Examining quality of life in 28 European countries, including the acceding and candidate countries as well as the current Member States of the EU, this report explores how Europeans perceive their health, to what extent they display healthy and unhealthy lifestyles, how easily they can access...

With ten new Member States joining the European Union in May 2004 and other applications in waiting, Europeu0092s social portrait changes profoundly. Several myths and prejudices prevail. This new report shatters some of these and provides a snapshot of the widely varying situation regarding...

The third annual programme of work based on the Foundation's four-year programme 2001-2004: Analysing and anticipating change to support socio-economic progress. Among the aims of the programme are to: strengthen monitoring activities and strategic research in the three core areas of expertise...

This report examines the quality of industrial relations in the public sector in five EU Member States: France, Finland, Germany, Ireland, and Italy. Today there is pressure for change and reform across the European Union public sector, with particular emphasis on increased efficiency and...

Examining quality of life in 28 European countries, including the acceding and candidate countries as well as the current Member States of the EU, this report explores how people across Europe define quality of life. It looks at how they evaluate their lives and certain living conditions, what...

The objective of this report is to awaken the interest of the research community in surveys of working conditions, and to illustrate how a variety of working conditions surveys are conducted in different European and other industrialised countries. In this case, priority has been given to a...

This report documents the industrial relations situation in all 10 acceding countries u0096 Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia u0096 as they prepare for Economic and Monetary Union. It is based on joint research carried out by...

This report provides a snapshot of working conditions in the EU hotel and restaurant sector. It highlights the trends and developments shaping the industry and examines the issues of concern for those working in the sector and for policymakers. The report, based on analyses of working conditions...

The increasing involvement of the social partners in social policy matters, and particularly the area of social inclusion, is the focus of the fifth Foundation paper. It draws mainly on research carried out by the Foundation in the area of social inclusion over the past decade. The paper...

What are the working-time preferences of the workforce in Europe? Which schedules are the most compatible with family and other commitments? These questions are relevant to European employment policy and for the working-time policy negotiations of the social partners and are examined in this...