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👩‍💻 5,200+ registrations 🤝 1,500+ participants on site 💡 90 speakers Two days of debate on quality jobs, labour mobility and fighting poverty at the #EUSocialForum 🇪🇺 Thank you to everyone who joined us in Brussels and online! 🎥 Watch the highlights ↓

🎙️ Just Europe Ep. 11: Ethics & the green transition 🌱 5 dimensions of climate justice explored by EGE Chair, Climate KIC CEO & EU experts. From resource distribution to decision-making – what makes climate action truly just? 🎧 link.europa.eu/63hyqy #JustEuropePodcast

Apprenticeships in Europe are evolving 🛠️🎓 The European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) presents the new Compendium of Good Practices, with inspiring initiatives on mobility, green & digital skills & more 💡 Explore it now → link.europa.eu/jYxkWm #ApprenEU

#Volunteering helps you gain hands-on experience, take initiative, and adapt to new challenges. Make sure these experiences count. With #Europass you can showcase your skills and jump on new opportunities across Europe 🌍 Find out more → europass.europa.eu/en

In 2025, 34.8% of EU internet users reported taking an online course or using online learning materials 👩🏽‍💻 Highest in: 🇳🇱 Netherlands - 60.2% 🇮🇪 Ireland - 59.7% 🇫🇮 Finland - 50.7% Lowest in: 🇷🇴 Romania - 11.8% 🇧🇬 Bulgaria - 18.4% 🇨🇾 Cyprus - 21.0% → link.europa.eu/x4fg7Y

Happy International #RomaDay! 💚❤️💙 Get to know Eduard’s story! No one from his Roma community had worn his uniform before. This taught him that we are all equal in the face of fire, water, and danger. #UnionOfEquality #EU4Roma #UnitedInDiversity

After caring for a mother with dementia and witnessing homelessness in her community, Katarína 📖enrolled in a course in social work ➡️became chairwoman of the Commission for Social Affairs and Housing to address social disparity. That's what upskilling can do. #UnionofSkills

Today is #WorldHealthDay. Are you planning your summer holidays? ☀️ If you’re travelling in the 🇪🇺🇮🇸🇱🇮🇳🇴🇨🇭🇬🇧, do not forget to bring your European #Health Insurance Card with you! 🩺 Read more → link.europa.eu/mcjdvb #EHIC

It’s Easter Monday! For many, this day symbolizes new beginnings and fresh starts.🪺🐣 Maybe it’s the perfect time to learn a new skill? Discover how we’re helping boost skills and make reskilling more attractive across the EU👉 lnkd.in/eTxRnP2C

Nearly 1 in 5 people in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Yet poverty can look very different depending on where you live, your employment situation or your access to services. 📍In your view, where does the biggest gap in social protection exist in the EU?

EU #youth #unemployment in February 2026: 🇷🇴28.2% 🇪🇸23.8% 🇸🇪23.2% 🇫🇮23.1% 🇫🇷20.9% 🇱🇺19.6% 🇧🇪18.5% 🇵🇹18.5% 🇬🇷17.6% 🇮🇹17.6% 🇭🇷17.5% 🇪🇪17.5% 🇩🇰16.6% 🇱🇹15.8% 🇪🇺15.3% 🇨🇾15.1% 🇸🇰14.8% 🇱🇻14.3% 🇭🇺13.2% 🇧🇬12.5% 🇮🇪12.4% 🇲🇹12.4% 🇵🇱11.5% 🇸🇮11.5% 🇦🇹11.1% 🇨🇿10.5% 🇳🇱9.2% 🇩🇪7.4% @EU_Eurostat

EU #unemployment in February 2026: 🇧🇬3.2% 🇨🇿3.2% 🇵🇱3.2% 🇲🇹3.5% 🇸🇮3.8% 🇩🇪4.0% 🇳🇱4.1% 🇨🇾4.2% 🇭🇷4.3% 🇭🇺4.6% 🇮🇪4.6% 🇮🇹5.3% 🇸🇰5.6% 🇦🇹5.8% 🇵🇹5.8% 🇪🇺5.9% 🇷🇴6.0% 🇪🇪6.1% 🇧🇪6.4% 🇱🇹6.6% 🇱🇻6.7% 🇱🇺6.9% 🇩🇰7.5% 🇫🇷7.8% 🇬🇷8.5% 🇸🇪8.5% 🇪🇸9.8% 🇫🇮10.4% ℹ️ ↓ @EU_Eurostat link.europa.eu/PNJf6Q

🧒What's the most powerful tool to reduce child poverty in the EU?

In 2024, among EU residents living in households where at least one member reported a need for long-term care, 28.3% received professional homecare services 🏡🩺 Highest in: 🇩🇰 Denmark 63.5% 🇨🇾 Cyprus 62.9% Lowest in: 🇪🇪 Estonia 7.6% 🇭🇺 Hungary 8.3% → link.europa.eu/VpQKrQ

Today, we present the mid-term review of the Social Economy Action Plan, reaffirming its commitment to unlocking the full potential of the social economy across Europe 🌱 Discover the full mid-term review → link.europa.eu/kymGhD #SocialEconomy #SEAP

Two new #PactForSkills Regional Skills Partnerships were launched! 🎭RSP Italy Creative South boosts Cultural & Creative Industries with green & digital skills. 🌍North Holland builds a workforce for the climate transition. 👉 link.europa.eu/PPfdkw @EU_Growth

How can cities prepare their workforce for the green and digital transitions? 🌱💻 The City of Rome, member of the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) leads the way by combining education with practical work 📚 Read the full story → link.europa.eu/rdBGPq #ApprenEU

The #EUFunds @mindthegeps_eu project collected evidence from European research institutions to shed light on persisting gender inequalities. 📊 This data is helping institutions co-create targeted #GenderEquality plans! Read more ↓ #UnionOfEquality #Science4EU

€34.6 billion of #EUFunds are reallocated towards the EU's most urgent strategic priorities such as boosting competitiveness and promoting affordable housing. European Social Fund Plus remains anchored in its core social mission: ensuring that everyone in need is supported. ↓

🎉 4,000 members & 22 regional partnerships! The #PactForSkills reached new milestones on the anniversary of the #UnionOfSkills, uniting organisations committed to boosting skills & opportunities across Europe. Read the article 👉link.europa.eu/D9k4br @EU_Growth

🚀 On 5 March we officially launched the European Fair Transition Observatory (EFTO). EFTO is an initiative under the Clean Industrial Deal that aims to ensure that Europe’s industrial transition goes hand in hand with social fairness 🌱 See more → youtu.be/LMkPce5vxBA