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European Social Fund +

Structured dialogue with people with lived experience of poverty

European Social Fund. Project Grants. Structured dialogue with people with lived experience of poverty. Call for proposals ESF-2027-PEP-ENGAGEMENT.

Diálogo estructurado con personas que han vivido en situación de pobreza

Fondo Social Europeo. Subvenciones para proyectos. Diálogo estructurado con personas que han vivido en situación de pobreza. Convocatoria de propuestas ESF-2027-PEP-ENGAGEMENT.  

Transaction Costs Support for social finance intermediaries

European Social Fund. Project Grants. Transaction Costs Support for social finance intermediaries. Call for proposals ESF-2026-AG-TCS.

ESF Posting of workers 2026

European Social Fund. Project Grants. Posting of workers: enhancing administrative cooperation and access to information. Call for proposals ESF-2026-POW.

€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 defence and civil preparedness, promoting affordable and sustainable housing, improving water resilience, and advancing energy connectivity. This shift in EU funding will reinforce Europe's competitive edge, bolster its security and […]

Regulation amending the European Social Fund Plus

Regulation (EU) 2025/1913 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1057 establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges

European Social Fund Plus post-2027

European Social Fund Plus post-2027. European Parliament resolution of 11 March 2025 on the European Social Fund Plus post-2027 (2024/2077(INI))

Commission proposes broader, faster EU social and employment funds

The Commission is proposing to amend the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to broaden their scope and make it easier to mobilise support for workers. Under the proposed changes, Member States would gain more flexibility to redirect ESF+ funding towards skills development in strategic sectors, […]

Guidelines operational programmes Structural Funds

Guidelines on the closure of operational programmes adopted for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and cross-border cooperation programmes under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) (2014-2020)

New EU funding for innovative ideas to reduce long-term unemployment and help people find jobs

Today, the Commission launched a call for proposals worth €23 million to help EU Member States develop new ways of tackling long-term unemployment and support people to find their way back into the labour market. This was announced in the recent action plan to tackle labour and skills shortages in the EU. Through this call […]

Training for employment in local ESF+ entities | Spain

Resolution of October 17, 2023, of the General Directorate of Autonomous and Local Cooperation, approving the first call for the selection of employment training projects promoted by local entities, for financing through the Employment Program, Education, Training and Social Economy, from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), for the 2021-2027 programming period.

Guidelines on the closure Structural Funds 2014-2020

Guidelines on the closure of operational programmes adopted for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and cross-border cooperation programmes under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA II) (2014-2020)
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