Welfare and Social Issues

The MeTooEP movement shone a light on sexual harassment in European Parliament. Despite important progress, much remains to be done.

If progressives want to fight the movement against so-called ‘gender ideology’, they need to break with neoliberalism.

A conversation on how to rework the political economy to end inequality and challenge the “business as usual” attitude of the EU and Italy’s ruling classes.

Jean-Claude Juncker’s outgoing EU Commission emphasised a fair approach to trade – how far do the steps it has taken go towards protecting workers?

Trials in recent years, an advanced national debate and a new progressive majority in Parliament make Finland a key context to follow for basic income developments.

In the UK, women spearheaded early campaigns for a basic income. Natalie Bennett explains why the feminist case for a UBI remains strong today.

Trade unionist Philippe Pochet sets out a radical vision for the socio-ecological transformation of the European project.

Takeaways from the international solidarity economy wave are relevant for Central and Eastern Europe, but they must take into account local context.

Over a year after the EU “proclaimed” a series of social rights, little has been done and the initiative risks becoming an empty promise.

A comic on European basic income and what it meant for one family among millions.