L’amiante est interdit dans l’Union européenne depuis 2005 mais cette substance cancérogène est encore présente dans des millions de bâtiments à travers l’Europe et elle représente toujours une menace considérable pour la santé des travailleurs et de la population. Les cancers du poumon et les... Lire plus

Driven by the increased use of digital technologies, remote work dramatically intensified in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and has since become a structural aspect of the world of work. This has brought the spatial component of work into question and thus created challenges for the... Lire plus

The social dimension of the European Green Deal has moved from the sidelines into the centre of policy debates. While this is welcome, its content has remained a patchwork. At this first workshop of a new ETUI project financed by the European Climate Foundation, we will start with a presentation of... Lire plus

In about a year, the EU will be heading to elections following a European Commission and European Parliament term marked by public health, climate, energy and cost-of-living crises which have impacted disproportionately those on lower incomes. Improving the resilience of our societies to the causes... Lire plus

See here for the full programme. Presentations: Aditya Jain: Conceptualisation of work-related psychosocial risks Stavroula Leka: Work-related PSR - the current state of the art Maureen Dollard: Psychosocial Safety Climate Minke Wersall: Enforcement of PSR management Veronique Crutzen: RPS... Lire plus

AI Talks @ ETUI is a series of inspiring (online) conversations which focus on the different dimensions of AI - ethical, social, environmental, legal, technological - and their impact on the world of work. Top experts from academia, civil society and online rights organizations, among others, will... Lire plus

Pathways towards Sustainable Prosperity in the EU The Beyond Growth 2023 Conference is a multi-stakeholder event aiming to discuss and co-create policies for sustainable prosperity in Europe, based on a systemic and transformative approach to economic, social and environmental sustainability and its... Lire plus

Europe has ‘survived’ the much feared winter without suffering energy shortages, power cuts or a recession, showing a considerable level of resilience. This workshop looks at whether, and if so to what extent, short-term national responses to the energy cost surge prioritised social and ecological... Lire plus

The current energy crisis has put into question the functioning of Europe’s electricity market, and more specifically the impact of gas prices on the price of electricity. In this regard, two factors play a key role: the share of gas generation in the European electricity mix, and the price-setting... Lire plus

As the first sealed deal of the ‘Fit for 55’ package, the phase-out of the combustion engine in European new car sales by 2035 is now official. The transition to electromobility is gaining momentum and this is good news. However, the pattern (and the underlying business model) of electrification is... Lire plus