European Social Fund invests in quality jobs, training and social inclusion
The European Social Fund (ESF) is the European Union’s main instrument for investing in people. In 2014-2022, the fund helped Member States progress towards achieving the EU’s 2030 headline targets in
ESF investments create job opportunities for Paris Olympics and Paralympics
The European Social Fund (ESF) has invested over €770,000 between 2019 and 2022 in career programmes across areas hosting the main venues and events for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: the
New evaluation confirms the EU-wide impact of the Employment and Social Innovation Programme (2014 - 2020)
The Employment and Social Innovation Programme (EaSI), which financed a wide range of activities in the period 2014-2020, was the most suitable instrument for developing EU-wide tools and actions on
ESF+ welcomes Moldova as an associated country
Moldova has joined the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as an associated country, allowing organisations from Moldova to participate in projects funded by the ESF+ Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) strand.
Homes, training and jobs: what’s the reality of Social Europe?
In this Euronews episode, Real Economy travelled to Romania and France to meet people whose lives have taken a new turn thanks to EU-funded solidarity initiatives aimed at building a strong social
How working abroad can kickstart careers for young people neither in education, employment or training (NEETs)
This new Real Economy episode explores the situation of the roughly 8 million young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEETs) and what the EU is doing to help them.
EU celebrates 2004 enlargement - 20 years of cohesion policy and support from the European Social Fund
This week, the European Union marks the 20th anniversary of the 2004 enlargement. On 1 May 2004, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia joined the EU.
Commission launches toolkit to support social housing in Member States
The European Commission has released a new toolkit to help policymakers make the best use of EU funding to invest in social housing and accompanying services.
New ESF+ funding for innovative ideas to reduce long-term unemployment and help people find jobs
The Commission has launched a call for proposals worth €23 million to help EU Member States develop new ways of tackling long-term unemployment and support people to find their way back into the labour market.
Commissioner Schmit calls for a stronger Cohesion Policy and a more social Europe
During the 9th Cohesion Forum, Commissioner Nicolas Schmit called for Cohesion Policy to play a greater role in addressing Europe’s housing crisis, as well as the enduring high levels of youth unemployment and child poverty.
