The European Centre and the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Dialogue of Montenegro have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding covering the period 2026–2031. The agreement sets out the framework for continued cooperation in social policy development, research collaboration, and knowledge exchange. It reinforces the shared commitment to supporting evidence-based policymaking and advancing innovative…
As of 1 March, the Board of Directors has appointed Anette Scoppetta as the new Executive Director, following a public international tender. She succeeds Kai Leichsenring, who led the Centre with great dedication and vision over the past ten years. With many years of experience at the Centre as Deputy Director, Anette Scoppetta now takes…
The European Centre and the Employment Agency of the Republic of Kosovo signed a new Memorandum of Understanding covering the period 2026–2031. The agreement sets out the framework for continued cooperation in social policy development, research collaboration, and knowledge exchange. It reinforces the shared commitment to supporting evidence-based policymaking and advancing innovative approaches within Uzbekistan’s…
The European Centre and the National Agency for Social Protection in Uzbekistan signed a new Memorandum of Understanding covering the period 2026–2031. The agreement sets out the framework for continued cooperation in social policy development, research collaboration, and knowledge exchange. It reinforces the shared commitment to supporting evidence-based policymaking and advancing innovative approaches within Uzbekistan’s…
The Austrian Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection organized a Networking Forum “Innovating social services: Pathways to inclusion and Sustainability” together with the Albanian Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the North Macedonian Ministry of Social Policy, Demographics and Youth as well as with UNICEF on 17 and 18 November…
The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research held its 51st General Assembly Meeting (GAM) on 22 and 23 October 2025 at the United Nations Office at Vienna, bringing together Board Members, National Liaison Officials (NLOs), and experts from across Europe and beyond. The meeting was opened by Andreas Schaller on behalf of the Austrian Federal…
The JUSTMIG project (Sustainable and socially just transnational sectoral labour markets) ended in October 2025. The general objective of the JUSTMIG project was to provide innovative analysis and data collection on new labour market dynamics, and how industrial relations structures are adjusting to the increased presence of temporary migrant workers from other EU countries and…
The European Centre and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding covering the period 2025–2030. The agreement sets out the framework for continued cooperation in social policy development, research collaboration, and knowledge exchange. It reinforces the shared commitment to supporting evidence-based policymaking and…
European Centre researcher Sonila Danaj contributed to the event “Challenges of the Workforce and Migration in Kosovo,” held on 2 October 2025 at Hotel Garden in Pristina. Her presentation, “Regulating Labour Migration and Mobility: Insights from EU Countries’ Experiences,” outlined the main features of the EU labour migration regime, including single-permit criteria, special categories, and…
The European Centre is supporting the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW) in implementing bilateral labor market cooperation in the Danube region with the accession states Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Moldova and Ukraine with services such as studies, reviews and policy advise services during 2025-2029. Check out the project here.