Enlargement of the European Union to a further 10 countries in May 2004 will present huge challenges, particularly in the economic sphere. This report documents the industrial relations situation in all 10 acceding countries - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,...

Ten new Member States will join the European Union in May 2004 as part of the current phase of enlargement. The differing norms in both living and working conditions across the continent pose real challenges for Europe's policymakers. Working conditions in the acceding and candidate countries...

Supporting social inclusion through partnerships with civil society is the focus of this fourth Foundation paper. It draws largely on research carried out by the Foundation in this area over the past decade. This paper outlines the strategic and practical importance of civil society in...

The challenges arising from low employment rates, an ageing population, changing family structures and social exclusion have pushed 'quality of life' issues to the front of the EU social policy agenda. The Foundation has launched an initiative to improve the monitoring and reporting of living...

The issues of violence and harassment in the workplace have aroused growing interest across Europe in recent years, yet there is a great disparity in the different EU Member States between awareness and recognition of the problem. This comparative analysis reveals that, while the full extent of...

The aim of this workshop was to contribute towards improving data on the living conditions of migrants by bringing together experts to discuss the quality of data and methods, as well as the results from research in this area. The workshop also aimed to identify areas where there is a potential...

Creating better jobs and working conditions are key elements of the European social model. Improving the quality of work and working conditions is, however, a new dimension within the European Employment Strategy which previously concentrated on quantitative measures such as increasing...

While there has been some recovery since the depths of the Great Recession in 2009, both output and employment levels remain lower than they were pre-crisis in the EU-27. Indeed, the severity of the recession has been such that output has yet to return to 2007 levels in each of the largest...