Social policies research

Hans Dubois

Senior research manager

Hans Dubois huwa maniġer anzjan tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali fil-Eurofound. Is-suġġetti ta 'riċerka tiegħu jinkludu akkomodazzjoni, dejn żejjed, kura tas-saħħa, kura fit-tul, benefiċċji soċjali, irtirar, u kwalità tal-ħajja fiż-żona lokali. Qabel ma ngħaqad mal-Eurofound, kien Assistent Professur fl-Università ta' Kozminski (Varsavja). Huwa temm PhD fl-Amministrazzjoni u l-Ġestjoni tan-Negozju fl-Università Bocconi (Milan), wara li ħadem bħala uffiċjal tar-riċerka fl-Osservatorju Ewropew dwar is-Sistemi u l-Politiki tas-Saħħa (Madrid).

Suġġetti ta' għarfien espert

Hans huwa espert fis-suġġetti li ġejjin.

Riżultati tar-riċerka

Hans huwa l-awtur tal-pubblikazzjonijiet li ġejjin.

Avvenimenti, kummentarju u analiżi

Hans ikkontribwixxa għall-avvenimenti, l-analiżi tal-blog u l-episodji tal-podcasts li ġejjin.

24 November 2025

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Europe’s digital welfare revolution: Progress at what price?

As Europe races to digitalise its social protection systems, the promise of efficiency collides with the reality of exclusion—creating a paradox where the most vulnerable risk being left furthest behind.

10 September 2025

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Is-saħħa mentali tal-Ewropa għadha fi kriżi?

Is-saħħa mentali fl-Ewropa tinsab f'salib it-toroq kritiku. Filwaqt li xi indikaturi tjiebu mill-pandemija, rapport ġdid tal-Eurofound jiżvela xejriet inkwetanti, inkluż waqfien allarmanti għat-tnaqqis ta' għexieren ta' snin fir-rati ta' suwiċidju. F'dan l-episodju ta 'Eurofound Talks, Mary McCaughey titkellem mal-maniġer tar-riċerka anzjan Hans Dubois dwar din il-kwistjoni kumplessa, u tenfasizza li s-saħħa mentali ħażina qed taffettwa b'mod sproporzjonat gruppi vulnerabbli.

13 November 2024

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L-UE tista' tgħin biex iddawwar il-mewġa fuq l-akkomodazzjoni fl-Ewropa?

Fil-linji gwida politiċi tagħha għall-Kummissjoni Ewropea li jmiss, maħruġa f'Lulju, il-president li jirritorna, Ursula von der Leyen, iddeskriviet proposti ambizzjużi għall-mandat Ewropew ta' ħames snin li jmiss. Dawn inkludew il-ħatra tal-ewwel membru tal-kummissjoni li r-responsabbiltajiet tiegħu jinkludu l-akkomodazzjoni, kif ukoll l-ewwel Akkomodazzjoni Affordabbli Ewropea Plan.In dan l-episodju ta' Eurofound Talks Mary McCaughey titkellem mal-Maniġer Anzjan tar-Riċerka tal-Eurofound Hans Dubois dwar l-aħħar żviluppi fil-politika tad-djar u tad-djar fl-Ewropa. Dan, it-tieni episodju tas-serje li tħares speċifikament lejn l-akkomodazzjoni, jiddiskuti r-rwol tal-Kummissjoni li jmiss, x'tista' ġġib ir-riċerka tal-Eurofound, u l-għodod ta' politika differenti meħtieġa.

15 June 2023

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Housing

In this episode Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Senior Research Manager Hans Dubois on the issues that feed into housing insecurity in Europe, and the actions that need to be taken to address them. Together, they analyse findings from Eurofound’s recent Unaffordable and inadequate housing in Europe report, which presents data from Eurofound’s Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey, European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions and input from the Network of Eurofound Correspondents on various indicators of housing security and living conditions.

4 April 2023

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How to prevent a housing crisis

Spiralling housing costs are causing despair across the EU. The situation is making people anxious that they will lose their accommodation or become homeless; they may become overburdened financially or forced to live in substandard accommodation; and many young people are unable to leave home. While renters in the private market have faced the largest cost increases and experienced the most problems with quality of accommodation, people with other types of housing tenure are in difficulty as well. Policy actions in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and availing of Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funds could both address and prevent problems.

24 October 2022

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Care

This episode of Eurofound Talks looks at care: care for children, care for older people, care for those who are frail or with disabilities, access to care, the quality of care, and the working conditions of care workers. Mary McCaughey speaks with Senior Research Manager Hans Dubois about how care policy has received more attention post-pandemic in the context of the European Commission’s new European Care Strategy on quality, affordable and accessible care services across the EU, as well as the European Parliament’s resolution Towards a common European action on care. They also discuss the impact of care on related areas such as gender equality, Europe's long-term economic development, and ensuring greater social cohesion.

10 June 2022

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Shifting the focus from energy subsidies to reducing energy dependence

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions have caused energy prices to soar. Governments seeking to alleviate the negative impacts of price increases on households have introduced energy subsidies and VAT reductions for electricity, gas and fuel. While such policies may be needed to protect those most in need, subsidising energy use is a short-term solution – it is a temporary, partial compensation that does not always reach those who are hardest hit. Added to this, subsidising fossil fuel energy use conflicts with the EU’s aims to limit carbon emissions and maintains its energy dependency on third countries, such as Russia.

5 May 2022

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Forthcoming European Care Strategy must look towards the future

The European Pillar of Social Rights states that ‘everyone has the right to affordable long-term care services of good quality, in particular home-care and community-based services’. Taking a step to make this principle a reality, the European Commission is currently preparing a European Care Strategy, expected in September 2022. Good access to care is crucial for the quality of life of people with care needs as well as the well-being of informal carers who care for family or friends. An ageing population translates into intensifying demand for long-term care (LTC). Meeting this demand calls for a future-oriented strategy, one that should identify current trends and seek to improve them. Here we present four policy options that such a strategy should include.

18 January 2021

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Protecting access to healthcare during COVID-19 and beyond

Healthcare providers have been overwhelmed by the demand for COVID-19-related care. Medical appointments and treatments for other conditions have often been delayed, potentially leading to escalating health problems and greater future care needs among those who have missed out. If the pandemic leads to an economic crash, this rise in unmet medical needs could spiral, as happened during the last economic crisis – policymakers should take heed.

2 December 2020

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Shaping the future of long-term care: A good outcome will benefit all

An ageing Europe and rising public expenditure on long-term care have signalled for some time that the fundamentals of care provision need to be addressed. However, the shocking death toll in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that many long-term care services were ill-equipped to protect their vulnerable users have lately focused the public mind on the issue. Most people in the EU will need such care for themselves or someone close to them at some stage in their lives. Demand is already escalating, as the rise in the long-term care workforce – by a third in just a decade – testifies. Calls for a European care strategy rightly insist that care users be listened to, but here we highlight others in the system whose needs deserve attention too.

26 September 2016

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Working longer by working less?

There are limits to the effectiveness of member states’ pension reforms. Europe, it’s often said, is experiencing a worsening ageing crisis. European governments grappling with this and the related unsustainability of many pension schemes have taken measures to keep older workers longer in employment. But reforms such as raising the pension age and discouraging early retirement are ineffective for many people who are unable, or not motivated, to work until the pension age.

Other members of the Social policies research unit

Find more staff members of the Social policies research unit below.

Daphne Ahrendt

Senior research manager
Social policies research

Daphne Ahrendt hija maniġer anzjan tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali fil-Eurofound. Minn mindu ngħaqdet mal-Eurofound fl-2013, ix-xogħol tagħha kopra firxa wiesgħa ta' oqsma ta' politika soċjali. Bħalissa, hija tikkoordina l-attività ta' ġestjoni u żvilupp tal-istħarriġ tal-Eurofound u tmexxi t-tħejjija u l-analiżi tal-istħarriġ elettroniku dwar il-COVID-19. Daphne għandha aktar minn 20 sena esperjenza bħala riċerkatriċi li taħdem fuq stħarriġ internazzjonali, wara li qabel ħadmet fl-Unità tal-Ewrobarometru fil-Kummissjoni Ewropea u fiċ-Ċentru Nazzjonali għar-Riċerka Soċjali f'Londra fejn ħadmet fuq il-Programm Internazzjonali ta' Stħarriġ Soċjali. Daphne għandha grad ta 'Masters fil-Politiki tal-Ġustizzja Kriminali mill-London School of Economics u grad ta' Baċellerat fix-Xjenza Politika mill-Università tal-Istat ta 'San Francisco.

Marianna Baggio

Research officer
Social policies research

Marianna Baggio hija uffiċjal tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali fil-Eurofound, u taħdem fuq aspetti tal-Istħarriġ Ewropew dwar il-Kwalità tal-Ħajja (EQLS), kif ukoll fuq is-suġġetti tat-trasparenza tal-pagi bejn is-sessi u l-kura informali. Qabel ma ngħaqdet mal-Eurofound, hija serviet bħala analista tal-politika fiċ-Ċentru ta' Kompetenza għall-Għarfien dwar l-Imġiba taċ-Ċentru Konġunt tar-Riċerka tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea. Hija ħadmet bħala postdoc fl-Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (Milan) u l-Università ta' Trento. Hija ġġib ukoll esperjenza estensiva minn rwol preċedenti bħala uffiċjal tar-responsabbiltà soċjali korporattiva (CSR) fl-Afrika t'Isfel. Marianna għandha PhD fl-Ekonomija u l-Ġestjoni mill-Università ta' Trento, li tispeċjalizza fl-ekonomija tal-imġieba.

Javier Bernier

Administrative assistant
Social policies research

Javier Bernier huwa assistent amministrattiv fit-taqsima tal-Politiki Soċjali. Huwa ngħaqad mal-Eurofound f'Marzu 2001, wara li qabel ħadem fis-settur privat fl-Irlanda u fi Spanja.

Elin Brattlund

Temporary research support officer
Social policies research

Elin Brattlund is a temporary research support officer in the Social Policies unit at Eurofound. Her research focuses mainly on job quality and working conditions in the Western Balkans. Elin was previously a research trainee in the Employment unit, working on topics such as restructuring, employment and platform work. Prior to joining Eurofound, she worked as a policy trainee at the Brussels Office of the Swedish Trade Unions and as a legal associate for an international law firm. She holds a Master’s degree in Law with a specialisation in EU labour law from the University of Uppsala.

Michele Consolini

Research officer
Social policies research

Michele Consolini jaħdem bħala uffiċjal tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali fil-Eurofound. Huwa jipprovdi għarfien espert kwantitattiv dwar diversi kwistjonijiet, inklużi l-koeżjoni soċjali u l-fiduċja, it-tibdil fil-klima u l-kwalità tal-ħajja, il-konverġenza u l-ġestjoni tal-istħarriġ. Ir-riċerka attwali tiegħu tħares lejn ir-rwol tal-polarizzazzjoni fuq il-koeżjoni soċjali u l-fiduċja, u l-isfidi soċjoekonomiċi tat-tranżizzjoni lejn ekonomija newtrali għall-karbonju. Huwa għandu BA fis-Soċjoloġija u l-Ekonomija mill-Alma Mater Studiorum f'Bologna, l-Italja, u mir-Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, l-Olanda. Huwa temm MSc ta' Riċerka fil-Komunikazzjoni Politika mill-Università ta' Amsterdam, fejn ħadem ukoll bħala assistent tat-tagħlim u riċerkatur fil-qasam tal-psikoloġija politika.

Karel Fric

Research officer
Social policies research

Karel Fric huwa uffiċjal tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politika Soċjali fil-Eurofound. Ix-xogħol tiegħu jinvolvi riċerka dwar stħarriġ, analiżi tad-dejta u ġestjoni tal-proġetti, b'enfasi partikolari fuq il-kundizzjonijiet tax-xogħol u tal-għajxien, l-ugwaljanza u d-diskriminazzjoni. Preċedentement ħadem bħala riċerkatur fl-Aġenzija tal-Unjoni Ewropea għad-Drittijiet Fundamentali fi Vjenna, l-Awstrija, u f'Panteia, organizzazzjoni ta' riċerka u konsulenza bbażata f'Zoetermeer, il-Pajjiżi l-Baxxi. Karel għandu PhD fix-Xjenzi Soċjali mill-Università Erasmus ta' Rotterdam u grad ta' Masters fl-Ekonomija mill-Università ta' Utrecht.

Marie Hyland

Research officer
Social policies research

Marie Hyland ingħaqdet mal-Eurofound bħala uffiċjal tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali fl-2023. Qabel dan, Marie qattgħet diversi snin bħala ekonomista fil-Bank Dinji, fejn ħadmet fuq firxa ta' kwistjonijiet fosthom is-sessi, it-tibdil fil-klima u l-iżvilupp tas-settur privat. Ir-riċerka ta' Marie ħarset lejn l-impatt tad-diskriminazzjoni legali fuq l-emanċipazzjoni ekonomika tan-nisa, ikkunsidrat ir-rwol tad-daqs tad-ditta u l-prattiki maniġerjali fuq il-produttività u l-iżvilupp ekonomiku, u analizzat l-ekonomija tal-politiki ta' mitigazzjoni tat-tibdil fil-klima. Marie għandha PhD fl-Ekonomija mit-Trinity College Dublin.

Kalliopi Koultouki

Administrative assistant
Social policies research

Kalliopi Koultouki is an administrative assistant in the Social Policies unit at Eurofound. She is an experienced administrative and coordination professional with a strong background in EU agencies and international organisations, including the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and Frontex. Her background also includes experience in the legal sector having worked with Click Law Partners Solicitors in London and prior to that with the NGO Apostoli in Athens, as well as a posting at the Greek Embassy in Beijing. Kalliopi holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and European Affairs and a Bachelor’s degree in Greek Philology. She is fluent in English and has additional proficiency in German and Chinese.    

Massimiliano Mascherini

Head of Unit
Social policies research

Massimiliano Mascherini ilu Kap tal-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali fil-Eurofound minn Ottubru 2019. Huwa ngħaqad mal-Eurofound fl-2009 bħala maniġer tar-riċerka, u tfassal u kkoordina proġetti dwar l-impjieg taż-żgħażagħ, in-NEETs u l-inklużjoni soċjali tagħhom, kif ukoll dwar il-parteċipazzjoni tan-nisa fis-suq tax-xogħol. Fl-2017, sar maniġer anzjan tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali fejn mexxa riċerka ġdida dwar il-monitoraġġ tal-konverġenza fl-UE. Minbarra l-ħidma fuq l-Istħarriġ Ewropew dwar il-Kwalità tal-Ħajja, huwa jmexxi wkoll it-tħejjija u l-analiżi tal-istħarriġ elettroniku dwar il-COVID-19. Preċedentement, kien uffiċjal xjentifiku fiċ-Ċentru Konġunt tar-Riċerka tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea. Huwa studja fl-Università ta' Firenze, fejn ispeċjalizza fix-xjenzi attwarjali u tal-istatistika u kiseb PhD fl-Istatistika Applikata. Huwa kien visiting fellow fl-Università ta' Sydney u fl-Università ta' Aalborg u professur mistieden fl-Akkademja Pontifiċja tax-Xjenzi Soċjali.

Daniel Molinuevo

Senior research manager
Social policies research

Daniel Molinuevo huwa maniġer tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali, wara li ngħaqad mal-Eurofound fl-2010. Ir-riċerka tiegħu dwar is-saħħa u l-kura soċjali ffukat fuq il-kwalità u l-aċċessibilità tas-servizzi, it-trasformazzjoni diġitali tagħhom u l-kundizzjonijiet tax-xogħol tal-persunal. Ix-xogħol tiegħu ffoka prinċipalment fuq is-servizzi għat-tfal, kemm fil-Eurofound kif ukoll fil-UNICEF, fejn ħadem fl-2021 biex jappoġġa l-implimentazzjoni tal-Garanzija Ewropea għat-Tfal. Huwa studja s-soċjoloġija f'Salamanca, Spanja u fl-Università Humboldt f'Berlin. Huwa għandu MA fl-Istudji Politiċi u Amministrattivi Ewropej mill-Kulleġġ tal-Ewropa fi Bruges u MSc fil-Politika Soċjali Ewropea mill-London School of Economics, fejn ħadem ukoll bħala riċerkatur.

Sanna Nivakoski

Research officer
Social policies research

Sanna Nivakoski hija uffiċjal tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali fil-Eurofound. Qabel ma ngħaqdet mal-Eurofound fl-2021, hija ħadmet bħala riċerkatriċi post-dottorat fl-Istitut Geary għall-Politika Pubblika tal-Kulleġġ tal-Università ta' Dublin, l-Istitut tar-Riċerka Ekonomika u Soċjali f'Dublin, u r-Royal College of Surgeons fl-Irlanda. Hija ħadmet f'ħafna oqsma ta' riċerka fil-mikroekonomija, inkluż id-dħul u l-ġid tal-irtirar, it-tfaddil tal-pensjonijiet, it-trasferimenti interġenerazzjonali u l-impatt finanzjarju tar-romol. Sanna għandha PhD fl-Ekonomija mit-Trinity College Dublin.

Eleonora Peruffo

Research officer
Social policies research

Eleonora Peruffo hija uffiċjal tar-riċerka fit-taqsima tal-Politika Soċjali fil-Eurofound. Hija taħdem fuq suġġetti relatati mal-konverġenza 'l fuq u l-koeżjoni soċjali fl-Ewropa. Matul l-2021–2022, hija pprovdiet analiżi tad-dejta għall-European Working Conditions Telephone Survey (EWCTS). Hija ngħaqdet mal-Eurofound fl-2014 u ħadmet fuq suġġetti relatati mar-ristrutturar, l-impjiegi u d-diġitalizzazzjoni. Hija għandha MA fix-Xjenzi Diplomatiċi u r-Relazzjonijiet Internazzjonali mogħtija mill-Università ta' Trieste u MSc fix-Xjenza tal-Kompjuter - Data Analytics mill-Kulleġġ Nazzjonali tal-Irlanda.

Eszter Sándor

Senior research manager
Social policies research

Eszter Sandor huwa maniġer anzjan tar-riċerka fl-unità tal-Politiki Soċjali fil-Eurofound. Hija għandha għarfien espert fil-metodoloġija tal-istħarriġ u l-analiżi statistika, ħadmet fuq it-tħejjija u l-ġestjoni tal-Istħarriġ Ewropew dwar il-Kwalità tal-Ħajja u l-aktar reċentement l-istħarriġ elettroniku dwar l-Għajxien, ix-Xogħol u l-COVID-19, u hija responsabbli għall-kwalità tas-sett tad-dejta. L-oqsma ta' riċerka tagħha huma l-benesseri taż-żgħażagħ u l-kwalità tal-ħajja fid-djar u l-familji, inkluż il-benesseri suġġettiv, il-bilanċ bejn ix-xogħol u l-ħajja privata u l-kundizzjonijiet tal-għajxien. Preċedentement ħadmet bħala konsulent ekonomiku fl-Iskozja li tiffoka fuq valutazzjonijiet tal-impatt ekonomiku, evalwazzjonijiet u analiżi tal-input-output. Hija għandha grad ta' Masters fl-Ekonomija u r-Relazzjonijiet Internazzjonali mill-Università Corvinus ta' Budapest.

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