ESF+ welcomes Ukraine as a new participating country
Ukraine has joined the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as a participating country. This will allow organisations from Ukraine to take part in projects funded under the ESF+ Employment and Social
€34.6 billion in cohesion policy funds reallocated to address EU's strategic priorities
Member States have successfully reprogrammed €34.6 billion in their 2021-2027 cohesion policy funds towards the EU's most urgent strategic priorities. These include boosting competitiveness, enhancing
Fighting poverty in the Azores region
The European Commission, together with the Azores 2030 Programme, and local authorities, hosted a conference in Ponta Delgada on poverty and social exclusion in the Azores. Regional leaders, academics
Investing in people pays off: lessons from the 2014–2020 ESF and YEI evaluation
A new evaluation confirms that EU investment through the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) helped millions of people improve their skills, find work and stay in
REGIOSTARS Awards 2026 – Apply now!
Do you have an ESF+ funded project that made a real difference in your region? The REGIOSTARS Awards, organised annually since 2008, celebrate outstanding EU-funded projects driving regional
Euronews: How the FairPlusService in Austria promotes quality jobs
In this episode of our Make it work series, Euronews travels to Kapfenberg, Austria to explore how the ESF+ funded FairPlusService helps companies improve working conditions for female workers and
EU funded local health units in Greece support vulnerable people
The European Pillar of Social Rights aims to ensure timely access to affordable, high-quality preventive and curative healthcare. Unfortunately, social inequalities still prevent many people from
EU-funded Housing First initiative in Czechia offers a path out of homelessness
Finding affordable housing is becoming increasingly difficult for vulnerable people across Europe. Euronews’ new Make It Work episode explores how a housing first initiative in Brno (Czechia) is
European Social Fund Plus shows steady progress in 2021–2027 period
The European Commission has published the mid-term evaluation of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), covering the period from June 2021 to the end of 2024. The ESF+ is the EU’s main funding
Breaking barriers with innovative recruitment
A new Make It Work episode explores how a cross-border recruitment event in the upper Rhine region uses sports and games to connect employers and jobseekers from France and Germany. “We’re sharing a