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To mark the Dutch national day, we share our recent research findings on living and working conditions in the Netherlands.

The Netherlands boasts highest levels of resilience in EU as COVID-19 crisis unfolds

The high levels of resilience reported by the Netherlands may be of long-term benefit to the country as the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to present enormous social, economic and health challenges. The Netherlands reports the highest level of resilience across the EU, with just 17% of respondents reporting difficulty managing their lives when things go wrong.

COVID-19 could expose shortcomings in employment and social protection in Europe

COVID-19 could expose shortcomings in employment and social protection in Europe

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) could expose existing shortcomings in employment arrangements and social protection in Europe, particularly for some workers in non-standard employment and vulnerable self-employed groups – who are more likely to be at risk of poverty and the impacts of economic shocks.

COVID-19 likely to exacerbate work intensity and gender imbalances on labour market

COVID-19 likely to exacerbate work intensity and gender imbalances on labour market

Eurofound research shows that the healthcare sector already has among the highest reported work intensity scores in Europe. COVID-19 risks not only exacerbating imbalance between sectors, but also creating a broader gender imbalance in work intensity on the labour market, as women are most represented in healthcare.

We mark the Cypriot national day by sharing our research findings on living and working conditions in Cyprus

Improvements in quality of society in Cyprus as COVID-19 challenges take hold

While the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents enormous social, economic and health challenges, it is worth noting on Cyprus’ national day that there have been improvements to the quality of society in recent years with the level of social exclusion declining between 2011 and 2016, while at the same time, the level of trust in people has increased.

COVID-19 could permanently change teleworking in Europe

COVID-19 could permanently change teleworking in Europe

​The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presents unprecedented health, social and economic challenges for Europe, and has profound implications for the way people live and work across the globe. One of the changes that it is already having is the proportion of people working from home.

People aged 25-34 most likely to be in arrears

People aged 25-34 most likely to be in arrears

​People aged 25-34 are most likely to be in arrears in the EU, according to Eurofound’s new report on Addressing household over-indebtedness. Among this age group, 21% of people surveyed in the 2016 European Quality of Life Survey reported being in some form of arrears.

Hungary celebrates Revolution Day on Sunday and to mark the occasion we are sharing our research and analysis to provide a snapshot of current living and working conditions.

Economic progress in Hungary concentrated in the capital, regional disparities growing

​Hungary has recorded a remarkable improvement in the level of labour market participation over the last decade and unemployment rates have fallen to some of the lowest levels in the EU. At the same time, life satisfaction in Hungary has increased from 5.9 in 2003 to 6.5 in 2016 and the share of population struggling to make ends meet has been on a downward trajectory.

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Eurofound, a tripartite European Union Agency, provides knowledge to assist in the development of social, employment and work-related policies

Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) is a tripartite EU body, whose mission is to provide knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies.

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