The Italian Episcopal Conference (CEI) and the Interior Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding to provide reception and inclusion services to migrants holding a residence permit, as efforts to combat labour exploitation and new programmes promoting migrant educational inclusion increase.
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A recent report explores the fight against homelessness and its connection to broader anti-poverty policies. It aims at guiding EU countries in developing effective strategies and addressing investment gap to eradicate homelessness.
The Commission’s 2025 Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report highlights the importance of better integrating underrepresented groups – women, older people, migrants and persons with disabilities – into the job market to mitigate skills and labour shortages.
The European accessibility act (EAA) ensures key products and services – such as phones, computers, TVs, banking and payment services, public transport, e-commerce platforms, and electronic communications – are accessible to persons with disabilities.
The European Commission launched the process to seek views on the upcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, the first of its kind at EU level. The strategy will aim to provide essential protection to people and tackle the root causes of poverty.
Registration is now open for the third edition of AccessibleEU’s online training “Accessible Technology Design”. The course starts on 7 July and can be completed until 9 November, with an estimated duration time of 25 hours.
The new version of the monitoring framework includes new indicators, covering gaps in the areas of access to education, healthcare and healthy nutrition. Figures shows that the overall share of children in poverty remains broadly stable.
A new 840-page standard work presents practical guidance for inclusive library services, offering diverse perspectives and actionable ideas across 11 chapters.
This morning, the European Parliament and EU Member States reached a political agreement on the revised European Works Council Directive, which aims to strengthen social dialogue in the EU.
More than 6.1 million people have received training under the Pact for Skills since its launch in 2020, according to the results of the 2024 Pact’s annual survey.
