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Major challenges persist for social policy as Portugal assumes Council of the EU Presidency

24 February 2021

With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to produce adverse social outcomes, there are numerous pressing social policy issues facing the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, held by Portugal until June 2021. In this...

EU Social Policy Highlights - February 2021

Members only 10 February 2021

Prioritising EU funding for social services: Three opportunities to look out for in 2021

27 January 2021

With the European Union’s financial budget for 2021-2027 now confirmed as €1.074 trillion, the European Social Network (ESN) assesses the top three funding opportunities for social services authorities. While discussions are...

Joint EPSCO Council Declaration calls for stronger action on child poverty

21 December 2020

“The signatory Member States call on the EU and its Member States to take firm action against child poverty. The Declaration aims to support a long-term European policy strategy to reduce child and family poverty as well as social...

European Semester Recommendations for the 2021 - Accessible to People with Visual Impairments

Investing in people - What can we expect from the new European Social Fund+?

25 November 2020

After several trialogue meetings between the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament, the final agreement on the next multi-annual financial framework (MFF) is planned for the end of 2020...

EU Social Policy Highlights - November 2020

Members only 4 November 2020

EU Recovery Funding for Public Social Services

28 October 2020

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has become clear that recovery from the crisis will require effort at European level through the use of EU recovery funds to support the most affected economic sectors across Europe...

ESN calls for public social services to be defined as essential during the European Week of Regions and Cities

28 October 2020

On 8 October, Alfonso Lara Montero, Chief Executive of the European Social Network (ESN) spoke in a workshop in the framework of the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities entitled ‘Empowering Services’. The session gathered...

Social policy largely missing in European Commission’s State of the Union address

28 September 2020

On 16 September, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, held the annual State of the Union address at the European Parliament. Social policy issues were largely absent from her speech. This is worrying for...

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