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SURE Instrument

Final report confirms SURE was crucial in mitigating impact of pandemic and supporting recovery

In 2020, the Commission´s nearly €100 billion SURE instrument designed to protect jobs and incomes affected by the COVID-19 pandemic supported about 31.5 million employees and self-employed people and over 2.5 million businesses. SURE effectively encouraged Member States to set up wide-ranging and ambitious short-time work schemes and similar measures at national level, which allowed […]

SURE instrument to mitigate Unemployment Risks after the COVID-19 outbreak

Report on the European instrument for Temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) following the COVID-19 outbreak pursuant to Article 14 of Council Regulation (EU) 2020/672 SURE after its sunset: final bi-annual report

Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE)

European Court of Auditors. Special report 28/2022: Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) | OJ C 477/06, 15.12.2022 ​​The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic put millions of jobs at risk. Against this background, the EU put in place a temporary instrument, SURE (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency). SURE […]