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Europe Day 2022 event at Eurofound emphasises European values and youth participation

Eurofound, in partnership with European Parliament Liaison office in Ireland and the European Commission Representation in Ireland, organised a special event at its premises in Dublin yesterday to mark Europe Day 2022, engage with young people in the community, and to give a voice to young Ukrainian refugees in Ireland.
The event, which was attended by students from Cabinteely Community School,
Europe Day: Europe’s future hangs in the balance

Europe Day: Europe’s future hangs in the balance

Europe Day 2022 must reaffirm the values of Europe: human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law and human rights. These values are now being tested daily and must be rigorously defended for the future of Europe and the future of our young people.

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Europe Day 2022 – All About YOUth!

Europe Day 2022 – All About YOUth!

Eurofound, in partnership with the European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland and the European Commission Representation in Ireland, will celebrate Europe Day with a hybrid event on 9 May from 9.00 to 11.30.

Left to right: Ursula Till-Tentschert, FRA Expert, Social Rights Sector, Equality, Roma and Social Rights Unit, Michael O’Flaherty, FRA Director, Maria Jepsen, Eurofound Deputy Director, Ivailo Kalfin, Eurofound Executive Director. Image © Eurofound

Eurofound and FRA collaboration prioritises social inclusion and employment rights

The Directors and senior staff of Eurofound and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) met in Dublin today. It was an opportunity to review ongoing collaboration between the two agencies, as well as discuss their response to the war in Ukraine.

Left to right: Mary McCaughey, Head of Information and Communication, Nikolaj Mølsted-Andersen, Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Trade, H.E Uffe Balslev, Ambassador of Denmark to Ireland and Ivailo Kalfin, Executive Director, Eurofound

Impacts of COVID-19 and labour market change central in discussions between Eurofound and Danish Ambassador

Ivailo Kalfin, Eurofound’s Executive Director, and Mary McCaughey, Head of Information and Communication, met with H.E. Uffe Balslev, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Ireland, and Nikolaj Mølsted Andersen, Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Trade, at Eurofound in Dublin this week to discuss the Agency’s latest research; including on the economic, employment and social impacts of the COVID-1

Eurofound takes stock of post-pandemic Europe in new wave of landmark e-survey

Eurofound takes stock of post-pandemic Europe in new wave of landmark e-survey

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the lives of people across Europe over the past two years. Although EU and national-level policy and fiscal interventions mitigated some of the most severe potential economic and employment impacts of crisis, the wide-ranging consequences of the pandemic endure. It is in this context that Eurofound launches the latest round of its Living, worki

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RT @EuropeAccess: 🎉Wrapping it up with beautiful graphics from Olalla González Domínguez! 👏👏👏Thanks a million to our excellent speakers &…

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RT @EuropeAccess: "If we work well on community level, we increase and enhance trust in institutions" 👏Excellent thoughts on #rights & #eq…

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Is Europe in a period of crisis transition? Read our latest commentary on Europe's large-scale employment, social and economic challenges: https://t.co/vzYUsM60Hn https://t.co/Ku7lBBN5Bl

Is Europe in a period of crisis transition? Read our latest commentary on Europe's large-scale employment, social and economic challenges: https://t.co/vzYUsM60Hn https://t.co/Ku7lBBN5Bl

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While the COVID-19 pandemic reduced economic growth across the EU, some Member States were much more severely affected than others. This uneven impact of the pandemic across the EU may have stalled upward convergence. Read more in our yearbook: https://t.co/KWKxH060KA https://t.co/JyNH6Ot2uZ

While the COVID-19 pandemic reduced economic growth across the EU, some Member States were much more severely affected than others. This uneven impact of the pandemic across the EU may have stalled upward convergence. Read more in our yearbook: https://t.co/KWKxH060KA https://t.co/JyNH6Ot2uZ

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Watch @IvailoKalfin's concluding comments from #BDD22 📺 https://t.co/7fX2gYpyUc https://t.co/rqiqcfpIXv

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RT @PopulationEU: 💡 #BDD22 Takeaway from @IvailoKalfin (@eurofound)! Join us on YouTube now: https://t.co/iWyzcPhGuB https://t.co/sGmBBkOc…

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🗣️ @IvailoKalfin will be participating in the Younger People and the Life Course panel at the European Demography Forum tomorrow afternoon - as part of #BDD22 📝 Read Ivailo's latest blog on the challenges facing in Europe: https://t.co/NEXExvioHB More on the event below 👇 https://t.co/86XoshGruN

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💻Workers have embraced telework. A year after the pandemic first prompted governments to recommend that people work from home, two-thirds of workers wanted to telework to some extent. Read more in our yearbook: https://t.co/KWKxGZOpT2 https://t.co/ChJWKr2IPe

💻Workers have embraced telework. A year after the pandemic first prompted governments to recommend that people work from home, two-thirds of workers wanted to telework to some extent. Read more in our yearbook: https://t.co/KWKxGZOpT2 https://t.co/ChJWKr2IPe

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Companies across the EU experienced major disruption to operations during the pandemic. Close to half ceased their operations partially or completely, while over one-third changed their main business activity in some way. Read more in our yearbook: https://t.co/KWKxGZOpT2 https://t.co/34m8GYrFLD

Companies across the EU experienced major disruption to operations during the pandemic. Close to half ceased their operations partially or completely, while over one-third changed their main business activity in some way. Read more in our yearbook: https://t.co/KWKxGZOpT2 https://t.co/34m8GYrFLD

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🇮🇪 🇪🇺 Pleased to be marking #IrelandEU50 as part of Europe Day 2022. 🗨️ @IvailoKalfin, @smytho and @JimGildea2014 visited @rathmichaelsch1 earlier today to hear from the students on what Europe means to them. Find out more about the initiative: https://t.co/y7ZS8e5Q46 https://t.co/c8hP3HZAIP

🇮🇪 🇪🇺 Pleased to be marking #IrelandEU50 as part of Europe Day 2022. 🗨️ @IvailoKalfin, @smytho and @JimGildea2014 visited @rathmichaelsch1 earlier today to hear from the students on what Europe means to them. Find out more about the initiative: https://t.co/y7ZS8e5Q46 https://t.co/c8hP3HZAIP

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Interventions by governments across the EU to support employment prevented mass unemployment during the pandemic. However, 11 million temporary workers still lost their jobs in 2020, 85% of the decline in EU employment. Read more in our yearbook: https://t.co/84o8toqIBH https://t.co/KcbhcKP7qZ

Interventions by governments across the EU to support employment prevented mass unemployment during the pandemic. However, 11 million temporary workers still lost their jobs in 2020, 85% of the decline in EU employment. Read more in our yearbook: https://t.co/84o8toqIBH https://t.co/KcbhcKP7qZ

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RT @IvailoKalfin: Impressed by the interest and the active positions on important issues of the pupils from 6th class of @rathmichaelsch1 t…

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