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Henri Haapanala

Dr Henri Haapanala is an FWO (Flemish research council) junior research fellow at the Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy, University of Antwerp. His research focuses on labour-market inequalities and European social policy.

Social Europe against all odds—but is it enough?

Henri Haapanala and Pietro Valetto

Ursula von der Leyen, reaffirmed, promised initiatives on affordable housing and poverty. Ending poverty by 2040 should be the goal.

Does the minimum-wages directive get it right?

Henri Haapanala, Ive Marx and Zachary Parolin

Are statutory minimum wages or collective-bargaining coverage the answer to low pay? Both, actually.