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Ludovic Voet was elected confederal secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation in 2019.

May 8 Belongs in the Calendar of Every European Democracy

Ellen de Soete and Ludovic Voet

As eyewitnesses fade and the far right reframes liberation as defeat, EU institutions must answer with policy.

The ECB’s Strategic Review: A Betrayal of Europe’s Workers

Ludovic Voet

The European Central Bank's latest strategic assessment ignores critical lessons, perpetuating a harmful economic myth and undermining labour's vital role.

Platform work directive—delivering rights for all

Ludovic Voet

Having seen off the platforms’ obstruction, the battle moves to how the directive will be transposed and implemented.

Farmers’ protests: against whom the horn honks?

Kristjan Bragason and Ludovic Voet

The fragility of our food system and lack of social acceptance of EU policies must be addressed in the next mandate.

Trade unions take on platform companies in the struggle for decent work

Ludovic Voet

On World Day of Decent Work, the European Trade Union Confederation puts the spotlight on justice for platform workers.

EU migration and asylum pact abandons compassion and human rights

Ludovic Voet

Faced with escalating deaths in the Mediterranean, official Europe needs to relocate its moral conscience.

Managing the unavoidable impact of climate change

Ludovic Voet

While doing all it can to arrest climate change, the EU must place workers and their concerns at the heart of its adaptation strategy.

Combating Covid-19 and climate change—one fight

Ludovic Voet

The same socially oriented approach must be taken to defeat the coronavirus and, over the longer run, stop climate catastrophe.

A Just Transition Fund: one step on a long march

Ludovic Voet

Continuing our series on a ‘just transition’, Ludovic Voet stresses that allocating European funding is no substitute for a strategy to achieve it.

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A more strategic Europe? Risks and opportunities for the world of work

Europe’s ambition to achieve strategic autonomy is at risk of being undermined from within, according to the annual flagship report by the ETUI and the ETUC. Despite signs of macroeconomic resilience, weakening investment, stalled decarbonisation and growing labour market fragilities are eroding the very foundations on which Europe’s power depends. Once again, the Benchmarking Working Europe 2026 report stands out as an invaluable resource, providing a comprehensive set of indicators illustrated through more than 60 graphs and tables, with analysis from ETUI researchers.

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Is financial resilience and trust in Europe faltering?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, host Mary McCaughey and senior researcher Eszter Sandor unpack the results of the 2025 Living and Working in the EU e-survey. While headline inflation has stabilised at 2.1%, the data reveals a continent gripped by chronic precariousness, with 57% of respondents now at risk of depression. Mary and Eszter explore how this economic insecurity is impacting institutional trust and democratic engagement.

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A robust democracy must not leave the future in the hands of the alliance between Big Tech and the far right. AI must be politically reined in and democratically shaped so that humanity retains its sovereignty.

Artificial intelligence is regarded as the driving force of progress. Yet it has long since become a challenge to democracy. The book argues that uncontrolled AI will erode our freedom, self-determination and democracy.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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S&D Africa Days 2026

We are pleased to invite you to save the date for the S&D Africa Days 2026, taking place on 30 June and 1 July 2026, in Brussels. 

At a time when Africa is too often viewed through narrow and one-sided narratives, this initiative reflects a key political priority for the S&D Group: to advance a renewed, forward-looking partnership of equals between Europe and Africa based on equality, solidarity, social justice and shared progress. 

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“What is the actual purpose of the state?” – this central question is the focus of the analysis. At a time when bureaucratic processes are making life difficult for citizens, the paper proposes a three-part model. It aims at a conception of the state as a platform that helps society build the capabilities it needs to address its problems effectively.

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