Our intern Maria Varlamova presents her PhD project on “Ageism in the workforce: the employers’ perspective”. The theoretical model, challenges of data collection and required project modifications regarding the COVID-19 pandemic will be presented.

Using a political institutionalist framework and based on a new comparative qualitative dataset, a critical cases analysis by Rafael Labanino follows the politics of unemployment and pension reform processes in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Poland.

SWaPOL is an education & training project to develop a common vocational training for social workers and police prevention officers. The Austrian team of the project organises a Multiplier Event targeting responsible persons from Social Work and the Police.

The General Assembly Meeting 2020 of the European Centre was dedicated to social policy and research in the time of COVID-19 and beyond.

Veronica Sandu and Magdi Birtha planned to present their initial conceptual framework for a tool to collect and assess good practices of non-residential support services for older people with long-term care needs.