The tenth BBinar will focus on the state, functioning and target achievement of pension systems in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries as of today and forecasted for the future. Starting with the increasing challenges posed by demographic change (keywords: rising life expectancy, falling birth rates, emigration, ratio of contributors to pensioners), the pillars…
In this issue of the EESPN newsletter, we highlight our lastest Bridge Building Peer Review Report on Fighting Undeclared Work and our new project on Bilateral Labor Market Cooperation in the Danube Region. Furthermore, we share our upcoming events and recent calls as well as publications from across the region. Enjoy reading here!
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.
The Bridge Building (BB) Peer Review Report on Fighting Undeclared Work was developed within the European Centre’s Bridge Building Initiative to follow up on the successful implementation of the project BB Peer Reviews and Training—Mutual Learning Activities in BB countries (06/2021 – 03/2024). Download the report here.
In this issue, we highlight our upcoming BBinar on labour migration in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries, and present a review of our peer review dedicated to addressing the challenge of undeclared work in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries. Furthermore, we share updates on recent calls and publications from across the region….
The ninth BBinar will take place on 6 February 2025 from 10:00 – 11:30 CET and will focus on discussing how high emigration rates from the Western Balkans, particularly among young and skilled workers, combined with the other unfavourable demographic trends, have turned the region with once characterised with abundance of available workforce into a region facing significant…
From 5-6 December 2024, the Ministry of Finance, Labour, and Transfers of the Republic of Kosovo hosted an insightful peer review dedicated to addressing the challenge of undeclared work in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership. Peers from Albania, Armenia, and Moldova—representing Ministries, Labour Inspectorates, and Tax Administrations—came together to exchange ideas and best practices. The…
We released the November issue of the EESPN newsletter. In this issue, we spotlight the new project examining job quality and working conditions in the Western Balkans, alongside the European Centre’s newly published analytical paper, “Towards Piloting Integrated Case Management in Uzbekistan”. Additionally, this edition features details about the upcoming BB Peer Review and Anette…
The Ministry of Finance, Labour, and Transfers of the Republic of Kosovo, in collaboration with the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, is hosting a virtual peer review titled “Fighting Undeclared Work in the BB Countries” on December 5-6, 2024. This two-day event will explore various policy approaches to combat undeclared work, drawing…
This analytical paper, written by Anette Scoppetta and Eszter Zólyomi as part of the project Integrated approach in employment and welfare services delivery towards inclusive growth and poverty reduction in Uzbekistan, suggests the establishment of an Integrated Case Management model in Uzbekistan, initially focusing on persons with disability, including a pilot implementation in Tashkent.