Posted in Events, News Policy and advocacy session on gender inequalities in care and pay in the EU with COFACE Families Europe on 9th March Kaarina Ritson posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Comments Off on Policy and advocacy session on gender inequalities in care and pay in the EU with COFACE Families Europe on 9th March EUROSHIP European Stakeholder Committee Member, COFACE Families Europe, is organizing a Policy and advocacy session on gender inequalities in care and pay in the EU on 9th READ MORE
Posted in News EUROSHIP’s First Anniversary Laura de Bonfils posted on January 28, 2021January 29, 2021 No Comment January 2021 marks EUROSHIP’s first anniversary! By the end of the month, we have spent a whole year of working together to strengthen social citizenship in Europe and develop new knowledge and expertise about poverty reduction and social exclusion. READ MORE
Posted in News EUROSHIP Working Paper no. 1 is launched! Kaarina Ritson posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Comments Off on EUROSHIP Working Paper no. 1 is launched! With contributions from our colleagues in Budapest and Florence, we have published EUROSHIP Working Paper no. 1: State-of-the-art review of indicators and data on poverty and social exclusion. Check it READ MORE
Posted in News First meeting in the German Stakeholder Committee Kaarina Ritson posted on December 11, 2020December 14, 2020 Comments Off on First meeting in the German Stakeholder Committee Prof. Birgit Pfau-Effinger and her team (Dr. Christopher Grages, Thurid Eggers, Jan Meid, Dr. Ralf Och) at the University of Hamburg hosted the first Meeting of the National Stakeholder Committee (NSC) in the context of the international EU Horizon 2020 project EUROSHIP on 2 December 2020. READ MORE
Posted in News EUROSHIP – ESC Meeting discussed EU proposals on minimum income and minimum wages Laura de Bonfils posted on November 28, 2020January 28, 2021 Comments Off on EUROSHIP – ESC Meeting discussed EU proposals on minimum income and minimum wages The EUROSHIP European Stakeholder Committee met for the second time on 26 November. The virtual meeting was hosted by Social Platform and attended by ESC members from European Youth Forum, ETUC, EAPN, COFACE, by representatives from several units in the EU Commission (DG Employment, DG Research & Innovation, REA) and several EUROSHIP consortium members (OsloMet, University of Milan, University of Sussex, University of Florence and Social READ MORE
Posted in News Social Platform Publishes its Analysis on the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan Laura de Bonfils posted on November 26, 2020December 10, 2020 Comments Off on Social Platform Publishes its Analysis on the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan On 18 November 2020, Social Platform officially launched its publication “Building a Social Europe for all with READ MORE
Posted in News New policy brief from COFACE Families Europe: The changing face of work and family life under COVID-19 Kaarina Ritson posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Comments Off on New policy brief from COFACE Families Europe: The changing face of work and family life under COVID-19 COFACE Families Europe has in these days launched their last policy briefing which provides insights in how Covid-19 has negatively impacted the situation of families, especially the most vulnerable ones. Furthermore, the policy brief analyses the different measures taken to mitigate the situation including extraordinary leaves, care vouchers, flexible work solutions, reflecting a mix of measures based on resources, services and flexible working. Last, but not least, the brief is a call for READ MORE
Posted in Events, News 1st National Stakeholder Committee meeting at TÁRKI Kai Morten Enger posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Comments Off on 1st National Stakeholder Committee meeting at TÁRKI In the framework of the EUROSHIP project, TÁRKI hosted a meeting with the participation of the National Stakeholder Committee, consisting of nongovernmental organizations whose activities focus on providing help to vulnerable social groups. The meeting took place at the TÁRKI office on September 2, 2020, with participants including Kinga Joó from the National Association of Large Families in Hungary (Nagycsaládosok Országos Egyesülete), Ákos Pordán from the Hand in Hand Foundation READ MORE
Posted in Events, News First Meeting of the Norwegian National Stakeholder Committee Members Kaarina Ritson posted on September 4, 2020December 15, 2020 Comments Off on First Meeting of the Norwegian National Stakeholder Committee Members The Norwegian National Stakeholder Committee Members, organised by OsloMet, met for the first time on the 20 August 2020. READ MORE
Posted in News Update from the UK’s National Stakeholder Committee Kai Morten Enger posted on September 3, 2020December 15, 2020 Comments Off on Update from the UK’s National Stakeholder Committee The Euroship project launched in February 2020 seeking to examine social protection systems, close gaps in social citizenship, and provide new tools to foster social resilience. The project’s ideals are built upon foundations of collaboration and user engagement. With this in mind the University of Sussex Digit centre research team, hosted their first national stakeholder committee meeting in July. In the midst of the pandemic this virtual meeting provided an opportunity for the committee to READ MORE