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Pascale Vielle

Pascale Vielle is a Professor of Social Law at UCLouvain (Belgium), specialising in social protection and critical gender approaches to law. Her recent research focuses on integrating ecological challenges and just transition into welfare state issues. She served (2021–2024) as a member of the Belgian High Committee for a Just Transition.

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Europe’s Real Security Crisis: Why Social And Ecological Protection Must Unite

Aurore Fransolet, Éloi Laurent, Philippe Pochet and Pascale Vielle

The EU’s next budget threatens to slash climate transition funds for military spending. But Europe’s gravest security threats already strike inside our borders — killing 62,000 citizens last year alone.