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The EU Social Situation Monitor
After the second 4-year contract, the consortium made up of Applica, Athens University, European Centre, ISER and Tárki has been awarded the contract to analyse trends in income distribution, poverty, social exclusion and material deprivation as well as health across the European Union, the position of different groups in society in these regards and the social welfare systems in place in different Member States for tackling problems of inequality and deprivation.

Sixth Cohesion Report
The consortium made up of Applica and Seprotec has won the contract to assist with the preparation, production and translation of the Sixth Cohesion Report which will review regional developments in the EU over the past few years. The main tasks include advising on the content and the socio-economic analysis, drafting, editing, designing the page lay-out as well as coordinating the translation into all EU-languages.

Comparative analytical report on labour market transitions of young people
Applica has been awarded the contract to prepare a comparative analytical report on labour market transitions for young people. The aim of the study is to map the different types of temporary contracts in the Member States and Norway, to investigate the social security benefits of these contracts and to offer an overview of the policy measures available to regulate transitions from temporary to permanent contracts.