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Priorities for a new Europe

This compendium of articles presents a snapshot of some of Eurofound’s most recent research, and highlights important 21st-century trends in quality of life and working conditions throughout the EU. It is organised around the six priority areas set out by the new European Commission for a transition to a fair, climate-neutral and digital Europe.

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  • Proportion of workers within the low-paid group who find it difficult to make ends meet

  • Composition of the NEET population (as % of the population of young people), EU, 2008–2015

  • Percentage of workers reporting long working hours, EU Member States

  • Collectively agreed hours versus usually worked hours

  • Employment share (%) by job-wage tercile and settlement category

  • Worker-reported incidence of workplace downsizing in preceding three years

  • Percentage of workers doing telework and ICT-based mobile work, by employment status

  • Positive impacts of implementing the Paris Climate Agreement

  • Trust in institutions in the EU and the United Kingdom

Eurofound recommends citing this publication in the following way.

Eurofound (2020), Priorities for a new Europe, Dublin.

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