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Luca Visentini

Luca Visentini is general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).

Cost-of-living emergency: Europe needs radical steps

Luca Visentini

Measures advanced by trade unions, and trade union involvement, will be key to getting through this crisis.

On May 1st, need for solidarity greater than ever

Luca Visentini

From Ukraine to the cost-of-living crisis to the pandemic, the social challenges of the moment demand a solidaristic response.

Structural solutions for structural inequalities—a trade union perspective

Luca Visentini, Nicola Countouris and Philippe Pochet

Responses to the pandemic have upended the idea that ‘there is no alternative’ to macroeconomic policies engendering widening inequality.

The Social Summit—and beyond

Luca Visentini

Concrete commitments must follow today’s Social Summit in Porto if the promise of a social Europe is to be realised.

Trade unions are key to a safe exit from the pandemic

Luca Visentini

There can be no return to ‘business as usual’ after the crisis: the ‘new normal’ must entail a profound political and social transformation.

A message for May Day

Luca Visentini

Mayday, mayday: the leader of the European trade union movement warns of the threat from the populists in the coming EP elections.

The Trade Union Message To European Leaders

Luca Visentini

The economic situation and employment rates in Europe are improving. But it is much too early for complacency. Unemployment is still too high, most of

We Need A Strong ‘Social Pillar’ To Support Working People

Luca Visentini

The ‘European Pillar of Social Rights’: it could be a fine example of Euro-jargon masking very little substance, or it could be a chance for

Putting The EU Wrongs Right: The Trade Union View

Luca Visentini

Haven’t we all had enough of the doom-mongers predicting the end of the EU? Of comparisons to the last days of the Roman Empire or

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A more strategic Europe? Risks and opportunities for the world of work

Europe’s ambition to achieve strategic autonomy is at risk of being undermined from within, according to the annual flagship report by the ETUI and the ETUC. Despite signs of macroeconomic resilience, weakening investment, stalled decarbonisation and growing labour market fragilities are eroding the very foundations on which Europe’s power depends. Once again, the Benchmarking Working Europe 2026 report stands out as an invaluable resource, providing a comprehensive set of indicators illustrated through more than 60 graphs and tables, with analysis from ETUI researchers.

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Is financial resilience and trust in Europe faltering?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, host Mary McCaughey and senior researcher Eszter Sandor unpack the results of the 2025 Living and Working in the EU e-survey. While headline inflation has stabilised at 2.1%, the data reveals a continent gripped by chronic precariousness, with 57% of respondents now at risk of depression. Mary and Eszter explore how this economic insecurity is impacting institutional trust and democratic engagement.

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A robust democracy must not leave the future in the hands of the alliance between Big Tech and the far right. AI must be politically reined in and democratically shaped so that humanity retains its sovereignty.

Artificial intelligence is regarded as the driving force of progress. Yet it has long since become a challenge to democracy. The book argues that uncontrolled AI will erode our freedom, self-determination and democracy.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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