This report, prepared by the European Social Policy Analysis Network (ESPAN), examines the extent to which children in low-income households in the 27 EU countries have: effective and free access to high-quality early childhood education and care, education...
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Undeclared work has important economic and social implications, including the loss of social security contributions and taxes, but also higher incidence of work accidents, missed professional development opportunities for workers, unfair competition and...
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The study complements the 2021 study on seasonal work and summarises the key challenges related to seasonal work. As the arrangements around seasonal work differ substantially between Member States the report looks into the situation in four key destination...
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The coordination of social security between Member States is one of the oldest pillars in EU social policy. It guarantees continuous coverage of social security rights and expectations when moving to another Member State, whether it is for work, on holiday,...
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The care sector was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, with difficulties in ensuring continuity of care affecting the well-being of care recipients and care providers alike. While the pandemic has put the Member States’ long-term care (LTC) systems under...
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Accordingly, the 2020 cycle of the European Semester put a strong emphasis on reforms in the area of healthcare, with all Member States receiving a country-specific recommendation (CSR) to address the resilience of their systems. In 2021, given the...
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