of the Workers’ Group at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), proposed last year, and which won.…
The ESF (European Social Funds) funds many thousands of projects across the EU. Find out what is happening in your country! Access the database here.
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has launched the eighth edition of its Civil Society Prize: the subject of this edition is Migrants. Europe is experiencing an unprecedented influx…
On June 17 the EPSCO Council adopted the Council Conclusions on an integrated approach to combating poverty and social exclusion. The Dutch Presidency has published the addendum in the form…