As Europe faces mounting global challenges, its distinctive social framework may hold the answer to achieving both economic competitiveness and social cohesion.
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Civil society highlights the real impacts of the Global Gateway ahead of EU Forum – Eurodad
While new economic policy frameworks were put forward at the EU level immediately after the
von der Leyen II Commission took office, the main reference frameworks for EU social policies
and climate and energy policies appear to be in a state of flux. First, the European Pillar of Social
Rights (EPSR) is still awaiting a new Action Plan for its implementation, expected to be published
by the European Commission in the last trimester of 2025. The Regulation on Governance of the
Energy Union and Climate Action is expected to be revised during this legislature, to adapt it to
the new objectives and policy priorities.
European AI strategy must prioritise democratic governance over market solutions to protect citizens’ data and workers’ rights.
Europe’s Digital Future Demands Public Ownership And Worker Control
Extreme wealth concentration across the EU undermines opportunity and security for millions while property ownership becomes increasingly unattainable.
Europe’s Wealth Gap Threatens Social Cohesion As Housing Crisis Deepens
Nearly 30 million more people were in work in 2024 in the EU compared with the turn of the century. This increase is being driven mainly by the higher labour market participation of women and older people, and is despite the technological advances, such as AI and automation, that are transforming the workplace.
New Eurofound report on the structural changes in the labour market:
Structural change in EU labour markets: A generation of employment shifts | Eurofound
Blueprint for EU budget threatens Europe’s role in global development
Blueprint for EU budget threatens Europe’s role in global development – Eurodad
European development aid has entered a new phase of the European Union’s neocolonialist agenda. Its “Global Gateway” plan is a wishlist for infrastructure projects to be launched across the world by European companies, backed by liberal reforms to pave the way. At its heart: Africa, where at least half of all investments are set to land.
The trend towards significant nominal minimum wage increases is continuing this year. In view of
falling inflation rates, this translates into a sizeable increase in purchasing power for minimum wage
earners in most European countries. The back ground to this is the implementation of the Euro
pean Minimum Wage Directive.
Amidst geopolitical shifts, the notion that Europe must choose between security and social support is not only politically dangerous but also economically unsound.
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