and system performance. Workcare synergies: Dissemination of EU research findings, (2010–2011) A support action with the aim of disseminating research findings of previous EU Framework Programme projects in the field of work and care. EUROMOD research project, (2005–2011) EUROMOD is a tax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union (EU) that enables researchers and policy analysts to calculate, in a comparable manner, the effects of taxes and benefits on household incomes and work incentives for the population of each country and for the EU as a whole. Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), (2009–ongoing) The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe is a multidisciplinary and cross-national panel database of micro data on health, socio-economic status and social and family networks of more than 45,000 individuals aged 50 or over. Interplay of European, National, and Regional Identities: Nations between States along the New Eastern Borders of the European Union (ENRI-East), (2008–2011) ENRI-East is an international research project dedicated to the study of socio-ethnic identities in East European countries. Towards a Lifelong Learning Society in Europe: The Contribution of the Education System (LLL 2010), (2005–2010) The project focused on the contribution of the education systems to the process of making lifelong learning a reality and its role as a potential agency of social integration. Study on Child Poverty, (2008–2009) A study on in-depth analysis of the determinants of child poverty, policy overview and impact analysis, identification of best indicators. The publication was supported under the European Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (2007–2013) and the programme was managed by the DG Employment. Social Quality and the Changing Relationship between Work, Care and Welfare in Europe (WORKCARE), (2006–2009) The research project explores the relationships between, structural changes labour market, demography, welfare and economic policies at the macro level and at the micro level changes in individual orientations to work and care. Higher Education as a Generator of Strategic Competences (HEGESCO), (2008–2009) The project addresses the needs of the main groups of higher education (HE) stakeholders who are interested in the employability of graduates. Based on several project reports, higher education institutions have been provided with empirically based evidence for planning their curricula, strategies and general orientations. Monitoring pensions developments through micro socio economic instruments based on individual data sources: feasibility study (PENMICRO), (2008) The overarching aim of this project is to develop an analytical framework capable of capturing