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Eurofound
Ivailo Kalfin
Chuaigh Ivailo Kalfin isteach in Eurofound mar Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin an 1 Meitheamh 2021. Clúdaíonn saineolas an Uasail Kalfin réimse réimsí, ó dhinimic an mhargaidh saothair agus an bheartais shóisialta go treochtaí polaitiúla domhanda, an tAontas Eorpach agus an buiséad, chomh maith le claochlú digiteach. Tá cúig phríomhthosaíocht leagtha amach aige dá ról ag Eurofound: tacú le príomhshruthú aistriú glas agus digiteach na hEorpa; cur chun feidhme Phlean Gníomhaíochta an Cholún Eorpaigh um Chearta Sóisialta a chomhlánú le taighde fianaisebhunaithe; comhar méadaithe le heagraíochtaí idirnáisiúnta agus le comhpháirtithe seachtracha agus for-rochtain níos fearr ar thíortha Bheartas Comharsanachta na hEorpa; tacaíocht chun acmhainn na gcomhpháirtithe sóisialta a fheabhsú agus a leathnú laistigh de shainchúram na Gníomhaireachta; próifíl Eurofound a ardú i measc na bpríomhpháirtithe leasmhara.
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Is é Ivailo údar na bhfoilsiúchán seo a leanas.
Imeachtaí, tráchtaireacht agus anailís
Tá rannchuidiú déanta ag Ivailo leis na himeachtaí, na blogphostálacha agus na heipeasóidí podchraolta seo a leanas.
22 October 2025
Blogphostáil
Tosaíonn infheistíocht i dtodhchaí ár bpáistí le tacú leis na hoibrithe a thugann aire dóibh
Scrúdaíonn an anailís seo – a úsáideann sonraí ó Shuirbhé Eorpach Eurofound ar Dhálaí Oibre 2024 agus ó SILC an AE – an bhearna in oideachas agus rannpháirtíocht chúraim na luath-óige agus áitíonn sé go bhfuil an réiteach i bhfórsa saothair tiomnaithe agus dea-thacaithe.
4 July 2025
Imeacht pearsanta
Competitiveness and inclusion in a new geopolitical era: Prosperity for all?
To mark its 50th anniversary, Eurofound hosted a high-level event with EU institutions, social partners and stakeholders in Brussels to debate Europe’s future. Speakers discussed social dialogue, competitiveness and fairness amid profound uncertainty.
14 January 2025
Imeacht pearsanta
Foundation Forum 2025: Europe’s social model – the key to competitive growth
On 19–20 November 2025, Eurofound organised its 8th Foundation Forum at IMMA Venues. It is the agency’s quadrennial high-level flagship event which has been running for the past 20 years and is organised in cooperation with the Irish Government.
8 January 2025
Blogphostáil
50 years supporting better policies for a strong social Europe
Improving the lives of people in Europe, strengthening social dialogue, and embracing the principle that economic competitiveness and social progress are complementary objectives are the very essence of Eurofound.
14 May 2024
Eipeasóid podchraolta
Shaping the future of European democracy
In a special edition of Eurofound Talks, Mary McCaughey is joined by Eurofound Executive Director Ivailo Kalfin and Ivan Krastev, Chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies and permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, to look at the political, social and economic drivers in Europe and how they might influence voters at the ballot box in the European Parliament elections on 6-9 June 2024.
8 May 2023
Blogphostáil
Europe’s year of resilience and resolve
Europe Day is a celebration of unity, solidarity and harmony. While we may not have had much to celebrate this past year, one thing we can be proud of is how Europe has come together in the face of large-scale challenges and threats, showing that solidarity is the key to resilience and resolve.
19 December 2022
Blogphostáil
2022 in review
The dawn of 2022 brought muted optimism to a Europe beginning to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the progress of vaccination programmes worldwide brought hope. Government and EU support during the pandemic had kept unemployment at bay, averting the widescale collapse of businesses. In step with the EU’s plans for the year, Eurofound’s focus was firmly on a post-pandemic Europe: the recovery and the twin transition to a green and digital economy. All this changed with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the start of a war of aggression. The EU and its institutions were compelled to respond rapidly.
9 May 2022
Eipeasóid podchraolta
Living and working in Europe: Past, present and future
This podcast focuses on our annual update on the state of ‘Living and working in Europe’. It highlights trends and changes – both positive and negative – in the way citizens across the EU work today, and serves as a guide to policymakers at EU and Member State level. Our experts detail these with useful examples and insights which might also help face into the challenges raised by the most recent results from Eurofound’s unique pan-European Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey.
9 May 2022
Blogphostáil
Europe Day: Europe’s future hangs in the balance
Today is Europe Day, and one hundred young people from Ireland and Ukraine will be marking the event at Eurofound, in peaceful south Dublin. Europe Day has traditionally been seen as a celebration of peace and unity in Europe, but, unfortunately, it must be marked differently this year. Europe Day 2022 must rather reaffirm the values of Europe: human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law and human rights. These values are now being tested daily and must be rigorously defended for the future of Europe and the future of our young people.
11 March 2022
Blogphostáil
Recovery and resilience in the EU – Back to the future? Some reflections on Foundation Forum 2022
When it comes to Europe’s COVID-19 recovery and its aspiration to build back a more resilient society, the so-called green and digital transitions have dominated EU policy discussions. And as Eurofound made preparations for the 2022 Foundation Forum – a unique occasion for high-level debate on the state of living and working in Europe – these twin transitions were at the forefront of people’s minds. That is, until one week before the event, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
8 December 2021
Eipeasóid podchraolta
The future of living and working in Europe
If you ever wondered what it means to be European today, to live and work in Europe, across 27 countries, young and old, urban, rural, rich and poor, this is the podcast for you. Most recent results from Eurofound’s unique pan-European Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey reveal ongoing challenges for Europeans as they seek to move out of the shadow of the pandemic while facing into the impact of the war in Ukraine. This podcast looks at how these challenges will shape the future of Europe.
3 December 2021
Blogphostáil
Recovering from this pandemic means rebuilding hope for the future
We need to study and understand the blow Europe’s youth have suffered from the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to adjust recovery and resilience measures to their needs: without prioritising young people in the present, we have little hope for the future.
Other members of the Eurofound unit
Find more staff members of the Eurofound unit below.
Maria Jepsen
Deputy DirectorEurofound
Is í Maria Jepsen Leas-Stiúrthóir Eurofound, a ceapadh í an 1 Samhain 2019. Comhordaíonn sí forbairt chlár na Gníomhaireachta. Roimhe sin, bhí sí ina Stiúrthóir ar an roinn taighde ag Institiúid na gCeardchumann Eorpach (ETUI), agus ina hollamh cúnta agus ina comhalta taighde in Ollscoil Shaor na Bruiséile (ULB). Faoi láthair tá sí ina ollamh comhlach in eacnamaíocht an tsaothair ag ULB agus ina léachtóir seachtrach i gColáiste na hEorpa i mBruges, an Bheilg. I measc na bpríomhspéiseanna taighde atá aici tá staidéir inscne, tionchar na stát leasa shóisialaigh ar sholáthar saothair, pá agus dálaí oibre, agus forbairt ghné shóisialta na hEorpa. Bhí an tUasal Jepsen ina comhalta de choistí, comhairlí agus boird chomhairleacha éagsúla ar leibhéal náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta maidir le saincheisteanna fostaíochta, sóisialta, inscne agus taighde. D'fhóin sí freisin mar chomhordaitheoir ar choiste comhairleach tríthaobhach an Choimisiúin Eorpaigh um shláinte agus sábháilteacht ag an obair. Tá PhD aici san Eacnamaíocht agus céim Mháistir san Eacnamaiméadracht ó Shaor-Ollscoil na Bruiséile (ULB).
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Anna Ludwinek
Liaison Manager - Brussels Liaison OfficeEurofound
Is í Anna Ludwinek an Bainisteoir Idirchaidrimh in Oifig Idirchaidrimh Eurofound sa Bhruiséil, a ndeachaigh sí isteach in 2019. Díríonn a cuid freagrachtaí go príomha ar obair oifig na Bruiséile a chomhordú, lena n-áirítear an caidreamh leis an gCoimisiún Eorpach, le Parlaimint na hEorpa, leis an gComhairle agus le meithleacha machnaimh. Roimhe seo, bhí Anna ina bainisteoir taighde san aonad Beartais Shóisialta le freagracht as obair ar shoghluaisteacht shóisialta idirghlúine agus comhdheiseanna, éagothroime óige agus rochtain ar shochair shóisialta. Bhain sí le líonra Eorpach cathracha le haghaidh beartais lánpháirtíochta áitiúla (CLIP) a bhainistiú níos luaithe ag Eurofound, ag obair ar shaincheisteanna a bhaineann le héagsúlacht, tithíocht, beartais idirchultúrtha agus fiontraíocht eitneach. I measc na réimsí taighde eile bhí athimeascadh grúpaí atá eisiata go fadtéarmach sa mhargadh saothair agus tionchar an digitithe ar sheirbhísí sóisialta. Tá MA san Eolaíocht Pholaitiúil ag Anna ó Ollscoil Vársá agus BA i gCaidreamh Idirnáisiúnta agus MA i dTaighde Feidhmeach Sóisialta ó Choláiste na Tríonóide, Baile Átha Cliath.
Robbie Stakelum
Brussels Liaison OfficerEurofound
Is é Robbie Stakelum Oifigeach Idirchaidrimh na Bruiséile, atá freagrach as Coiste Eacnamaíoch agus Sóisialta na hEorpa, Comhpháirtithe Sóisialta agus an Coimisiún Eorpach. Tá sé ag obair sa Bhruiséil ó 2014 i leith le fócas ar bheartais shóisialta agus fostaíochta.
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