The European Social Observatory (OSE) and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) have the pleasure of inviting you to the (hybrid) launch event of the 23rd edition of "Social policy in the EU: state of play" (Bilan social de l’UE). Key questions for the event will include: Will...

The aim of the conference is to build bridges between the trade union movement and the post- and de-growth community, and to situate a transformative just transition vision within the ‘beyond growth’ narrative. It should prompt reflection on how the (contested) concept of just transition and...

The Eurosystem has launched the investigation phase of a digital euro project. Many other jurisdictions are also exploring options for central bank digital currencies. The European Commission has announced a legislative proposal on a digital euro for early 2023. In this context, the conference...

Having barely recovered from the successive waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, European economies are now facing another serious shock. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that have followed have given rise to inflation rates unseen for several decades, driven primarily by higher...

The European Network for the Fair Sharing of Working Time’s biannual conference will address the possibilities of a four-day week in Europe, and what real working time reduction could look like. There will be three panel discussions. The first will look at best practice examples across Europe,...

Bringing six years of research on asylum and migration to a close, this hybrid conference (Brussels and online) will provide insights into some of the critical findings of MEDAM since 2016. the conference will bring together decision-makers, academics, and think tankers for four dedicated...

A bi-annual three-day high-level hybrid conference co-organised by the European Trade Union Confederation and the European Trade Union Institute [Autorenabstract - abstract by author] Growing inequalities are threatening social, economic and human development. Lack of collective reflection on...

What would increase government support around EU enlargement, and what role could membership play in future peace talks? During two summits in March 2022, in Versailles and Brussels, European leaders expressly declined to grant candidate status or even a membership perspective to Georgia,...