The first-ever European Inventors Week will be held from 7-13 November at the European Parliament. 

This initiative celebrates Europe as a driver of invention, innovation and prosperity and welcomes every individual or organisation in Europe to join inventors, scientists and young people in a conversation on Europe’s inventiveness and how to encourage the next generation to become inventors of tomorrow.

The full programme is available on the European Inventors Week Website.

The European Commission will make 2023 the European Year of Skills. The aim is to ensure that Europe is ready for the jobs of the future.

In this sense, one of the top priorities of the European Social Fund Plus is training, reskilling and upskilling workers to prepare for the green, blue and digital transitions. 

These investments will help prepare Member States for the changing needs of the labour market – with a focus on the a green and digital economic recovery.

The European Investment Bank Social Innovation Tournament is the flagship initiative of the Institute's Social Programme recognising and supporting Europe's best social entrepreneurs.

The 2022 competition had 200 applications from which 15 finalists from eight European countries and a diversity of initiatives that aim to generate social, ethical and environmental impact were selected.

The initiatives that passed to the final stage can be consulted at: https://www.socialinnovationacademy.eu/best-social-entrepreneurs-in-europe-2022/

The first call for projects within the Interreg Atlantic Area programme is already open. 

This call - the first for the 2021-2027 programming period - is open between 14 October 2022 and 17 February 2023. 

More information about the call, including budget, important documents and how to apply, can be found here!

Gijón City Council to call 2,261 elderly people in the centre to detect unwanted loneliness. 

During the presentation of the POCTEFA 2014-2020 results in Bilbao on October 4th, Nuria LOPEZ, in charge of the cross-border project TRAMPOLINE for CRIJ OCCITANIE, presented the network dedicated to the accompaniment of young people for their first work experiences on both sides of the Pyrenees.

Several life paths enriched by these opportunities were highlighted.

The Interreg Anual Event 2022 will take place in Brussels on Wednesday 26, Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October 2022.

Under the theme “Interreg: better together” the event will highlight that cooperation is central to our European response to today’s challenges.

Besides plenary sessions there will be three hybrid workshops as well as five on-site “Experience Rooms” showcasing some of Interreg’s innovative projects in diverse fields such as creative industries, social innovation, gaming or smart technology.

The Emotional Wellbeing, Prevention and Self-Care Space for young people (BEPA) in Avilés will be the protagonist at the Cabueñes Meetings.

The Governing Board has approved the collaboration agreement between the City Council and the Principality for the maintenance of the network of shelters for women victims of gender violence during the financial year 2022. This agreement aims to establish the general framework of collaboration between the parties, the amount of which is 120,000 euros.

World Economic Forum publishes report entitled "Jobs of Tomorrow: The Triple Returns of Social Jobs in the Economic Recovery".

The report reflects on the social inequalities exacerbated by the 2020 pandemic and the social work that will be structural to minimise its consequences and recover the global economy.