A more social Europe (PO4)

Interact supports programmes who have adopted the Policy Objective 4: 'A more social Europe' to exchange on their experiences. The goal is to develop knowledge in order to support programming, project management, as well as the collection and communication of results and impact. 

The Policy Objective benefits from Interact's past experience in running a thematic network on Inclusive Growth, which covered the issues tackled in PO4 under the specific objectives:

• Labour market and access to quality employment through developing social infrastructure and promoting social economy.
• Access to services in education, training and lifelong learning, including distance and online.
• Inclusion of marginalised communities, low income households and disadvantaged groups, including people with special needs, through integrated actions, including housing and social services.
• Integration of third country nationals, including migrants through integrated actions, including housing and social services.
• Access to healthcare.
• Role of culture and sustainable tourism in economic development, social inclusion and social innovation.

Who this network is for

The network is open to programme representatives involved in the management of projects under PO4. It also gathers thematic experts, European Commission representatives, stakeholders and other EU co-funding programmes that are interested in working on EU social policy.

What we are working on

The network just organized on 22 September an event to explore how Interreg contributes to building a more social and competitive Europe through skills development.  If you missed it, you can check the material online.

Also, for 2025, we will launch an online site with main infographics on the different fields of PO4: skills, employability, health, and others. 

We are working on the services offered in 2026. We are very excited to have an event that we used to do in the past and was very appreciated by the Interreg community. Only a headline: get ready in March to be on the road! We will visit projects dealing with employment and inclusion. 

More novelties to come soon, stay tuned!  

Contact

For more information please contact Mercedes Acitores.

Want to exchange on this topic?

Interact offers an online space for those working with PO4, as well as other Policy Objectives to share information and exchange in our collaboration network. You can find out more about our MS Teams environment on our Networks page.

If you would like to learn more about this, please contact Mercedes Acitores