Category: Society - Page 10

Danger: hazardous medicinal products at work

Healthcare workers will be protected from hazardous drugs by an EU law which had to be transposed by member states by today.

The European Commission should minimise meetings with the tobacco industry, publicise and fully minute them.

Europe must revise outdated grid plans to prepare for surging deployment of wind and solar power.

Unless the political dial can be turned, this year’s European Parliament elections will put the environment on the line.

Fundamental change is needed as many women near burnout, amid mounting social challenges and work-life imbalance.

The European Gas Conference in Vienna has been postponed in anticipation of climate-justice protests.

Meeting social needs within planetary boundaries is the alternative to the religion of growth and the populist backlash.

Staff shortages represent a risk to occupational health and an EU directive should mandate member states to address them.

Gross domestic product is often presented as encapsulating US success. But on broader benchmarks Germany performs better.

The economic transformation required by ecological crises implies new capabilities for workers to develop alternative plans.

The untapped potential of European welfare states must be unleashed in light of the climate emergency.

In the next mandate, the EU needs to set clear rules for private investment in the green transition, to avoid past mistakes.

Europe has a leaky buildings stock but the revised directive on their energy performance will still leave some in the cold.

Europe’s re-engagement with industrial policy needs to address its social as well as environmental dimensions.

‘Baking’ accessibility into the household can make the day brighter for everyone.

Mental health cannot be ignored in the forthcoming European election campaign, given the scale of the problem.