Mini-toolkit: Use of ESF for actions to combat poverty and social exclusion of children

25 Sep 2021 | Other publications, Publications

The toolkit draws on exchanges during a peer-to-peer training on programming actions to combat poverty and social exclusion of children, held in January 2021, in the context of the emerging European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) within the context of the ESF Transnational...

FRA Report on Fundamental Rights in Europe 2021

2 Aug 2021 | News, Other publications, Publications

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published its annual report on Fundamental Rights 2021, which covers all aspects related to fundamental rights in Europe during 2020. The report covers the 27 EU Member States as well as the Republic of North Macedonia...

European Recommendation on Roma equality, inclusion and participation for the next decade now approved

22 Mar 2021 | ESI Funds & Roma policies, Featured news, News, Other publications, Publications

A renewed and strengthened commitment from the EU and Member States to  tackle the inequality gap suffered by Roma. EURoma is refered to as a space for transnational partnership and exchange that the Commission and Member States should support.   The Recommendation of...

EIGE Toolkit on gender budgeting in EU Funds now available in 22 official EU languages

18 Aug 2020 | News, Other publications, Publications

Released by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) a few months ago, this toolkit offers practical guidance on how to integrate gender mainstreaming in the EU Funds. Versions in official EU languages should help national, regional and local authorities, and...

Evaluation of ESF support to youth employment

21 Jul 2020 | News, Other publications, Publications

This study evaluates the support provided through the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) and the European Social Fund (ESF) during the period 2014-2018. An estimated EUR 22 billion is being invested in youth employment operations for the current programming period...

European Institute for Gender Equality releases toolkit on gender budgeting in EU Funds

1 Jun 2020 | News, Other publications, Publications

This gender-budgeting toolkit aims to help those working with EU Funds better fit their programmes to gender equality goals, strategies and regulatory frameworks at European Union and Member States level.  Gender budgeting is a strategy to achieve gender equality...