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...

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...

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...

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...

The meeting held on 8 and 9 September examined strategies and evidence informed best practice in the provision of integrated support for adults with mental ill health. It welcomed more than 100 participants over two days, with...

On 22 and 23 September, ESN held its annual meeting of the European Semester Reference Group. The meeting, which took place online, also included participants from the European Social Observatory (OSE) and the European Commission...

The European Commission (EC) published its 2021 Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS) on 17 September. The document sets out general economic priorities for the EU in the year ahead and guidance for the national implementation...

On 1 July 2020, Germany took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). Under the motto “Together for Europe’s recovery”, Germany will hold the Council Presidency until the end of the year. The European Social...

After 5 days of negotiations, the meeting of European leaders reached a deal on 21 July for both a €750 billion coronavirus recovery plan and a 2021-2027 budget of €1.07 trillion.