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Reiner Hoffmann is chair of the Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB).

Co-determination at issue in Europe’s top court

Nora Back, Patrick Dury and Reiner Hoffmann

Can companies dilute national worker-involvement rights by becoming European?

Building social Europe, winning public confidence

Laurent Berger, Reiner Hoffmann, Wolfgang Katzian, Marie-Hélène Ska, Pepe Álvarez, Jarkko Eloranta, Luigi Sbarra and Andrzej Radzikowski

Trade unions demand an ambitious directive on minimum wages and collective bargaining.

Making globalisation fair

Reiner Hoffmann

Enterprises must address—and government more actively demand of them—their observance of human rights.

The EU’s Avoidable Greek Tragedy

Reiner Hoffmann

In June 2017, the Eurogroup of 19 EU finance ministers agreed to pay out the third tranche of €8.5 billion from the Greek bailout package.

Using The CETA To Move Towards A Social And Environment-Friendly Globalisation

Reiner Hoffmann

Economic globalisation has accelerated enormously. With the advances in information technology and international trade policies, it now permeates almost every sector of the economy as

The Way Forward For Greece And Europe

Reiner Hoffmann

The Greek elections have thrown European politics into turmoil. How do you assess the election result? The majority of Greek voters have delivered a No

Changing Course Towards A Social Europe

Reiner Hoffmann

Joseph Stiglitz, who won the Nobel Prize in 2001 for his work on how markets work inefficiently was once asked about his opinion on austerity measures. “It

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S&D Africa Days 2026

We are pleased to invite you to save the date for the S&D Africa Days 2026, taking place on 30 June and 1 July 2026, in Brussels. 

At a time when Africa is too often viewed through narrow and one-sided narratives, this initiative reflects a key political priority for the S&D Group: to advance a renewed, forward-looking partnership of equals between Europe and Africa based on equality, solidarity, social justice and shared progress. 

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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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Read the book "The open future and its enemies" 

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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