20 March 2019

A discussion with Patrizia Toia, MEP of the S&D Group in the European Parliament

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In this podcast, we discuss the establishment of a European Social Union with Patrizia Toia, MEP of the Italian party Partito Democratico (PD), and member of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament.

Photo credits CC Flickr: Cédric

Policy focus
31 July 2020

SURE: What about a permanent instrument?

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Short-time work (STW) schemes have proved to be the ace of Member States’ response to the social and employment crisis induced by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this scenario, the proposal of the Commission for a temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE), is to be welcomed as a bold and innovative move. Is the time ripe for the Commission to put the proposal forward for a permanent SURE?

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