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A just transition with climate and social ambition

Teresa Ribera

The deputy prime minister of Spain responsible for the ecological transition describes the experience there of making ‘just transition’ a reality.

Just transition: replacing fear with hope

Samantha Smith

Just transition works and there are already many lessons learned. The most important is that workers must see a positive pathway ahead.

Sustainability is social, environmental and economic

Liina Carr

The principle of ‘sustainability first’ should become the golden thread unifying all EU actions.

Why should just transition be an integral part of the European Green Deal?

Béla Galgóczi

In our series on ‘just transition’, Béla Galgóczi focuses on what it means for the key sectors of coal and cars.

A Just Transition Fund: one step on a long march

Ludovic Voet

Continuing our series on a ‘just transition’, Ludovic Voet stresses that allocating European funding is no substitute for a strategy to achieve it.

Reimagining a just transition

Éloi Laurent

Éloi Laurent opens a Social Europe series on the ‘just transition’ by framing it in the context of the social-ecological state.

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Read the book "The Great Unravelling"

The book "The Great Unravelling", edited by Patrick Diamond and Ania Skrzypek, delves into the impact of growing economic interdependence, free trade and technological change, which has led to new forms of political polarisation that seek to capitalise on and exploit the resentments fuelled by the rise of globalisation.
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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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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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Growth and employment monitor

Based on recent research – notably from the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), this Special Brief outlines key evidence on the economic, employment and social situation in the EU and actions needed to reinforce the EU by ensuring “Investment for a vibrant European economy and quality jobs”

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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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