EU Budget: Guarantees still needed over social funds
Trade unions are seeking guarantees from the European Commission about the future of the EU’s main social fund amid concerns the proposal for the EU’s new long-term budget could see it put into competition with other objectives, that are now merged into a single fund, such as defence or ‘com
Commission must not betray promise to keep social fund
The ETUC calls on President von der Leyen to uphold the commitment she made last week to fully restore the ESF+ scheme with clear social objectives and to ringfence and increase the resources to meet its objectives.
