Following European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s presentation of his €315 billion ‘Jobs, Growth and Investment Package’ to the European Parliament [Nov 26], Social Platform warns that...
Social policies need to be at the forefront of European Commission efforts to alleviate poverty and improve social inclusion, claimed Heather Roy, president of Social Platform,...
The European Commission is hosting a high-level conference on Mobilizing Social Policy Innovation on 19-20 May in Brussels. The conference will discuss how social policy innovation...
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) welcomes the recent 'paradigm shift' proposed by the Commission with its proposal of a social investment package. The shift...
Social Platform has welcomed the EPSCO Council’s request to member states to review and strengthen their efforts to reduce poverty, as it is an “essential EU...
Preventing violence against women is the theme of this year's International Women's Day held on 8 March. Not only is violence a violation of human rights,...
On 26 February, MEPs gave their overwhelming support to the sweeping changes proposed by the IMCO Committee on the proposed Directive on Accessibility of Public Sector...