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2 March 2022 09:00

Bulgaria noted impressive progress in poverty reduction and meeting medical needs prior to COVID-19 pandemic

Between 2008 and 2019, reported unmet medical needs in Bulgaria declined from 22.4% to 2.4%. One year after the country’s accession to the EU in 2007, Bulgaria had ranked last among the group of Member States but caught up by 2019 to perform above the EU average at 3.1%. Similarly, the AROPE rate, which is the number of people who are at risk of poverty, severely materially deprived, or living in

Hybrid online event LIVE from Dublin Castle, Ireland - Join Forum 2022 to meet, share and debate the EU’s most pressing issues

24 February 2022 07:00

Foundation Forum 2022: Recovery and resilience in the EU – Back to the future?

Eurofound’s Foundation Forum 2022 will bring together up to 1,000 experts, policymakers, employer and worker representatives, national governments, thinkers and practitioners, online and in Dublin Castle on 3 March.

16 February 2022 07:00

Lithuania looks to re-establish pre-pandemic progress

In the decade prior to the COVID-19 pandemic Lithuania had a steady increase in unweighted average disposable income, recording the largest increases alongside Romania. It also recorded the lowest gender employment gap in the EU in 2019. Like other Member States, however, the pandemic has set Lithuania back in a number of labour market and social indicators, and in particular it saw a rise in unem

31 January 2022 09:00

One third of people aged 80+ did not leave home during COVID-19 outbreak

In summer 2020, 34% of people in the EU aged 80+ had not left home since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and 88% of people in this age group reported visiting family members less often. Although people of all ages became more at risk of mental health issues and loneliness during the pandemic, the impact was particularly severe on both young people and people aged 80+.

27 January 2022 11:00

New Eurofound analysis shows large increases in EU minimum wages in 2022

The first overview of minimum wage setting for 2022 shows that, while some negotiations are still ongoing, virtually all EU Member States have increased their nominal statutory rates.

6 January 2022 13:00

Eurofound welcomes European Year of Youth 2022

Eurofound welcomes European Year of Youth 2022 #EYY2022. The situation of young people in the EU has long been an important focus for Eurofound’s work. Eurofound remains committed to continuing its work to provide policymakers with the most timely, relevant and reliable data and research to address the challenges facing young people.

Visit of Irish social partners to Eurofound; (left to right) Danny McCoy, Chief Executive Officer, Ibec, Ivailo Kalfin, Executive Director, Eurofound and Patricia King, General Secretary, ICTU

20 December 2021 10:30

Changes in the world of work to the fore of discussions between Eurofound and Irish social partners, ICTU and IBEC

Eurofound’s management met with Irish social partners, Patricia King, General Secretary, ICTU and Danny McCoy, Chief Executive Officer, Ibec, at Eurofound in Dublin, on Wednesday, 15 December 2021, to discuss some of the Agency’s most recent research findings on changes in workplace practices, work organisation, hybrid working, gender, labour market dynamics and the role of collective bargaining.

15 December 2021 11:00

Digitalisation rewards may see rise in labour market inequalities

Digitalisation, such as the automation of tasks, digitisation of processes, and coordination through platforms is transforming the way in which people in Europe work. Many workers and businesses stand to gain from these ongoing changes, but some will lose out – potentially heightening labour market inequalities.

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14 December 2021 11:00

Women’s employment must increase at least three times faster than men’s to meet EU targets

Women’s employment will have to increase at a rate at least three times faster than that of men until the end of the decade in order to meet EU targets of an overall 78% employment rate and a halving of the gender employment gap.

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6 December 2021 10:00

Finland has highest teleworking rate in the EU before and during the pandemic

Almost one in four workers (22.4%) in Finland usually worked from home during 2020, according to new analyses published in Eurofound’s recent research report What just happened? COVID-19 lockdowns and change in the labour market. This is the highest proportion across the EU, where the average is 10.8%. All Member States reported an increase of teleworking during 2020, but the largest increases (in

2 December 2021 15:00

Policymakers and social partners pilot protection for platform workers

Governments, social partners, grassroots organisations and platforms across the EU have started to pilot initiatives to improve the working conditions and social protection coverage of platform workers.

30 November 2021 11:00

Romania keeps youth unemployment below EU average

In 2020, the youth unemployment ratio in Romania was 5.5%, while the EU27 average stood at 7.1%. This ratio, which notes number of unemployed young people as a proportion of the total population of that age group, increased in almost all EU Member States between 2019 and 2020. In Romania, specifically, the figure rose from 4.8%, while the EU average increased from 6.5%.
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