Here you can download reports, briefings and position papers by Social Services Europe. 

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Reports

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2020: Third-Country Social and Care Service Professionals: Unlocking the job creation potential of Social Services

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2018: Improving work-life balance: from social service provision to decent policies

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2017: Recruitment & Retention in Social Services: Unlocking the Sector's Job Creation Potential

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Letters

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December 2022: SSE Letter to the EC on “Actions and investments needed to support social service providers to address the increased energy costs and the cost-of-living crisis”

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March 2022: SSE Open Letter to EU Institutions on Situation in Ukraine

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August 2020:  Recommendations to EU institutions negotiations on the next MFF

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October 2015: Recommendations to the Annual Growth Survey 2016

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September 2015 Letter supporting Europe 2020 Strategy

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Briefings

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May 2018: Briefing paper on the Communication from the Commission on enabling the digital transformation of health and care in the Digital Single Market

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May 2018: Briefing paper on the report of the High-Level Task Force on Investing in Social Infrastructure in Europe

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February 2018: Briefing paper on the Communication from the Commission on the Multiannual Financial Framework post-2020

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November 2016: Role of social service providers in the integration of migrants  

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October 2016: What Opportunities for Social Services in the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF)

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May 2014: Manifesto for the European Elections 2014

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May 2014: Assessment of the new EU Directive on Public Procurement  

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July 2012: Social Innovation: The role of Social Service Providers 

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July 2012: Response to the EU Commission Public Consultation "Exploiting the employment potential of personal and household services"

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April 2012: Job creation potential in the Health and Social Service Sector - 5 Million new jobs before 2017!

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March 2012: On the proposal for a Directive on Public Procurement (COM)2011/896

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Position Papers & Statements

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April 2022: SSE Proposals for the Implementation of the Social Economy Action Plan - From Ambition to Implementation

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February 2022: Social Services Europe Statement for the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Social Economy, 17 February 2022, Paris

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February 2022: Social Services Europe Position and Briefing Note on a Statute for European Cross-Border Associations and Non-Profit Organisations

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December 2021: Social Services Europe Statement on the Social Economy Action Plan

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December 2021: Social Services Europe Statement on EC Guide "Buying Social"

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May 2021: Social Services Europe issues Statement on the Porto Social Summit

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May 2021: Social Services Europe issues Statement on European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan

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June 2020: COVID-19 and Social Services: What role for the EU?

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February 2019: Improving work-life balance. Policy recommendations.

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April 2018: Towards the Implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights – the Role of Social Services.

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March 2018: Enabling social services through the Multiannual Financial Framework post-2020: a European Imperative​.

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April 2013: Response to the Social Investment Package 

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April 2012: Initial Position on the proposal for a Directive on Public Procurement (COM)2011/896

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Public Consultations

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October 2022: SSE Contribution to the EC call for evidence on an EC proposal for a legislative initiative on cross-border activities of associations

 

September 2022: SSE Contribution to the EC Call for Evicence for a Commission Proposal for a Council Recommendation on Social Economy Framework Conditions

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July 2022: SSE Contribution to the EC Consultation on exemptions for small amounts of state aid (de minimis aid)

 

February 2022: SSE Contribution to EC Consultation on a Roadmap/Evidence Collection on European Care Strategy

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April 2021: Social Services Europe's contribution to the EC consultation on the Roadmap for the Social Economy Action Plan

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April 2021: Social Services Europe's contribution to the EC consultation on the Green Paper Ageing

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December 2020: Social Services Europe's contribution to the EC consultation on the Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights

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February 2018: Social Service's Europe answers to the Public Consultation the scope and structure of a  European Commission Guide on Socially Responsible Public  Procurement.

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November 2016: Social Services Europe's Contribution to the EC Consultation on the EU Pillar of Social Rights

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