European Commission puts skills and education at the centre of priorities to boost competitiveness

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Valdis Dombrovskis and Roxana Mînzatu on the 2026 European Semester Autumn package - ©  D.R.

For the first time, the European Commission has put forward a Human Capital Recommendation that explicitly connects investments in skills and education with competitiveness within the European Semester, the EU's annual framework to coordinate economic, fiscal and social policy.

Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President for Social Rights and...

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Valdis Dombrovskis and Roxana Mînzatu on the 2026 European Semester Autumn package - ©  D.R.

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