This new publication, edited jointly by ETUI researcher Michael Stollt and Sascha Meinert from the Berlin-based Institute for Prospective Analysis (IPA), sets itself an audacious task: casting a long look forward into the future, namely the year 2030. Four alternative scenarios explore the long-term... Find out more

The first part of the book examines the background and some of the loopholes of the EWC Directive 94/45/EC. The analysis of the background conducted from a conceptual, a historical, and legislative angles shows the many loopholes inherent in the EWC Directive. What the practical result of these... Find out more

Many companies today seem to have become little more than money-machines, seeking the highest returns from global markets. Employees, and indeed many managers too, are the slaves rather than the masters of such companies. Works councils and trade unions are reduced to mopping up the social... Find out more