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Authors
Christine Aumayr-Pintar
Massimiliano Mascherini
Nils Brandsma
John Hurley
Sara Riso
Franz Ferdinand Eiffe
Agnès Parent-Thirion
Isabella Biletta
Klára Fóti
Martina Bisello
Irene Mandl
Oscar Vargas Llave
James Higgins
Juan Menéndez-Valdés
Abstract

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.

Priorities for a new Europe

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Graphs

  • 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
Reference nº
EF20045
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Cite this publication

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

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