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Social services: Uzbekistan explores EU experience in a study visit to Romania
National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan created in 2023 is invested with a global social protection mandate including, among others, formulation and implementation of the policies in the area of social services as well as care for older people and persons with disabilities.
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Montenegro concludes initial phase of OSH improvement project with SOCIEUX+ support
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro has completed the initial phase of a project aimed at improving occupational safety and health (OSH) measures in Montenegro, focusing on temporary or mobile construction sites and the role of coordinators in ensuring compliance, with the support of SOCIEUX+ (cooperation 2023-36). Read the note published by the Ministry here.
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São Tomé and Príncipe develops Entrepreneurship Strategy with EU support
São Tomé and Príncipe is developing its first national entrepreneurship strategy with the support of European Union. Led by the National Directorate of Entrepreneurship, the three experts mobilised, two Portuguese and one from Cape Verde, in a triangular cooperation action organised by SOCIEUX+, were received by the Minister of Youth and Sports. Watch the news broadcast on RTP news (minute 14:50) (SOCIEUX+ cooperation 2023-41).
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Interview with a Spanish public expert mobilised by SOCIEUX+
Pedro Parra, a civil servant in the Spanish Public Employment Service (SEPE) and one of the experts mobilised by the EU Facility SOCIEUX+ for a series of peer-to-peer activities in Ecuador (cooperation 2021-07), shares his experiences and reflections in this video interview produced by FIIAPP.
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Job opportunities for young people: SOCIEUX+ cooperation with three Nigerian partners
With SOCIEUX+, public experts from six EU countries participated in peer-to-peer technical cooperation activities with public employment services in Nigeria in 2023. In this article we review the eight activities carried out so far with three different partners but with the same objective: more and better employment opportunities for a very young and growing population.
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SOCIEUX+ E-learning Award recognizes engaging peer-to-peer experiences
Three courses have been awarded the first SOCIEUX+ e-learning award, which recognises outstanding peer-to-peer experiences developed on the Facility's technical cooperation platform. The award was announced during the webinar "SOCIEUX+ e-learning award: lessons learned and way forward" held on 12 September, which was attended by more than 50 people and also served to discuss peer-to-peer cooperation with different types of e-learning initiated by SOCIEUX+.
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Training for inclusive employment in Serbia
The seminar Training on the concept of working with people with disabilities, organised by SOCIEUX+ with the National Employment Service of Serbia, and supported by the Ministry of European Integration and the French Embassy, has begun in Belgrade. Experts from France and Romania will exchange EU practices with counsellors for the employment of persons with disabilities to enhance knowledge and labor market accessibility. Read the note published by our partners (SOCIEUX+ 2023-14).
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Seminar 'Building Bridges' in Uruguay: Promoting a National Job Orientation System
The Minister of Labour and Social Security (MTSS) of Uruguay, Pablo Mieres, participated in the opening of the seminar Building Bridges, organised jointly with the EU Facility SOCIEUX+, where he highlighted the need for articulation between public and private actors to improve access to employment for the vulnerable population. Read here the news piece published by our partner about this cooperation (SOCIEUX+ 2023-11).