FEAD helps reduce food deprivation, child poverty and homelessness
The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) addresses the most severe forms of poverty in the EU through food aid, material support and vouchers. It helps EU Countries progress towards
Stepping up ESF+ support for climate disaster recovery
In response to recent climate-related natural disasters, the European Commission has proposed amendments to key EU regulations, enabling a quicker and more flexible mobilisation of funds for post-disaster recovery efforts.
2024 REGIOSTARS awards recognise EU-funded projects for their impact and innovation
Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, and Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the Regions, announced the winners of this year’s REGIOSTARS awards on 9 October at a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium.
Watch the recordings of the Social innovation forum 2024
The Social innovation forum 2024, a cornerstone of the ESF+ Social innovation+ initiative, explored the key skills for social innovators and how social innovations can drive skill development across Europe.
EU investments in skills: new report shows contribution of cohesion funds
Curious about how the EU invests in skills? A new report on EU cohesion funds details how much is being invested, what activities are being funded, and who is expected to benefit from investments in education, training, and labour market skills.
Vote for your favourite REGIOSTARS finalist in the 2024 competition!
The public vote for the REGIOSTARS 2024 competition – a label of excellence for EU cohesion policy projects – is open until 9 October 12:00 CET on the official REGIOSTARS website!
European Social Fund invests in quality jobs, training and social inclusion
The European Social Fund (ESF) is the European Union’s main instrument for investing in people. In 2014-2022, the fund helped Member States progress towards achieving the EU’s 2030 headline targets in
ESF investments create job opportunities for Paris Olympics and Paralympics
The European Social Fund (ESF) has invested over €770,000 between 2019 and 2022 in career programmes across areas hosting the main venues and events for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games: the
New evaluation confirms the EU-wide impact of the Employment and Social Innovation Programme (2014 - 2020)
The Employment and Social Innovation Programme (EaSI), which financed a wide range of activities in the period 2014-2020, was the most suitable instrument for developing EU-wide tools and actions on
ESF+ welcomes Moldova as an associated country
Moldova has joined the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as an associated country, allowing organisations from Moldova to participate in projects funded by the ESF+ Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) strand.
