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The European social model needs protection and modernisation to face the current challenging times.

Two years after the Porto Social Summit, and a commitment to developing innovative, inclusive responses to present and future challenges, the Porto Social Forum reaffirms the role of Social Europe, creating synergies for the Future of Europe.

Individual learning accounts can make the right to training tangible for all but EU member states will need to raise their commitment.

Friday, May 14, 2021 The United States (US) marked a new stage in re-opening its economy this week, allowing vaccinated citizens to remove masks in a number of situations and opening vaccinations up to adolescents as young as 12.  Meanwhile, the Biden Administration’s support for negotiating a TRIPS Agreement waiver for COVID-19 related vaccines at the World Trade Organization (WTO) continues to cause debate in the United States and European Union (EU). US Trade Representative Kath...

EU leaders pledge to reduce inequalities 1 minute read Porto, Portugal, May 8 (EFE).- European Union leaders on Saturday vowed to tackle inequality in the region and develop the European Pillar of Social Rights, which they considered a “fundamental” element of the bloc’s post-pandemic recovery. “We are committed to reducing inequalities, defending fair wages, fighting social exclusion and tackling poverty,” read the Porto Declaration, which was adopted by the leaders of the EU membe...

Bulgaria’s outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on May 7 is taking part online in the Social Summit in Porto, which is the high point of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU. The focus of the forum will be on defining the European agenda for the next decade, which will ensure that the European community faces the challenges of the present and the future without anyone being left behind. The EU Social Summit aims to strengthen the commitment of Member States, the European ins...

Hungary and Poland prevent gender in summit declaration 6. May, 07:10 The word "gender" was removed from a draft of the Porto Declaration being prepared for Saturdays informal summit of EU leaders on social issues, a source told EUobserver. The declaration will be finalised by EU ambassadors Thursday. But in the latest draft on leaders commitments, the formulation "to promote gender equality and fairness for every individual" was changed to "equality and fairness for all individuals" on Hungary...

-  outcomes research infrastructure. These infrastructure components are increasingly being deemed critical to prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring disease treatment and patient support and assistance. National participation in the European network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres is led in Portugal by the “Porto Comprehensive Cancer Centre”, based in the Porto IPO, in partnership with its associated laboratory, i3S, which recently received funding of around EUR 15 ...

The European Cancer Research Summit 2021 is being held under the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union this Monday, 3 May, at 09h00 (Lisbon time), in the main auditorium of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology in Porto. It will be (1) IPO-Porto - YouTube. The Porto Declaration on Cancer Research will be presented publicly by the Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, from 17h00 (Lisbon time) during the summit. The Porto Declaration o...

Informal video conference of agriculture ministers, Monday 26 April  Ministers will discuss the CAP reform package, the agricultural market situation and trade-related agricultural issues. Informal video conference of foreign affairs ministers (Development), Thursday 29 April EU Development Ministers will hold a video conference on the future of the European Financial Architecture for Development. Foreign Affairs Council (Defence), Thursday 6 May EU ministers of foreign affairs will be briefed...