The new SOCIEUX+ e-course How to design equitable Social Health protection? is aimed at empowering current policymakers from Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as anyone interested in promoting universal social health protection. It has an estimated duration of 5h, covering topics from concepts related to equity to grounded proposals on institutional and policy reforms to build equitable social health protection systems. The course is available in EN, FR and PT. Read more and enroll here.

The National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova has hosted the training for trainers on European Union Institutions, the Legislative Process and the Role of Social Partners at the House of Trade Unions in Chisinau. Organized with the EU Facility SOCIEUX+, the event aimed to enhance the capabilities of social partners and deepen their understanding of the EU's legal framework and their role in the legislative process (SOCIEUX+ 2024-18). Read the news published by Vocea Poporului.

The National Institute of Public Administration (INAP) of Guatemala has collaborated with the EU initiative SOCIEUX+ in the design and implementation of a strategy to strengthen institutional capacities to expand job opportunities for women and persons with disabilities. (SOCIEUX+ 2024-08)

The Brazilian Ministry of Social Security is holding, with the support of SOCIEUX+, an international seminar to exchange experiences in the use of AI to combat social security fraud. Experiences from Spain, Belgium, Portugal and the Netherlands were shared. More information on the note published by our partners. (SOCIEUX+ 2025-01)

SOCIEUX+ has partnered with the Center for Occupational Health and Safety (OSHC) in Mongolia. Two civil servants from Spain and Czechia have participated in this activity oriented to improve health and safety at work by training OSH specialists on advanced risk assessment and hazard control. More information in the note published by The UB Post. (SOCIEUX+ 2025-03)

The Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) is working to extend social protection to previously uncovered groups, with technical support from the EU Facility SOCIEUX+. Experts mobilised include specialists from Spain’s Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Treasury, Intervención General, Legal Service of the Social Security Administration, and France’s CNAF. Read more about this initiative in this article published by our partners (SOCIEUX+ 2024-06).

Guatemala’s National Civil Service Office (ONSEC), with support from the EU’s SOCIEUX+ initiative, has completed the third phase of workshops aimed at strengthening the administrative management of the country’s pension system. Spanish experts from the National Institute of Social Security and Social Marine Institute mobilized by SOCIEUX+ for this activity, share the outcomes of this peer-to-peer cooperation in this video produced by ONSEC (SOCIEUX+ cooperation (2024-11).

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security of Uruguay has partnered again with the EU Facility SOCIEUX+ to strengthen the technical capacities of the staff within the new National System of Employment Services, RedEmpleoUy (SOCIEUX+ cooperation 2024-07).

The EU Facility SOCIEUX+ has mobilised France Travail's expertise for technical cooperation activities all over the world. In this video, produced by France Travail, experts who have worked with SOCIEUX+ on recent activities in countries such as Costa Rica, Gabon and North Macedonia, among others, share their experiences.

SOCIEUX+ participates in an activity with the Confederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro to strengthen the capacities of its members in legislative bargaining and social dialogue, mobilising the former Minister of Social Security and Labour of Lithuania, Monika Navickiene and the Head of collective bargaining unit in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic. Read here the note published by our partners (SOCIEUX+ 2025-04)

The latest SOCIEUX+ metapaper delves into improving access to jobs and social protection for individuals in the informal sector. Based on real-world cases from SOCIEUX+ technical cooperation activities, the paper underscores the social and economic impact of informality and calls for integrated legal, financial, and social strategies to create sustainable solutions. Available for download in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Over two weeks, experts from the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) of Spain and the Pension Centre of Finland worked together with the National Civil Service Office of Guatemala (Onsec) to assess and improve civil pension management, as part of a technical cooperation provided by the EU Facility SOCIEUX+ (2024-11). Read the press release from ONSEC here.

To continue its efforts to improve the management of public pensions and optimise related processes, Guatemala's National Civil Service Office (ONSEC) held a meeting with experts mobilised by the EU Facility SOCIEUX+. The experts presented the methodology for optimizing organizational processes and began interviews with key ONSEC stakeholders to identify needs and opportunities for improving pension processes (SOCIEUX+ cooperation 2024-11). Read here the note published by our partners.

The European Union Facility SOCIEUX+ was presented at the Europe House in Tirana at the end of January, marking another step in helping Albania meet EU standards. SOCIEUX+ brings European expertise to improve social protection, labor, and employment systems through knowledge exchange, specifically tailored to address Albania’s needs. Read here the article published by European News Room.

The EU initiative SOCIEUX+ has deployed a team of experts in Uruguay with the aim of designing, together with the National Employment Directorate (DINAE) of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, a training plan for the country's labour counsellors and intermediaries. Read the notice issued by our partners on this collaboration (SOCIEUX+ 2024-07).

A delegation from Kosovo* visited Ireland from 30 September to 4 October as part of a study visit organized by the EU Facility SOCIEUX+. The visit aimed to explore EU best practices on the role of data, evidence and analysis in the formulation of employment policies and labour market strategies.

The preparation of the National Entrepreneurship Strategy in São Tomé and Príncipe has entered its second phase, focusing on the following pillars: Technology Exchange and Innovation, Access to Finance, Awareness and Networking. The work, which should be completed in June, is supported by the EU through SOCIEUX+, which has mobilised four experts, two from Portugal and two from Cape Verde, for technical cooperation (2023-41). Watch the news broadcast by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal RTP here.

In the framework of the SOCIEUX+ technical cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs, a training on the implementation of health and safety procedures at work at high and low temperatures was held in Belgrade, with the participation of public experts from Czech Republic and Latvia. Read here the note published by the Ministry of European Integration (SOCIEUX+ cooperation 2023-30).