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New project – With Citizens for Effective Cohesion Policy: Applications Open

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Citizen participation strengthens public policy. It improves targeting, enhances legitimacy and increases the long-term impact of investments. Following successful pilot projects across European regions, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are launching a new cycle of support under the project “With […]

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Developments and research on migrant employment in Germany

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Evaluation of the Skilled Immigration Act   The German Bundestag (House of Representatives) published an evaluation of the Skilled Immigration Act.   Introduced in 2023, the Act aims to attract qualified professionals from abroad and support their integration into the labour market. Reforms include the “opportunity card”, which allows non-EU citizens to enter Germany to seek employment, […]

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3rd Horizon Europe association Joint Committee meeting between New Zealand and the European Union 

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On 25 February 2026 the European Commission hosted the Horizon Europe (HE) Association Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) in Brussels, Belgium.  This was the 3rd Joint Committee Meeting since New Zealand became associated to Pillar II of Horizon Europe in July 2023.   The meeting was co-chaired  by  Cristina Russo, Deputy Director General, Innovation, Prosperity and International Cooperation, Directorate General for Research & Innovation, European Commission and Iain Cossar, Programme Director, Science and Science […]

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