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Future City Jobs Newsletter 1
FCJ officially started with the signing of our grant agreement on 7 September 2011. It will run to 6 September 2012, though we have requested an extension to 30 September to allow final dissemination events to take place outside the summer holiday period. › More
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EU Action Plan
EU Action Plan: helping SMEs access more financial resources: among other proposed actions, the Commission plans to adopt a regulation on Social Entrepreneurship Funds (designed to allow funds investing in social enterprises to raise funds and invest across Europe) and to extend guarantees for loans › More
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Youth Opportunities Initiative
Good news: the new 'Youth Opportunities Initiative' adopted by the Commission aims to help young people develop skills relevant to the labour market and find a first good job. Part of the plan is to use €3m to support Member States in setting up support schemes for young business starters and s › More
The “Future City Jobs” Action is supported by the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity - PROGRESS (2007-2013). This programme is implemented by the European Commission. It was established to financially support the implementation of the objectives of the European Union in the employment, social affairs and equal opportunities area, and thereby contribute to the achievement of the Europe 2020 Strategy goals in these fields. The seven-year Programme targets all stakeholders who can help shape the development of appropriate and effective employment and social legislation and policies, across the EU-27, EFTA-EEA and EU candidate and pre-candidate countries. For more information see: http://ec.europa.eu/progress.The sole responsibility for the implementation of the Future City Jobs Action lies with the British Council. The Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained in documents and publications related to this Action.
