47th General Assembly Meeting 2021: Successful focus on intergovernmental cooperation
The 47th General Assembly Meeting (GAM) of the European Centre closed with a great success with over 50 participants. It was the first GAM 2021 which was open to the public and took place fully virtual for the second time on 19 & 20 October 2021.
26/10/21 Extended deadline! – Vacancy: Researcher for ltc & health issues
The European Centre has a vacancy for a researcher to work on a range of issues on long-term care, and health focusing both on Austria and on international comparative perspectives.
19 – 20/10/21 47th General Assembly Meeting 2021 of the European Centre
The 47th virtual General Assembly Meeting (GAM) of the European Centre is focusing on intergovernmental cooperation in social policy and research, on 19 and 20 October 2021.
North Macedonia: sustainably improve home care by the Red Cross
The Red Cross of North Macedonia (RCNM) will focus on piloting an innovative community-based approach to care for dependent elderly.
InCARE newsletter: First issue out!
In this first InCARE newsletter, the team gathered a series of short articles illustrating the many developments since the project was kicked-off in November 2020.
Eastern Partnership: a renewed agenda for recovery, resilience & reform
The European Commission and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy outlined a proposal on how to take forward priorities for cooperation with our Eastern partners in the years to come. This agenda is based on the five long-term objectives, with resilience at its core, as defined for the future of the Eastern Partnership in March 2020.
New project: Updated review of Western Balkan economies regarding the EPSR
The European Centre is currently updating the six reviews of the Western Balkan countries regarding the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR).
New project: Bridge Building Peer Reviews and Trainings
The project builds on the need for mutual learning between countries of the Bridging (BB) Function. The European Centre offers Peer Reviews and Training dedicated to specific topics in social welfare.
New project: Situation Analysis of children & adolescents in Moldova
The European Centre team will support UNICEF Moldova in drafting the Situation Analysis of children and adolescents in Moldova. The Situation Analysis examines the degree of realization of children’s rights, investigates the unequal realization of rights across different areas/dimensions and identifies the drivers of unequal realization (UNICEF, 2019).
4 key principles for promoting social innovation in LTC
The recent Policy brief shows that local innovators should shift focus away from ‘best practice‘ initiatives and towards defining the ‘best fit for purpose‘ initiatives.
Bridge building: Continued cooperation with Azerbaijan
The European Centre continues its cooperation with Azerbaijan by signing the Letter of Intent (LoI).
(closed) EESPN survey: Look out for Bridge Building Survey!
The European Centre team will ask you to provide feedback on the EESPN and Bridge Building activities.
Open access research publishing platform
The European Commission has launched its own open access platform for publishing research funded through the Horizon Europe research programme and its predecessor Horizon 2020.
Survey closed (15/04/21): Share your mobility experience in Eastern Europe
The UniWelIS project, funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ programme, has launched a new survey to collect evidence and data on mobility experiences and support needs in the region of Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
Survey: Cross-border obstacles between EU Member States and Enlargement Countries
The European Commission, DG REGIO has launched a study “Cross-border obstacles between EU Member States and Enlargement Countries”. Spatial Foresight, in cooperation with EureConsult and t33 perform this study.
Global survey: Homecare & Nursing home worker
UNICARE wants to hear from you about your experience working on the frontlines during COVID-19.
Findings of the Con3Post project
The findings of the Con3Post project indicated that immigration of third country national (TCN) workers is driven largely by economic discrepancies and wage disparities between the third countries and EU countries.
InCARE project launched
InCARE aims to develop a coherent and coordinated approach to the development of LTC policy and care services at local and regional level.
European Centre: 46th General Assembly Meeting
The 46th General Assembly Meeting (GAM) of the European Centre took place fully virtually on 19 & 20 October 2020. It focused on social policy and research in the time of COVID-19 and beyond.
WB: Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth & Sport
The European Union has presented a long-term strategy for cooperation with the Western Balkan region entitled “Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport”.
New CAF knowledge platform
CAF is the European Common Assessment Framework for better Quality in Public Administration. The CAF improves public sector organisations through self-assessment and contributes to Good Governance.
EASPD Regional Provider Forum: Promoting community-based services for PwD
On 17th September the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD) and the Republic Center for Support of persons with Intellectual Disability (PORAKA) hosted the first ever EASPD Regional Provider Forum.
European Research Area corona platform
The platform is a one-stop shop providing comprehensive information about funding opportunities in relation to Coronavirus at European Union and national level.
Coronavirus: Erasmus+ mobilised for a strong response to the pandemic
The Commission has adopted a revision of the Erasmus+ 2020 Annual Work Programme, providing an additional €200 million to boost digital education and training and promote skills development and inclusion through creativity and the arts.
Parliamentary Elections in North Macedonia, 15 July 2020
On 15th July 2020, North Macedonians were called to vote for a new parliament.
Western Balkans and Turkey: Joint conclusions of the economic and financial dialogue of 19 May 2020
Representatives of the EU Member States, the Western Balkans and Turkey, the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and representatives of the central banks of the Western Balkans and Turkey met for their annual economic policy dialogue. The dialogue aims at preparing the Western Balkans and Turkey for the future participation in the European Semester.
European Integration: Council greenlights opening accession talks for North Macedonia and Albania
On the 25 March 2020, the Council of the European Union adopted conclusions on the enlargement and stabilisation and association process for two candidate countries: Albania and the Republic of North Macedonia.
New project: Updated review of Western Balkan economies regarding the European Pillar of Social Rights
The European Centre is currently updating the existing reviews on issues relevant to the European Pillar of Social Rights in the Western Balkans.
Kosovo: The European Centre signed the MoU with the Employment Agency of Kosovo (EARK)
K. Leichsenring from the European Centre sign the MoU with D. Haraqia from the Employment Agency of Kosovo.
New Project: Bridging the gap between legislation and practice in the posting of workers
The European Centre started the new POW-Bridge project on the gap between procedures and practices in posting of workers company regulation covering Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, and North Macedonia.
New information on the policy framework 2019 of Ukraine
The Serbian Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine informs on the policy framework 2019 and gives a good practise on Social protection of families with children.