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Monitoring Framework for Access to Affordable High-Quality Long-Term Care

Monitoring Framework for Access to Affordable High-Quality Long-Term Care

On 27 May 2025, after more than two years of work, the indicators sub-group of the Social Protection Committee has released its Monitoring Framework for the Council Recommendation on Access to Affordable High-Quality Long-Term Care (Council Recommendation on LTC). The monitoring framework includes indicators that will allow the European Union to better gather and compare data on long-term care at EU level, as well as to measure the Member States progress towards achieving the objectives of the Council Recommendation on LTC, which was adopted in 2022.

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Jun 17, 2025 | 3 min read

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2025 Insights on Family Policies – European Observatory on Family Policy

2025 Insights on Family Policies – European Observatory on Family Policy

A new editorial series called 2025 Insights on Family Policies is dedicated to examining contemporary developments in family policy across European contexts. Published by the European Observatory of Family Policy, the Insights series engages with critical debates on the design, implementation, and coordination of policies that support families in diverse and evolving societal landscapes. These deliverables will be published in different issues - The first insights of the series focusing on Italy.

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Jun 16, 2025 | 3 min read

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Affordable sustainable housing in the EU

Affordable sustainable housing in the EU

Housing is a fundamental social need and right, essential for human development, identity, and belonging. However, many Europeans struggle to find affordable housing, which affects not only the most vulnerable but also those who earn too much to qualify for social housing yet too little to afford private market accommodations comfortably.

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Dec 12, 2024 | 1 min read

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The European Commission’s education and training monitor 

The European Commission’s education and training monitor 

The Education and Training Monitor is a one-stop shop for the latest facts and figures about EU education systems. This annual reporting series from the European Commission serves as an easy gateway into everything you need to know about learning across the EU, all the way from early childhood education and care to adult participation in education and training. 

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Dec 12, 2024 | 1 min read

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Analysing family policies from the perspective of resilience 

Analysing family policies from the perspective of resilience 

Resilience is a term that has been gaining more and more attention in policy discourses. The latest research coming from the European research project ‘rEUsilience’ , with COFACE as an internal partner, analyses social policy provision in six European countries (Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Sweden, Poland, and the UK) to assess to what extent policy systems in these countries support families to be resilient.

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Dec 12, 2024 | 2 min read

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Regional government institutions and the capacity for women to reconcile career and motherhood

Regional government institutions and the capacity for women to reconcile career and motherhood

A recent study by Costanza Giannantoni and Andrès Rodriguez-Pose published in the Journal of Economic Geography  explores the links between regional governance and work-life balance. The abstract of the study highlights that declining fertility and the persistent underrepresentation of women in the labour market are key concerns of our time.

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Dec 9, 2024 | 2 min read

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