Ebavõrdsus
Ebavõrdsuse vähendamine ELi kodanike seas ja elutingimuste ülespoole suunatud lähenemise edendamine on Euroopa Komisjoni poliitilises tegevuskavas tähtsal kohal. Ebavõrdsuse põhjused võivad olla sugu, vanus, puue, tööalane staatus ja kodakondsus, mis mõjutab palka ja sissetulekut, juurdepääsu sotsiaalhoolekande-, tervishoiu- ja haridusteenustele.
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Ebaühtlane pilt muutuvast Euroopast: Elamise ja töötamise e-uuringu tulemused 2025
Eurofoundi 2025. aasta (kaheksanda) e-uuringu "Elamine ja töötamine" e-uuringu tulemused viitavad püsivale majanduslikule pingele ja ebavõrdsele vastupidavuse tasemele liikmesriikide vahel. Vaatamata madalamale inflatsioonile ja tööjõuturule, mis peamiste näitajate järgi on suhteliselt stabiilsed, seisavad vastajad endiselt silmitsi märkimisväärse finantssurvega, kuna sissetulekurühmade vahelised lõhed kasvavad, üürnike ja keskealiste inimeste ebakindlus kasvab ning eluaseme ebakindlus jätkub, eriti madala sissetulekuga ja üksikvanemate majapidamiste seas.Kas Euroopa vaimne tervis on endiselt kriisis?
Vaimne tervis on Euroopas kriitilisel ristteel. Kuigi mõned näitajad on pärast pandeemiat paranenud, näitab uus Eurofoundi aruanne murettekitavaid suundumusi, sealhulgas enesetappude arvu aastakümneid kestnud languse murettekitavat peatumist. Selles Eurofoundi kõneluste episoodis räägib Mary McCaughey sellest keerulisest teemast vanemuuringute juhi Hans Dubois'ga, rõhutades, et halb vaimne tervis mõjutab ebaproportsionaalselt haavatavaid rühmi.A picture of wealth inequality across EU Member States
Wealth inequality across EU Member States has important implications for access to education, healthcare and housing, as well as for people’s ability to actively participate in society.
This article summarises some of the main findings from the recently published report Unequal wealth: Exploring socioeconomic disparities across the EU. It maps wealth inequalities across EU Member States by drawing on data from the European Central Bank’s Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS), covering the period between 2010 and 2021.
Ebavõrdsus on mõnes riigis viimastel aastakümnetel suurenenud selliste tegurite tõttu nagu globaliseerumine, tehnoloogilised muutused, maksupoliitika ja majanduskriis. Selline ebavõrdsus takistab majanduskasvu ja võib põhjustada sotsiaalseid konflikte, vähendades ühiskonnas osalemist ja suurendades sotsiaalset tõrjutust.
2017. aasta Euroopa sotsiaalõiguste samba eesmärk on võidelda ebavõrdsuse vastu olulistes valdkondades ja seeläbi tugevdada Euroopa sotsiaalset mudelit. Samba peamised mõõtmed on võrdsed võimalused ja juurdepääs tööturule, õiglased töötingimused, piisav sotsiaalkaitse ja sotsiaalne kaasatus.
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29 October 2024
A snapshot of income inequality and middle class across the EU
24 January 2023
Economic and social inequalities in Europe in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic had varying impacts on social groups, depending on existing disadvantages, and it was widely believed that it triggered a rise in inequalities across different areas of life. Using indicators from the EU’s Multidimensional Inequality Monitoring Framework (MIMF), this report shows how inequality in the spheres of income, health, employment and education changed between 2010 and 2020. It also examines the main drivers of this change during the pandemic and explores the relationships between government policies in several domains and inequality.
20 December 2021
Monitoring convergence in the European Union: Looking backwards to move forward – Upward convergence through crises
Upward convergence lies at the heart of the EU project. Member States and their citizens sign up to be part of the Union, as they expect their membership will lead to balanced economic prosperity and social progress across countries. Increasing disparities between Member States, as happened during the 2008–2013 economic crisis, could be seen as a betrayal of the EU’s promise, and potentially lay the seeds for discontent and disintegration. This flagship report is the culmination of Eurofound’s research into monitoring convergence in the EU, which was initiated in 2017. It describes the shifting dynamics of upward convergence over the period 2008–2019, explores the short-term impact of COVID-19 on European economies and societies, together with its implications for convergence, and discusses the long-term effects of the pandemic and the future of upward economic and social convergence in Europe.
9 May 2021
Living, working and COVID-19 (Update April 2021): Mental health and trust decline across EU as pandemic enters another year
The third round of Eurofound's e-survey, fielded in February and March 2021, sheds light on the social and economic situation of people across Europe following nearly a full year of living with COVID-19 restrictions. This report analyses the main findings and tracks ongoing developments and trends across the 27 EU Member States since the survey was first launched in April 2020. It pinpoints issues that have surfaced over the course of the pandemic, such as increased job insecurity due to the threat of job loss, decline in mental well-being levels, erosion of recent gains in gender equality, fall in trust levels vis-à-vis institutions, deterioration of work–life balance and growth of vaccine hesitancy. The results of the survey highlight the need for a holistic approach to support all the groups hit hard by the crisis in order to prevent them from falling further behind.
30 March 2021
Wealth distribution and social mobility
This report explores the distribution of household wealth in the EU Member States and analyses the role of wealth in social mobility. Using data from three datasets (the Household Finance and Consumption Survey, the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe and the Luxembourg Wealth Study), it focuses on wealth per household member. Wealth composition is compared across social groups and countries, and the role of housing assets in wealth distribution and negative wealth is assessed. The findings show that parental background, including parental wealth, has an impact on educational and wealth mobility. In order to promote equality of opportunities in terms of access to education and housing, the impact of wealth inequalities, including differences in parental wealth, should be counterbalanced. The report also suggests that regularising wealth declaration in the EU could be a way of promoting social justice by minimising hidden wealth and combating tax evasion.
10 December 2019
A more equal Europe? Convergence and the European Pillar of Social Rights
The European Pillar of Social Rights is designed to act as a compass for a renewed process of upward convergence among Member States towards better working and living conditions. It is accompanied by a Social Scoreboard to monitor the progress made by Member States. This policy brief presents the results of an investigation into the upward convergence patterns of the headline indicators of the Social Scoreboard and the relationship between convergence and the business cycle from 2008 to 2018. The results show that although the economic crisis that engulfed Europe from 2008 slowed down the convergence of Member States on some indicators, upward convergence on several has been restored, including the indicators on employment and risk of poverty. While the analysis uncovers different dynamics of upward convergence for most indicators, some very stable and some more unstable, few indicators still show a downward trend over the decade.
Eurofoundi teadlased pakuvad asjatundlikke teadmisi ja nendega saab ühendust võtta küsimuste või meediapäringute korral.
Tadas Leončikas
Head of UnitTadas Leončikas on Eurofoundi tööhõive üksuse juht September 2022. Alates Eurofoundiga liitumisest 2010. aastal on ta töötanud välja Eurofoundi küsitluse uurimistööd, mis käsitlevad mitmeid teemasid, nagu elukvaliteet, usaldus, sotsiaalne mobiilsus, sotsiaalne kaasatus ja sotsiaalteenused. Tema praegune uurimistöö keskendub muutuvatele tööhõive struktuuridele ja strateegiliselt olulistele sektoritele ELi jaoks. Sotsioloogia taustaga (PhD) juhtis Tadas oma varasemas karjääris Leedu Etniliste Uuringute Instituuti, tegeledes etniliste vähemuste, migrantide ja teiste haavatavate rühmade olukorraga ning aidates kaasa romade integreerumisele tööturule. Teadlasena on ta teinud koostööd Euroopa Liidu Põhiõiguste Agentuuri, ÜRO Arenguprogrammi ja Rahvusvahelise Migratsiooniorganisatsiooniga.
Massimiliano Mascherini
Head of UnitMassimiliano Mascherini on alates oktoobrist 2019 Eurofoundi sotsiaalpoliitika üksuse juht. Ta liitus Eurofoundiga 2009. aastal uurimisjuhina, kavandades ja koordineerides projekte noorte tööhõive, NEET-ide ja soolise võrdõiguslikkuse teemadel. 2017. aastal sai temast vanemteadusjuht ning ta juhtis uut uurimistööd konvergentsi jälgimise kohta ELis. Lisaks juhtis ta 2026. aasta Euroopa elukvaliteedi uuringu kontseptualiseerimist. 2025. aastal pälvis ta Brendan Walshi auhinna parima artikli eest, mis avaldati ajakirjas Economic and Social Review. Varem oli ta teadusametnik Euroopa Komisjoni Ühises Uurimiskeskuses. Ta õppis Firenze Ülikoolis, kus ta õppis aktuaaria ja statistika teadusi ning omandas doktorikraadi rakendusstatistikas. 2014. aastal omandas ta teadusliku kvalifikatsiooni sotsiaalstatistika ja demograafia dotsendina Itaalia Ülikooli- ja Teadusministeeriumis. Ta on olnud külalisteadur Sydney Ülikoolis ja Aalborgi Ülikoolis ning külalisprofessor Paavstlikus Sotsiaalteaduste Akadeemias.
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