Archive for SEM
MEUSAC reaches yet another milestone after decade of success
MEUSAC helped various organisations garner a total of €45 million in EU funds for a total of 392 projects in a span of 10 years – no easy feat considering…
Summertime online consultation
The European Commission has decided to investigate the functioning of the current EU summertime arrangements and to assess whether or not they should be changed, moving on the requests of many…
European Social Funds to strengthen social dialogue in Malta
MEUSAC has been awarded over €134,000 in EU funds to implement a project to strengthen social dialogue in Malta. The project, ‘Engage: Enhancing Stakeholder Participation in Social Dialogue’,…
New EU travel package
As of July 1, 2018, EU consumers started benefiting from new rules that provide new rights for travellers. The new EU rules provide protection for both businesses and consumers that have booked pre-arranged package holidays and self-customised packages. This…
New EU funding call targets trade unions, employer organisations
A new funding call, targeting trade unions and employer organisations, has just been launched by the European Commission under the Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (EaSi) programme aimed at supporting social dialogue. EaSi helps the…
InvestEU Programme
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission proposes to create the InvestEU Programme, bringing EU budget financing in the form of loans and guarantees under one roof. InvestEU will…
Youth Guarantee contributing to lower unemployment
Data collected on the implementation of the Youth Guarantee has shown a steep decline in youth unemployment across the EU since 2014. This data is gathered by the Employment Committee…
Call for proposals to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia
This call, issued under the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (REC), will support projects that aim prevent hatred by fostering tolerance and social cohesion, and other particular forms of intolerance,…
“50 years – the long road to fair mobility”
On October 15, 1968, the original six founding members of the European Economic Community (EEC) adopted a Regulation on “freedom of movement for workers within the Community”, putting fully into effect Article 48 of…
ENDEAVOUR and TESS Scholarships Schemes
Tertiary education forms an increasingly important part of any country’s economic and social agenda. It also supplies a key element of many people’s continuing professional development. The Scholarships Unit…