Social Europe (SE)

Watch the webinar: How is AI changing the world of work in Europe?

In a special #Eurofound50 and #Cedefop50 joint webinar on 11 February, Mary McCaughey, Head of Information and Communication at Eurofound, spoke with Dragoș Adăscăliței, Eurofound Research Officer, and Jasper Van Loo, Cedefop Department Coordinator, about how AI is changing working life in Europe, and what needs to be done to harness its tremendous potential while also protecting those that risk being left behind.

New ‘Progressive Ukraine’ policy series!

The social impacts of war must remain a central priority beyond immediate military and geopolitical dimensions.

The analytical series 'Progressive Ukraine' by FEPS and partners – a collection of six publications by Ukrainian women academics and policy experts – explores crucial social issues, from housing and healthcare to gender equality, education, labour and recovery. The series aims to demonstrate how social democrats can support Ukraine in building a resilient and prosperous society, serving as a beacon for a more just and equitable Europe.

And follow the event Applying a gender lens to Ukraine’s reconstruction. A key priority is guaranteeing that Ukrainian women play a central role in rebuilding their country. Feminist perspectives and leadership remain underrepresented in decision-making spaces, despite women being at the forefront of humanitarian response.

WSI European Collective Bargaining Report 2023/2024

Real wages in the European Union continued their decline in 2023—despite an acceleration in nominal wage growth and falling inflation rates. For the current year, there are only tentative signs of a slow recovery in the purchasing power of wages.

A resumption of real wage growth would stabilize the functional distribution of income and strengthen domestic demand. However, even under this benign scenario, the crisis is far from over from workers' point of view. They have borne the brunt of real income losses associated with the energy-price shock resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The lingering reduction in real wage levels means that wage policy still needs to catch up to contribute to a fairer distribution of the burden between labor and capital.