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Economic anxiety has resurfaced during the summer months and threatens to undermine the emergent European recovery. All of the things that should be helping to boost growth – ECB quantitative easing, the weak euro, low interest rates, cheap oil – appear to be having limited effect in the face of a slowdown in developing economies.

This issue contains articles on: Findings in figures; Making a fresh start for social dialogue; Coordination of the EU Agencies at Eurofound; News in brief; and Latest from EurWORK.

Social dialogue is a key part of the European social model, with European social dialogue having been launched at the historic Val Duchesse meeting 30 years ago. However, since then, established approaches to social dialogue in Europe have been challenged by industrial and social change.

This issue contains articles on: Findings in figures; Workplace innovation can harness talent and skills; Boosting social inclusion of young people; News in brief; and Latest from EurWORK.

In a context of globally slow growth since the financial crisis, the EU and in particular the euro zone economies have underperformed relative to other major developed-world economies. Output in the euro zone remained lower in the first quarter of 2015 than seven years earlier, and three million fewer people are working in the EU. The post-crisis output gap between the EU and the US now amounts to around eight percentage points.

It is important to underline that when referring to gender issues there is a risk of limiting the discussion, views and study exclusively to the situation of women and overlooking wider gender issues, including the situation of men.

This issue contains articles on: Findings in figures; High-paid jobs showing most growth; Investigating job tenure in turbulent times; News in brief; and Latest from EurWORK.

Ageing of the population is likely to threaten the ability of states to finance welfare states and social protection systems in the future. A viable solution is to increase employment rates and to lengthen working life. To achieve this dual...

The Consolidated annual activity report of the Authorising Officer for the year 2014 describes Eurofound's activities, particularly its research and information and communication programmes.

This issue contains articles on: Findings in figures; Snapshot of living and working in Europe in 2014; Making the most of childcare services; News in brief; and Publications.