This study was conducted to support the impact assessment of a new EU-level initiative aimed at enhancing the quality, inclusiveness, and accessibility of traineeships. Three primary issues were identified: i) the problematic use of traineeships, ii) poor-quality traineeships, and iii) unequal...

This article attempts to identify social investment strategies across EU countries and explain their evolution over the period 2004-18, by using cluster analysis on expenditure and coverage variables and qualitative analysis on selected policy areas to contextualize the results. It finds that...