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Social Europe is an award-winning digital media publisher driven by the core values of freedom, sustainability, and equality. These principles guide our exploration of society’s most pressing challenges. This archive page curates Social Europe articles focused on societal issues, offering a rich resource for innovative thinking and informed debate.

The Reactionary Revolution: How a New Conservatism Rejects the Old Order

Justus Seuferle

A new breed of conservative has emerged, one that paradoxically seeks radical change by yearning for a mythologised past.

Calling Time on 24/7 Work Connectivity

Claes-Mikael Ståhl

The rapid development of new technologies is increasing pressure and forcing unlimited working time and growing stress among many workers across Europe. 

Human Rights on the Edge

Nicholas Bequelin

Can human rights survive the decline of global Western hegemony?

World Cancer Day: An Appeal to End Inequalities in Cancer Prevention and Care

Wendy Yared

Inequalities in cancer prevention and care remain a glaring issue.

Reaching Net Zero Might Fail—And It’s Not Because Renewables Are Too Expensive

Jayati Ghosh

Solar and wind are now cheaper than fossil fuels, but...

How Inequality Fuels the Cosmetic Surgery Boom

Kate Pickett

Rising inequality drives a global surge in cosmetic procedures.

Europe’s education gamble: Can the EU compete in a changing world?

Jo Ritzen and Job Zomerplaag

Can Europe’s education and skills agenda tackle declining outcomes and innovation gaps to ensure competitiveness and cohesion?

Fifty years supporting better policies for a strong social Europe

Ivailo Kalfin

The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

Glimmers of global progress in a crumbling world

Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona

Amid crises, breakthroughs at the G20 and UN offer hope for global cooperation and fairness.

Climate change adaptation means rights for workers

Marouane Laabbas-el-Guennouni and Kalina Arabadjieva

Spain's new labour measures could set the perfect precedent for protecting workers.

Australia Bans Kids Under 16 from Social Media in Bold Move Against Big Tech

Peter G. Kirchschlager

Australia’s social media ban for under-16s ignites debate on shielding kids from Big Tech.

From Trump’s Win to Valencia’s Floods: Is Europe’s New Security Focus Putting Social Justice at Risk?

Christophe Degryse

A new EU agenda prioritizes security, but at what cost to social justice and climate action?

Is online micromanagement a form of cyberbullying?

Sara Riso

As remote work rises, micromanagement can blur into bullying, impacting employee well-being and workplace culture.

Why Europe’s Migration Crisis Starts in Africa

Robert Skidelsky

Europe can’t solve its migration crisis without tackling Africa’s poverty and instability at the source.

How the EU should tackle the housing crisis

Elizabeth Kuiper and Javier Carbonell

The EU has its first Commissioner for Housing, Dan Jørgensen, but his mission will only succeed if the EU manages to come up with a joined-up approach.

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The future is not simply digital; it is algorithmic. Read the new book “Algorithmic rule”, edited by Maja Fjaestad and Simon Vinge.
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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2025

The trend towards significant nominal minimum wage increases is continuing this year. In view of falling inflation rates, this translates into a sizeable increase in purchasing power for minimum wage earners in most European countries. Most EU countries are now following the reference values for adequate minimum wages enshrined in the European Minimum Wage Directive, which are 60% of the median wage or 50% of the average wage.

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Cohesion Policy

S&D Position Paper on Cohesion Policy post-2027: a resilient future for European territorial equity

Cohesion Policy seeks to foster balanced development and reduce economic, social, and territorial disparities, focusing on rural areas, regions in industrial transition, and those with severe or permanent natural or demographic disadvantages, including outermost, sparsely populated, island, cross-border, and mountain regions.

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