Migrants are key to addressing labour shortages and bolstering the sustainability of labour supply in the EU, according to a recent Commission report. Migrants’ contributions have already proven essential, as have EU initiatives undertaken to unlock the full labour market potential of migrants.
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The European Commission welcomes yesterday’s political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the ‘Omnibus’ package to simplify EU investment programmes. Proposed by the Commission in February 2025, the package strengthens InvestEU, the EU’s flagship investment instrument.
On 27 June, WomenINvestEU held its first online networking event with speaker Gurpreet Manku, CEO at Level 20.
On 12 June, the Horizon Europe fund is launching a new call for projects. With a budget close to EUR 250 million, it will cover EU external border management, protection of infrastructure, cybersecurity, disaster resilience, the protection of EU citizens, and strengthened security research.
The Commission has announced an additional EUR 3 billion in funding to support the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, as well as to host refugees from Ukraine. This will provide further assistance to EU countries in managing migration and asylum in a transparent and orderly way.
The EU-funded research project, METICOS, has been working to advance the adoption of smart border control technologies by better understanding user acceptance. Its findings have the potential to increase the adoption of innovative border checks solutions both by authorities and by travellers.
