A call for high-level experts on the future of social protection
The European Commission is setting up a High Level expert group on the future of social protection and of the...
Fighting human trafficking – review of EU rules
About this initiative Summary As announced in the strategy on combatting trafficking in human beings, this review of the Anti-Trafficking...
Latest update of MISSOC information (as of January 2021) on national social protection systems now available
Updated information on social protection systems in all EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – including brief descriptions...
Welfare systems failed Covid test in every EU country
Every EU member state was forced into emergency reforms of their social protection systems by Covid-19, according to research which...
European alliance calls on EU governments to implement convention on domestic workers
In Europe, about 9.5 million people work as domestic workers, including millions of home care workers. The European Commission and...
European Ombudsman: new rules to protect Europeans from maladministration
The European Parliament has adopted, with the Council's consent and the Commission's positive opinion, improved rules governing the Ombudsman's duties....
Growing old in Europe: two new reports shed light on long-term care and pensions across the EU
On 14 June 2021, the Council of the EU endorsed the key conclusions of the 2021 reports on long-term care...
Updated EPIC country profiles on child and family policies are published
The European Platform for Investing in Children has published updated country profiles which provide an overview of child and family...
Protecting people working through platforms: Commission launches second-stage consultation of social partners
The Commission launched the second-stage consultation of European social partners on how to improve the working conditions for people working...
Council adopts European Child Guarantee
The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) has adopted the Commission proposal on establishing a European Child...