How can we protect minors online without excluding them from the opportunities that technology offers? This timely question was at the heart of a roundtable discussion organised by Google in Athens on “Μinors’ Safety in the Digital Age”, with the participation of Dr. Garth Graham, Head of Public Health at Google & YouTube. KMOP was
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KMOP participated from 7 to 9 September in the Forum on Vocational Excellence 2026 in Graz, Austria, joining more than 350 representatives from the European and international vocational education and training (VET) ecosystem to exchange knowledge and explore the future of vocational education, skills development and regional innovation. As part of the Vocational Excellence Exhibition,
On 9–10 September 2026, KMOP joined representatives from the OpenRegioCulture project in Riga, Latvia, for an interregional learning and policy improvement event hosted by the Riga Planning Region. The two-day meeting brought together cultural organisations and stakeholders to explore practical approaches to making culture more accessible and inclusive. A key message throughout the meeting was
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KMOP, the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs, and the Greek National Commission for Human Rights (GNCHR) have launched a new nationwide awareness campaign to prevent and address racism, discrimination, and intolerance in Greece. “Den exeis thesi edw – You don’t belong here” is the phrase that captures the experience reported by eight in ten
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How can the blue economy become more inclusive and create better opportunities for women? This question was at the heart of the Women on Board interregional event, peer exchange and study visit held in Trøndelag, Norway, from 18–20 August 2026. ΚΜΟP joined regional stakeholders, policymakers, researchers and representatives from the blue economy industry to explore
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KMOP Policy Center invites education professionals, policymakers, researchers, digital stakeholders, and all those engaged in education and data governance in Belgium to participate in a new survey. Educational data in Belgium As schools increasingly collect and process student data, important questions arise regarding how this data is used and whether it genuinely contributes to students’
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KMOP, as part of the PROSECO project, is exploring how public procurement can become a tool for greater social impact. To make this topic easier to understand, KMOP has developed a series of short videos featuring Maria Moya Garrido, project manager of the PROSECO project at KMOP. But what exactly is public procurement? And how
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We are pleased to share the 7th SECON newsletter, highlighting the latest activities and insights from across the project as partners continue working to strengthen the social economy in Europe. This edition recaps the interregional meeting in Mannheim, Germany, where the project team engaged in policy round tables, visited local social economy initiatives, and toured SAP
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KMOP Policy Center invites youth workers in Belgium to join the “Youth for Inclusive Communities” to deepen their skills in participatory design and empower young people to shape inclusive local communities. The journey begins with an international Train-the-Trainers programme in Strasbourg, France (14–17 September) and continues over 12 months through training, mentoring and collaboration with
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KMOP, in cooperation with the Region of Peloponnese, has published a new report capturing three years of collaboration between nine European regions to strengthen social economy enterprises in rural areas. Developed within the Interreg Europe SECON project, it demonstrates how social economy can help address unemployment, social exclusion and regional inequalities through more effective public