Social Europe articles on society

As the 65th anniversary of the Marcinelle mining disaster looms, has Europe forgotten its lesson, of social solidarity amid diversity? In June … [Read more...]

Can the Conference on the Future of Europe be a turning point from a mere economic union to one of social rights?   The pandemic has had a … [Read more...]

A vibrant civil society is essential to the foundations of democracy—a lesson especially important when those seem under siege. On May 25th, … [Read more...]

The huge toll of Covid-19 on mental health highlights the need for public investment to tackle the vast reservoir of distress. First comes the … [Read more...]

After privatisation and austerity, long-term care needs to be restored to resilience and readiness for an ageing population. The Council of the … [Read more...]

Kate Pickett argues the pandemic has not only massively affected public health but compounded the unhealthy effects of years of job insecurity. A … [Read more...]

Strong public administrations and well-funded public services are needed to ‘build back better’ after the pandemic. Today is International Public … [Read more...]

In these authoritarian times, defending and re-empowering public services is also defending democracy. Let’s face it: the impact of the pandemic … [Read more...]

The adoption of the European Child Guarantee is a big step forward. It will take another, however, to end institutional care. At the Employment, … [Read more...]

The European Commission’s Green Paper on Ageing has a blindspot—elder abuse. On a continent which values union and equality, violent and abusive … [Read more...]

The concerns of health and care workers go well beyond the pandemic and pay, touching on their human dignity. As the pandemic gathered strength … [Read more...]

‘Surveillance capitalism’ is increasingly threatening workers’ collective action and the human right to public protest. A spectre is haunting … [Read more...]

‘Housing first’ has become good practice in ending homelessness, in various European countries, especially for those with complex needs. ‘I like … [Read more...]

One of the unwitting effects of the crisis has been to remake the case for dialogue between social partners to solve major problems. Hundreds of … [Read more...]