Katy Wiese, author at Social Europe

Universal basic services: road to a just transition

Meeting social needs within planetary boundaries is the alternative to the religion of growth and the populist backlash.

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A feminist view of working-time reductions

Katy Wiese

Reducing working time is necessary to decouple work from growth. Well designed, it could redistribute care more evenly.

Progress and setbacks from COP27

Patrick ten Brink, Luke Haywood, Katy Wiese and Alberto Vela

The European Union cannot rely on the United Nations process to deliver and must reinforce its own climate efforts.

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On World Mental Health Day, 10 October, join us for the conference “Healthy mind, stronger Europe”, where we’ll put forward real, progressive solutions.
Despite growing awareness of its impact on all our lives, mental health has yet to gain the momentum it deserves in EU policymaking. The latest EU budget and Commission mandate still fall short on policy work on mental health that reflects progressive values - including gender mainstreaming.
Bringing together policymakers, practitioners, academics and civil society, this event presents the results of three expert groups that have been working on concrete recommendations.