50 years of comparative research: the European Centre's BB function

Dear friends & colleagues,

In this issue, we highlight the 50th anniversary of the European Centre and our new publication?written on this occasion. The second contribution of our anniversary series "Building inclusive bridges" is already available. Furthermore, we inform about our latest on-?and offline activities.?Check it out and enjoy reading our newsletter!

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50 years of comparative research: the European Centre's BB function?

The European Centre celebrates its?50th?anniversary ?to commemorate the contributions made to social policy developments across the member states of the?United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) . A core competence of the European Centre’s team and its affiliation to the United Nations is the?function of bridge building (BB) .

Countries of the UN-Europe region are at different stages of development in terms of social policy. Social policy needs science to build the related evidence base. The European Centre conducts research on key social policy issues and in a comparative perspective. We offer also mutual learning activities, especially for the countries of the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership of the EU to contribute to improvements in social welfare, in particular in the areas of?employment and labour mobility, ?health and care , as well as?social protection and inclusion .

The European Centre’s BB activities are intended to support the EU accession process. They manifest themselves in partnerships: especially between the EU and potential EU accession countries (Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership), between research and policy making, between the excluded and the included, and between stakeholders in the welfare mix.

Apart from our anniversary celebrations in September, we are publishing a series of articles and papers synthesizing developments and future expectations in the different?areas of expertise ?of the European Centre.

The second contribution "Building inclusive bridges ”?is now available.

News August & September 2024

Media corner

In our media corner you will find press releases, social media postings and press clippings on current topics of the European Center.? 23/08/2024:?Building bridges between science and politics Read our latest press release?>>here << 01/08/2024:?Der Standard.?4600 euros minimum income for a large family: a real problem or a debate about envy? >>read more << 01/08/2024:??1. Punkt eins. Sick, but not insured?>>read more <<

Activities

COORDINATE Transnational Access Visits (TAVs): Sixth call launched, Apply until 2 October 2024?>>read here <<

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News from social media?

European Forum Alpbach 2024 Our colleague and researcher in the field of social protection and inclusion, Sabina Gjylsheni , represented the European Centre at the European Forum Alpbach 2024 >>see original post <<

Interview "Sick, but not insured" Our colleague and researcher in the field of social protection and inclusion, Michael Fuchs , spoke on ?1 about the topic "Sick, but not insured." >>see original post <<

Online training together with UNDP Uzbekistan UNDP Uzbekistan in collaboration with the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research hosted an online webinar aimed at enhancing interagency cooperation and partnerships for the employment of persons with disabilities. >>see original post <<

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