Social inclusion as a political priority has been gathering momentum at EU level. The previous Portuguese Council Presidency hosted a social summit in Porto where all EU leaders signed an agreement on targets for social inclusion...

How can we ensure and measure progress in achieving the right to affordable long-term care (LTC) services of good quality, as stipulated by the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR)? This question is currently being discussed at...

At a Committee of the Regions meeting earlier this year, Ana Paula Zacarias, Secretary of State of European Affairs in Portugal, which holds the rotating EU presidency and is hosting the Social Summit in Porto today, said that...

The Recovery Funds should respond to the strategic priorities set out by the European Commission, including employment and fighting poverty. However, an initial assessment of the submitted draft national recovery plans suggests...

The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the societies and economies of the 27 EU Member States for more than a year, so it comes as welcome news that earlier this month, the European Commission announced that the recovery instrument...

Three key documents were published by the European Commission this month to help with implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), a set of 20 principles to advance towards more inclusive European societies.

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...

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...

“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...