Society

03 March 2016

Innovation partnerships keep public services up to date

Published : Thu, 03 Mar 2016 We all want public services such as healthcare, education, fire fighting or waste management to be modern and well adapted to the changing needs of society. To encourage innovation in public administration, new ...

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24 February 2016

Law enforcement: a forgotten determinant of labour law impact

Labour law is the body of rules which regulate the relationships between workers, employers, trade unions, employers' associations and the state. Its aims are manifold, ranging from ensuring workplace protection against accidents and disability to protect...

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11 February 2016

Peer Review in the Netherlands: Social community teams against poverty

The Dutch government’s declared aim is to move from a welfare state to a “participation society” built on citizens’ self-reliance and networking. Large parts of the social security system have been devolved to the municipalities, which are expected to fol...

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09 February 2016

Social Agenda – Pensions, disabled people and refugees

Just when the social partners are about to negotiate on how to better manage age at work, Social Agenda n°43 looks at the pension issue from all angles following the publication of two EU reports, on population ageing and on pension adequacy.

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14 December 2015

Business Planet: Is social enterprise a new business model for Europe?

Published : Mon, 14 Dec 2015 This week's Business Planet looks at the concept of social enterprise - sustainable and innovative entrepreneurship that aims to find answers to society's challenges. It's fast becoming a new business m...

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30 November 2015

Copernicus: the EU programme contributing to climate change policies

Published : Mon, 30 Nov 2015 The EU’s efforts on climate change go beyond ambitious carbon reduction commitments. Through its innovative earth observation programme Copernicus, the EU is harnessing world leading science and technology to he...

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07 December 2015

Launch of the Covenant on demographic change

The Covenant on demographic change will be launched on 7 December 2015, with the support of the European Commission and the EU funded AFE-INNOVNET Thematic Network. It aims at engaging local and regional authorities, and other relevant stakeholders, commi...

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03 November 2015

Disaster-resilience: safeguarding and securing society, including adapting to climate change

Identifier: H2020-DRS-2014-2015Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2015Latest information: A total of 200 proposals were submitted in response to this call. The nu...

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29 October 2015

Reflective societies: cultural heritage and European identities

Identifier: H2020-REFLECTIVE-2014-2015Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 28 May 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015Latest information: An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Info) is now a...

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14 October 2015

UNDERSTANDING EUROPE - PROMOTING THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC AND CULTURAL SPACE

Identifier: H2020-SC6-CULT-COOP-2016-2017Pillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Thu, 4 Feb 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)

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