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Rosa Pavanelli is general secretary of Public Services International (PSI) and chair of the Council of Global Unions.

Covid-19 didn’t cause the care crisis—privatisation did

Rosa Pavanelli

The scandal of Europe’s biggest eldercare operator highlights how a public good has been turned into a private asset class.

Tax abuse—it’s costing the earth

Rosa Pavanelli

The world’s health workforce could be vaccinated in 36 hours if the pandemic of tax abuse were ended.

Public services and the common good

Rosa Pavanelli

In these authoritarian times, defending and re-empowering public services is also defending democracy.

Europe failing its solidarity test

Rosa Pavanelli

By blocking Covid-19 vaccine patent waivers, the EU is damaging its reputation and holding the world back.

Why should governments give cash-handouts before providing free, quality public services to all?

Rosa Pavanelli

Universal Basic Income without quality public services is a neoliberal paradise.

Women under austerity—a frontal attack

Rosa Pavanelli

Women are disproportionately dependent on public services. They can’t afford austerity and it’s time that governments recognised this.

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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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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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The Spring issue of The Progressive Post is out!

In geopolitics, 2026 is challenging our certainties: from the abduction of the Venezuelan president, over the open US threats to 'take' Greenland, to the US-Israeli war on Iran. This issue tries to determine what comes next, debating power politics in the 21st century. We also examine the European Commission's first Anti-Poverty Strategy as well as the EU's need for proactive adaptation measures, exploring the legislation, resources and mechanisms to climate-proof our future.

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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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