The first national event in Greece, in the framework of the Social Services HelpDesk project, discussed how to improve accessibility to EU funding, in the midst of important reforms in social care. 

The first national event in Sweden, in the framework of the Social Services HelpDesk project, discussed how to improve accessibility to EU funding.

What does the 2022 European Semester mean for public social services? ESN members of the European Semester Reference Group met on 24-25 October to discuss the findings of ESN's survey. 

Missing social priorities in the EU monitoring tool

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...