EU: EU Commission proposes new social objectives for 2030

On 04 March 2021 the European Commission presented its contribution to the Porto Social Summit (scheduled for 07 May 2021), which will gather together the EU Heads of State or Government, EU institutions, social partners and other key stakeholders. In particular, the EU Commission is suggesting that the EU-27 should set new targets in terms of employment, training, and social inclusion. The Communication document that has been adopted also announces initiatives to implement the EU social rights pillar, i.e. the 20 key top-level rights and principles set to give a Social Europe renewed influence in the European project. The document includes commitments for future initiatives on training, a minimum income, working time, and health and safety.
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Following up its EU 2020 strategy, the European Commission is now putting forward to the EU Member States three new headline targets for 2030 as part of an action plan to implement the European social rights pillar. In its Communication, the EU Commission is targeting raising the employment rate to at least 78% of the population aged 20 to 64, ensuring that at least 60% of all adults participate in training every year, and reducing the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion by

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