Europe’s housing crisis can be solved. But a range of policy tools is needed to do so.
Facing the social realities of the green transition
Europe faces many challenges on the road to climate neutrality. Broad civil-society involvement is crucial for getting there.
How to prevent a housing crisis
The cost-of-living crisis threatens to tip over into a housing crisis. Prevention is better than cure.
From subsidising energy to reducing dependence
The only answer to energy price inflation is to reduce energy needs and dependence on fossil fuels, prioritising those on low incomes.
Working Longer By Working Less?
There are limits to the effectiveness of Member States’ pension reforms… Europe, it’s often said, is experiencing a worsening ageing crisis. European governments grappling with this and the related unsustainability of many pension schemes have taken measures to keep older workers longer in employment. But reforms such as raising the pension age and discouraging early […]
Do Benefits Reach Those Who Are Entitled To Them?
Some people receive benefits they are not entitled to. However, the opposite problem seems much more common: many people in Europe do not receive the benefits they are entitled to under national laws. Public debate has focused on the first issue, while the second has been largely ignored. Eurofound’s research on ‘access to benefits’ addresses […]
Access To Healthcare In Times Of Crisis
The crisis has had an important impact on hugely complex healthcare systems, interacting with, and sometimes dominated by, other major drivers of change. Maintaining access to healthcare has become a challenge for policymakers and care providers in the wake of the crisis, with reduced supply of services and a rise in demand for some healthcare […]