A Fair Future? How Equality Will Define Europe’s Next Chapter
Inequality fuels crisis — for people, planet, democracy and the next generation. It’s time to act.
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Inequality fuels crisis — for people, planet, democracy and the next generation. It’s time to act.
The European Union must urgently address AI’s profound impact on employment, income, and social cohesion.
Real democracy thrives on disagreement—unity without conflict often masks power and silences necessary political struggle.
Governments worldwide are dramatically reshaping higher education, challenging long-held models and academic autonomy.
As extremists exploit democracy’s freedoms, should constitutions strike back—or always leave judgment to the ballot box?
For some workers, the future of work is not fully remote, nor fully in the office. It is, increasingly, a clever combination of both.
Amid Donald Trump’s hostility towards universities the question remains: how did the US leading scholars lose trust?
A new draft convention proposes to establish a comprehensive rights and protections for platform workers globally.
The EU should welcome US scholars fleeing Trump’s assault on academia—and lead in global innovation and freedom.
As wealth concentrates at the top, Europe must act now to defend democracy and economic stability for all.
Western parties stopped defending openness decades ago—now populists dominate a fight no one else dares to enter.
Woke culture emerged from elite shifts in identity politics, abandoning the economic roots of social justice.
Financial insecurity destroys lives. Slashing disability benefits isn’t reform—it’s cruelty disguised as cost-saving.
As America’s global appeal diminishes amid domestic turmoil, Europe emerges as a beacon of stability and cultural leadership.
A new breed of conservative has emerged, one that paradoxically seeks radical change by yearning for a mythologised past.
The rapid development of new technologies is increasing pressure and forcing unlimited working time and growing stress among many workers across Europe.
Can human rights survive the decline of global Western hegemony?
Inequalities in cancer prevention and care remain a glaring issue.
Rising inequality drives a global surge in cosmetic procedures.
Can Europe’s education and skills agenda tackle declining outcomes and innovation gaps to ensure competitiveness and cohesion?
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.