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Updated: 19 August 2025
Social policies research
Daniel Molinuevo
Daniel Molinuevo is a senior research manager in the Social Policies unit, having joined Eurofound in 2010. His research on health and social care has focused on the quality and accessibility of services, their digital transformation and the working conditions of staff. His work has mainly focused on services for children, both at Eurofound and at UNICEF, where he worked in 2021 supporting the preparation of the European Child Guarantee. He is a member of the Young Ireland Advisory Council and the EU Working Group on early childhood education and care. He was also a member of the EU Working Group that contributed to the review of the European targets for participation in childcare that took place as part of the European Care Strategy. He studied sociology in Salamanca, Spain and at the Humboldt University in Berlin. He has an MA in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges and an MSc in European Social Policy from the London School of Economics, where he also worked as a researcher.
Topics of expertise
Daniel is an expert in the following topics.
Research outputs
Daniel is the author of the following publications.
Events, podcast and blog
Daniel has contributed the following events, blog posts and podcast episodes.
In-person event
External event
Joint Break the Cycle Conference
Date24 – 25 September 2026
LocationDublin, Ireland
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This event is in the past
22 September 2025
Blog post
Investing in our children’s future starts with supporting the workers who care for them
This analysis – which uses data from Eurofound’s 2024 European Working Conditions Survey and EU SILC – examines the gap in early childhood education and care participation and argues that the solution lies in a dedicated and well-supported workforce.
1 May 2024
Podcast episode
Can Europe deliver for its children?
In this episode of Eurofound Talks Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Research Manager Daniel Molinuevo about the European Child Guarantee, how bad the situation is with regard to child poverty and social exclusion in Europe, what Member States have committed to doing about it, what the implications are for workers and civil society, and what prospects there are for the future.Fighting child poverty has become a central dimension of EU social policy. One of the European Commission’s flagship social policy initiatives is the European Child Guarantee: established in 2021 by Council Recommendation, the aim of the Guarantee is to tackle child poverty by ensuring access to key services (such as healthcare) and resources (such as decent housing) for children in need – defined as children at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
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24 October 2023
Blog post
Justice for all: Ensuring that Europe delivers for all children
The recent rise in child poverty and exclusion in the EU risks reversing the progress made in this area up to the COVID-19 pandemic. To address this worrying trend, EU policies are increasingly directed towards making access to services an integral part of efforts to tackle child poverty. Improving data collection, targeting inequalities and involving the workforce that delivers services in policymaking are important aspects of closing the gaps in access.
23 April 2020
Blog post
Now is the time for the digital transformation of social services
‘Digital transformation’ has been a buzzword in policy circles for some time now, and commitments to making it work for citizens, business and society as whole abound. Brussels has been no exception – the European Commission presented its data and artificial intelligence (AI) strategies in February
18 January 2018
Blog post
Who is providing care home services for older people in Europe?
In this blog piece, originally published in Social Europe, Eurofound Research Officer Daniel Molinuevo looks at the service providers delivering long-term care to older people in Europe.
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