In June 2021 an Independent Expert Panel agreed on a definition of “ecocide” as “unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts”. If this definition is adopted... Find out more

Significant changes in training and learning have been amplified as a result of Covid-19. This major shift concerned us all. We experienced, at the national and European levels, new forms of training and learning. Our organisations have been forced to reconsider skills development, both for trainers... Find out more

Download here the programme Download here the speakers' bios Download the speakers' presentations by clicking on the title: - Digital transition in the EU recovery strategy Maria Teresa Fábregas Fernandez (Director, Recovery & Resilience Task Force, European Commission) - The AI Act, entering a... Find out more

13-14 Oct 2021 Psychosocial risks in times of Covid-19_2021.pdf The Working Conditions, Health and Safety Unit of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) is pleased to invite you to the 7th European Trade Union ‘Psychosocial Risks Network’ meeting on ‘Psychosocial risks in times of Covid-19... Find out more

The COVID-19 pandemic put to the test the resilience of care systems across Europe. On top of the acute challenges arising specifically from COVID-19, the pandemic has in many ways crystallised long-term structural problems in how care services are funded, designed, and delivered. The last special... Find out more

ETUI Monthly forum Speakers: Hélène Landemore, Full Professor of Political Science, Yale University and Roman Krznaric, public philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to change society Comments: Ludovic Voet, ETUC Confederal secretary Moderator: Willy De Backer, sustainability consultant... Find out more

Recordings & presentations: Current and future changes in climate and weather extremes - J.P. van Ypersele, Climatologist, Former IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) presentation Environmental, social and economic impacts of climate change in Europe - Hans-Martin Füssel, Expert -... Find out more

The European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), the Brussels office of the Austrian Chamber of Labour (AK EUROPA), the European Social Observatory (OSE) and ÖGB Europabüro are pleased to invite you to the webinar taking place on 7th September : The Recovery and Resilience Fund: have social actors been... Find out more

As the summer is turning to an end, the ETUI welcomes you to take part in the first live stream of ETUI Conversations. This session will focus on Next Generation EU and the economic and political imbalances in Europe. Has the EU failed to solve existing asymmetries and structural problems left over... Find out more

Recent issues of the SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe have focused on the Dayton Peace Agreement which put an end to the Bosnian War and set BiH on a path towards European integration. The path is, however, ill-defined, rocky and meandering – and has yet to result in the... Find out more