Deinstitutionalisation of children and persons with disabilities
The North Macedonian Ministry and the European Centre hosted the online peer review “Deinstitutionalisation of children and persons with disabilities” in February 2023.
Monitoring & evaluation of social protection programmes
The Armenian Ministry and the European Centre hosted an online policy review “Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for Social Protection Programmes”, in December 2022.
Additional mutual learning events in 2023
The Austrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection enabled the European Centre to extend the BB Peer Reviews and Trainings project in the Bridge Building countries until March 2024.
Attitudes, experiences and expectations on long-term care in North Macedonia
InCARE has launched a third national factsheet on long-term care in North Macedonia. The team found that availability and affordability remain major barriers in accessing formal care services in North Macedonia. Many individuals have felt obligated to provide care despite negative impacts on their health and career. There are also strong preferences for formal care…
North Macedonia: barriers to accessing long-term care
The InCARE project collected data on attitudes, experiences, and expectations on long-term care through an online survey between September 2021 – January 2022 across European countries, including North Macedonia.
Integrated policy approach applied in Kosovo for vulnerable groups of society
On 21-22 June 2022, the European Centre organised and facilitated the peer review “The integrated policy approach applied for vulnerable groups of society with the Active Inclusion Integration Platform (AIIP) of the Republic of Kosovo”.
Training on financing social services for the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of the Republic of North Macedonia
Throughout 07 and 08 June 2022, the European Centre team provided a training on the topic “financing social services” for the North Macedonian authorities.
Family type childcare in Western Balkans
The 3rd BBinar which took place on 2nd June 2022 discussed models, progress, challenges, and ways forward for the development of the family type cares services for children in Western Balkans with country examples from Croatia, North Macedonia, and Albania.
How to benefit from Bridge Building?
Bridge Building connects the knowledge and policy evidence on social welfare of the EU Member States with the Bridging Building (BB) countries.
POW-BRIDGE Newsletter 3
The latest news on the POW-BRIDGE project can be found in its third and final Newsletter.