On Tuesday (8 June), Parliament gave its final green light to the EU’s main instrument for investing in people and tackling inequalities for the next seven years, PLENARY SESSION EMPL. The European Social Fund+, with a total budget of €88 billion, will play an important role in the implementation of the action plan on the European […]
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op zaterdag 8 mei 2021.
“We have to act on climate change. We want Europe to be the frontrunner in the digital age. But we also want Europe s social promise to be filled with life”, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said at the opening of the Social Summit in Porto on 7 May. “We are here to build a social Europe that is fit for our day and age. That is delivering on its ambitions.”
The Summit aimed to reinforce the commitment from Member States, European institutions, social partners and civil society to the implementation of the Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op vrijdag 7 mei 2021.
Prime Minister Costa, dear António,
Presidents, Prime Ministers,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The pandemic - and the uncertainty that goes with it - is not over. And the recovery is still in an early stage. And thanks to our unique social market economy, we can give certainty to people who need it now most. It is above all - our social market economy - a human economy that protects us against the great risks of life, that is its trademark. Against the risk of illness, or ill fortune, unemployment or poverty. But it also offers stability and helps us better absorb shocks, for example through the automatic stabilisers we do have. And it creates opportunities and prosperity by promoting innovation, growth and fair competition. This is the European social market economy - unique in the world. It is opportunity and it is protection for all.
Nicola Sturgeon speech in full: Results are an extraordinary and historic achievement
Nicola Sturgeon has said the people in Scotland must have the right to decide our own future - read her full speech below
8 May 2021 • 6:43pm
When the SNP first entered government back in 2007, we secured just one more seat than the Labour Party.
Few people back then could have predicted that 14 years on, the SNP would be re-elected for a fourth consecutive term as Scotland’s government.
And absolutely no-one then would have predicted the sheer scale and record-breaking nature of our victory at this election.
We have won 62 constituency seats - a record number and an incredible 85% of the total.