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09/02/2021
ESF crucial for European economies and jobs
According to a recent Commission report assessing the European Social Fund (ESF) and Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) support, from 2014 until 2018, approximately 23 million persons participated in ESF actions; 52% of participants were women.
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29/01/2021
Commission welcomes political agreement on the ESF+
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council on the Commission's proposal for a Regulation on the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).
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25/11/2020
Social innovation: 27 inspirational initiatives in Europe
The Commission is promoting and supporting once again social innovations with a brochure featuring one example of social innovation from each EU country.
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18/11/2020
European Commission invests €150 million towards high-quality, innovative and inclusive education in Croatia
The European Commission has approved an investment worth more than €150 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) to integrate innovative digital technologies in Croatia’s education system.
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16/10/2020
Clear benefit to EU support to employment and labour mobility according to Commission study
An evaluation by the Commission indicates that people in the EU have clearly benefited from employment and labour mobility support by the European Social Fund (ESF).
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29/09/2020
Commission evaluation shows that EU support for youth employment has provided clear benefit to young people
The Commission’s staff working document presents the main findings of the evaluation of the ESF and YEI support to youth employment during the period 2014-2018.
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04/09/2020
Cohesion policy invested EUR 23 Billion during the first semester of 2020
The Commission has released financial data on cohesion policy implementation in the first half of 2020 on the ESIF Open Data Platform. More than EUR 23 billion was invested across the Union under the 4 cohesion policy funds.
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28/05/2020
Recovering from the crisis: EU funding to protect jobs and support a green, digital, inclusive society and economy
The European Commission is putting forward changes needed for the EU’s social funding programmes to tackle social and employment challenges in the post-crisis era.
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19/05/2020
Cohesion Policy helps saving lives, jobs and businesses in the coronavirus outbreak and the Zagreb earthquake aftermath
Croatian authorities have already reallocated a total of € 400 million of the EU's Cohesion policy funds to address both pressing needs as well as longer-term social and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
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19/05/2020
Cohesion Policy funding mobilised for quick and targeted response to the coronavirus emergency in Bulgaria
The European Commission welcomes the first important steps taken by Bulgaria to focus EU funds on fighting the coronavirus outbreak and tackling the economic and social impact stemming from it.