The EU has been investing in people since it first came into being in 1957. The Treaty of Rome established the European Social Fund, initially deployed to help workers in economic sectors that were modernising their production processes. Today, along with supporting projects helping people into employment, the Fund also gives a hand to socially excluded people – helping them to integrate into the labour market. See the aims and objectives of four specific funds: the European Social Fund (ESF); the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD); the EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI); and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). Also, check the key issues and challenges in this area and see examples of best practices from EU Member States in helping people into employment or out of poverty and social exclusion. bit.ly/1ulsnpP
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 07:00:01 +0000