Training for the Armenian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
The team of the European Centre provided an online training on ‘Quality assurance in delivering social services’ to the Armenian Ministry in June 2023.
The social investment approach in Western Balkan & Eastern Partnership countries
At the 5th BBinar on 13 June 2023 about 40 stakeholders came together to discuss what role the social investment approach to social welfare policies can and should play in supporting sustainable development in the Western Balkan and the Eastern Partnership countries.
European Centre organised the 2nd BB Policy Review on gender equality and care for relatives
The European Centre organised the 2nd BB Policy Review on ‘Gender Equality and Care for relatives’ on 05 and 06 June 2023. Around 40 representatives registered from ministries and public bodies from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, and Ukraine.
Relaunch of the EESPN & Snapshots of the Armenian Policy Review
The EESPN team launch of the new EESPN with interconnected activities, events and publications linked to each BB country.
EESPN relaunch
We relaunched our EESPN website! The new website offers a clear mission statement and includes more details about the BB region, namely the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership countries, in a concise user-friendly overview. The interconnected activities, events and publications linked to each country reveal the uniqueness of our network in the BB region….
Enhancing social inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Western Balkans
In this policy brief, the team explores challenges and barriers persons with disabilities face to full social inclusion and propose policy options to address them through investment in and better access to (vocational) education, public funding of personal assistance, and improved data collection for evidence-based policy making.
Armenian BB Policy Review snapshots
Get a glimpse of the Armenian BB Policy Review on “Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for Social Protection Programmes” in our story.
Monitoring and evaluation of Social Protection Programmes in Armenia
This report summarises insights gained during the policy review and aims at further sharing these with a wider audience.
Systems in transition: Responding to changing attitudes, expectations and preferences on LTC in the Balkans
The team presents the results of the InCARE survey on attitudes, experiences and expectations on long-term care (LTC) for selected Balkan countries.
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in a global perspective
Our Senior Advisor, Alexandre Sidorenko, contributed two chapters of the book ‘The United Nations Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA)’.