The present briefing investigates two main issues that were subject to specific petitions, namely the case of the Białowieża primeval forest (Petitions 0805/2017, 0812/2017 and 0623/2018) and the education of young persons and children with special educational needs in Poland (Pe...

This study explores social challenges and policy responses in EU cities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It demonstrates that the pandemic has placed additional pressures on vulnerable groups and the institutions that work to support them. It finds that the local policy c...

The SDGs, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015, provide a new global policy framework aiming at ending all forms of poverty, fighting inequalities and tackling climate change. They are divided into 17 goals, which relate to social, economic and environmental aspects. ...

This leaflet has useful information for EU citizens living in the UK by 31 December 2020 who have applied or need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. There is also information on the rights of family members of EU citizens who have status under the EU Settlement Scheme. It is p...

The new European Care Strategy, aimed at ensuring that people in need of care have access to affordable care of good quality at all stages of their life, includes a proposal for a Council Recommendation for the revision of the so-called Barcelona targets on early childhood educat...

The DIGCLASS project was born out of the increasing concern in Europe about the implications of the digital revolution for social inequalities and democratic processes. The objective is to understand better how digital technologies alter the mechanisms that generate inequalities ...

Si tiene estatus de asentado (settled status) o preasentado (pre-settled status) en el Reino Unido, no olvide actualizar los datos del nuevo pasaporte o documento nacional de identidad en su cuenta del Servicio de Visados e Inmigración del Reino Unido (UKVI). ¡Solo le llevará un ...

La serie de publicaciones de la Dirección General de Empleo y Asuntos Sociales abarca los temas siguientes: «Empleo y Fondo Social Europeo», «Igualdad entre mujeres y hombres», «Seguridad y salud en el trabajo», «Seguridad social e integración social», «Relaciones laborales y cam...

The European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) provides financial support to promote a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guarantee adequate and decent social protection, combat social exclusion and poverty, and improve working conditions ...

Cerca de ochenta y siete millones de personas padecen algún tipo de discapacidad en la UE. Sin embargo, a pesar de los avances en algunos ámbitos, las personas con discapacidad todavía tienen que hacer frente a importantes barreras en el acceso a la atención médica, la educación,...