🌟 Calling all innovators!

Are you ready to tackle long-term unemployment?
Our €23 million fund 💵 seeks proposals that create sustainable job opportunities and social inclusion.
✍️Apply now! ⇊

#EUFunds

Long term unemployment is a social disease, it’s toxic.

It is important for people’s wellbeing to have the opportunity to thrive at work.

Let’s not re-invent the wheel: we have mapped some great existing local and regional projects to help inspire!

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The High-Level Conference on the European Pillar of #SocialRights is happening on 15 & 16 April!

With the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 we want to make a real difference in the lives of Europeans by exploring ways to strengthen social policies, foster inclusivity, and drive innovation.

#EUdelivers

A considerable number of regions in the #EU are in a #DevelopmentTrap .
They underperform in income, employment & productivity relative to their national and EU peers & to themselves in the past.
Striking map by Simona Iammarino 🇪🇺 at the #CohesionForum .
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Cohesion Policy is implemented at the level closest to citizens and to impact by cities and provinces.

'Europe is not only a project of many places but also still is a project from the people...' - Sharon Dikjsma, President of VNG

#CohesionForum #CohesionAlliance

#Green , #digital and caring skills are needed to keep and create jobs in vulnerable areas of the #EU .
But, on top of this, we need innovative social approaches and more engagement and cooperation.
Anna Diamantopoulou at the
#CohesionForum .

At the 2024 #cohesionforum , I underlined the importance of cohesion policy for Europe’s solidarity.

Solidarity underpinned the past, underpins the present and must also underpin the future.

This was always Delors’ vision.

Read my full speech:
europa.eu/!9X33fd

#CohesionForum | Keynote speaker Enrico Letta

'Jacques Delors once told me: The #EUsingleMarket was a success since the beginning, it was a success only because we had a successful #CohesionPolicy at the same time”

Follow the live: ec.europa.eu/regional_polic…

Jacques Delors Institute

There is a strong citizen demand to improve quality of life. But, according to Carole Delga at the #CohesionForum , that cannot be achieved by more agglomeration. We need a stronger and more sustainable connectivity between #cities and their surrounding areas.

Quoting Jacques Delors, Enrico Letta says: 'The Single Market is a success only because we have a successful #cohesionpolicy at the same time'

#CohesionForum

The #cohesionforum starts with clear ideas:
1) #cohesionpolicy works and will get even better when #placebased and #performancebased are combined
2) Cohesion policy is for all regions, but not the same everywhere. We have to get #EU work with all engines 💪 #competitivity

At the #CohesionForum with
Elisa Ferreira listing key priorities for a stronger and modern Cohesion policy post 2027: overcoming development trap; brain drain/harnessing talent; climate change impact and regional partnership #cohesionalliance

#Cohesion Policy works!
It has helped navigate successive #enlargements , reducing the percentage of #Europeans living in less developed countries from 25% of the total to just 5%.
Elisa Ferreira kicking off the
#Cohesion Forum.
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EU #unemployment in February 2024:

🇨🇿2.6%
🇵🇱2.9%
🇲🇹3.2%
🇸🇮3.1%
🇩🇪3.2%
🇳🇱3.7%
🇮🇪4.2%
🇭🇺4.4%
🇧🇬4.4%
🇦🇹4.7%
🇧🇪5.5%
🇸🇰5.5%
🇱🇺5.6%
🇷🇴5.6%
🇭🇷6.0%
🇪🇺6.0%
🇨🇾6.6%
🇩🇰6.6%
🇵🇹6.7%
🇱🇻6.9%
🇱🇹7.4%
🇫🇷7.4%
🇮🇹7.5%
🇫🇮7.6%
🇪🇪7.7%
🇸🇪8.1%
🇬🇷11.0%
🇪🇸11.5%

→ ℹ️ EU_Eurostat

Understanding of qualifications from different countries has improved, thanks to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

Check out the findings of the evaluation of the EQF – another important contribution to the success of the #EuropeanYearOfSkills ↓

🇮🇹🇪🇺| #StatiGeneraliItaliaBruxelles
Il Vice Presidente del Consiglio e Ministro Antonio Tajani “Serve più Italia in Europa. Se giochiamo di squadra, possiamo tutelare nel modo migliore gli interessi del Sistema Paese e dare di più all’Europa” #SistemaItalia 🇮🇹

Did you hear about the #SocialEconomy Action Plan?

👉 enhancing social investment
👉 improving access to finance
👉 increasing social impact

Learn how we help you #MakeItWork ↓ #SEAP

Following up on the Val Duchesse summit, we just unveiled a robust action plan to fight labour and skills shortages.

Together with EU countries & social partners, we are boosting competitiveness while improving working conditions in the EU.

#EuropeanYearOfSkills

We just proposed new rules for better and more inclusive traineeships in the EU.

We’re paving the way to fairer & more inclusive opportunities by boosting rights for trainees, ensuring fairness, and non-discrimination for all.

#EuropeanYearOfSkills

Making the profession of teachers attractive and paid decently is key to reduce the shortage of teachers in Hungary.

I appreciate the good discussions we had today with 🇭🇺 colleagues on how #EUfunds , coupled with meaningful social dialogue, can support education in the country.