state of the union 2016

State of the Union speech | A Europe that preserves our way of life

  • European Union

Exchange of stakeholders’ views held on a European Pillar of Social Rights

  • European Union, Social Pillar

Winner of EESC 2015 Civil Society Prize on poverty

  • Germany

New European Commission database on Social Fund projects
2016-EESC-civil-society-prize

The 2016 EESC Civil Society Prize is on Migrants

  • migration

Dutch Presidency publishes Addendum to the Council Conclusions adopted by the EPSCO

  • Council, European Union

The European Policy Centre publishes its new Publication “Europe and the refugees: a crisis of values” by Juliane Schmidt

  • refugees

Council Conclusions on ‘Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion: an Integrated Approach’

  • Council, Europe2020, European Union

Speaking points by Commissioner Thyssen on the Spring 2016 European Semester package

  • European Semester

MEPs split over achievements of the EU’s multi-billion euro investment plan

  • Funding

Council conclusions on the Annual Growth Survey

  • European Semester

Eurostat | November 2015 – Euro area unemployment rate at 10.5% – EU28 at 9.1%

  • employment