When life gives you lemons, make anti-poverty strategies
As the Porto Social Forum convenes, two years on from the Social Summit there, it’s time to upgrade the EU social agenda.
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As the Porto Social Forum convenes, two years on from the Social Summit there, it’s time to upgrade the EU social agenda.
European same-sex couples have a right to civil unions, Romania and Russia have recently discovered.
The days when Europe’s welfare states could be represented as a ‘burden’ are over. Actually, they are a boon.
New research examines which of these two approaches produces the best outcomes for children.
Russia’s invasion has affected women in many ways, from pregnancy care to sexual violence as a weapon of war.
Many refugee children are highly traumatised. Schools can offer a place of sanctuary and a welcoming culture.
Claes-Mikael Ståhl, Judith Kirton-Darling, Jan Willem Goudriaan, Kristjan Bragason and Oliver Roethig
The rules for allocation of EU funds should be more transparent and provide a meaningful role for the social partners.
Workers and their unions are today sounding the alarm for media independence at the heart of Europe.
The pandemic put care workers under terrible pressure, Lisa Pelling writes. Yet unions have been able to win greater recognition for them.
Rather than being displaced or controlled by AI, workers should be co-designers of its workplace deployment.
Social support will become means-tested as millions of Ukrainians face war, displacement and poverty.
Europe is undergoing multiple transitions. For these to succeed, social dialogue to build consensus will be essential.
The cost-of-living crisis threatens to tip over into a housing crisis. Prevention is better than cure.
Europe’s cities have many social outsiders. Lessons are emerging on how ‘housing first’ can include them.
Chatbots such as ChatGPT raise huge data-protection and moral questions regulators must address.
The beautiful game is sullied by commodification. Regulation should empower the fans at its heart.
Urban geographer Ash Amin explains to Robin Wilson why modern metropoles can be hubs of innovation and dynamism.
Social enterprises can offer the long-term unemployed an exit from the vicious circle of inactivity, France is showing.
Finland was quick to respond to demographic ageing. What lessons can be learnt from its pension reforms?
To ensure tools such as ChatGPT deliver widely shared benefits, we must learn from the last wave of digital innovation.
On World Health Day, lessons learned from workers’ expressions of discontent must be translated into action.