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Polish presidency: January–June 2025

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Context

From January to June 2025, Eurofound supports the work of Poland's second presidency of the Council of the EU, providing valuable research results on specific topics linked with the presidency priorities.

Priorities of the presidency

  • Defence and security

  • Protection of people and borders

  • Resistance to foreign interference and disinformation

  • Ensuring security and freedom of business

  • The energy transition

  • Competitive and resilient agriculture

  • Health security

Highlights

13 January 2025

Research report

Quality of life in the EU in 2030: Results from the Living and Working in the EU e-survey

This policy brief investigates how organisations are adapting their work organisation and practices to hybrid work. Based on case studies and on data from the European Working Conditions Survey 2024, the policy brief examines how hybrid work is being managed in organisations and profiles.
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8 October 2024

Research report

Social protection 2.0: Unemployment and minimum income benefits

This report focuses on unemployment and minimum income benefits for people of working age. Individuals with short or no employment records (mainly young people), the self-employed, those with non-standard working arrangements, and the long-term unemployed are often not entitled to higher-tier, or any, unemployment benefits.
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May 2025

Research report
Forthcoming

Analysis of the job quality of older workers and company practices that support keeping older workers in employment

The European population is living longer, with a declining natural population since 2014, offset only by positive net migration. The proportion of older people, especially those over 50, is increasing. Demographic ageing, where the working-age population shrinks while the number of older individuals grows, is expected to continue as the baby-boom generation retires.
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October 2025

Research report
Forthcoming

Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Graphical sector

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the graphical industry. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation
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12 November 2023

Research report

Right to disconnect: Implementation and impact at company level

The rise in telework and more flexible working patterns, speeded up by the pandemic, has intensified concerns about an ‘always on’ culture and employees’ constant connection to their workplace, leading them to work additional and often unpaid hours. One of the solutions put forward to help address this issue is the introduction of a right to disconnect. Based on a survey of HR managers and employees, this report explores EU Member States’ legislation around the right to disconnect and assesses the impact of company policies in this area on employees’ hours of connection, working time, work–life balance, health and well-being, and overall workplace satisfaction.

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Structural change
Employee representation
Small and medium-sized enterprises
Discrimination at work
Teleworking
Health and well-being at work
Public services
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Minimum wage infohub but with a really really really long title
NEETs
Psychosocial risks
COVID-19

Events

In-person event
Own event

algolia - Brussels Briefing: Work and well-being - The gender gap in job quality - TEST

Date1 March – 31 December 2026
Time18:24 (Irish local time)
LocationBrussels
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In-person event
Own event

111Brussels Briefing: Work and well-being - The gender gap in job quality - TEST

DateFriday 25 September 2026 – 6 December 2025
Time18:24 (Irish local time)
LocationBrussels
This event is in the past
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Event

Second Brussels Briefing: Work and well-being - The gender gap in job quality -

Registration now open
Date10 – 19 December 2025
Time18:24h‒09:35h (Irish local time)
LocationBrussels
This event is in the past
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Event

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DateThursday, 6 February 2025
Time11:30h‒12:30h (Irish local time)
LocationOnline event
This event is in the past
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In-person event
Own event

Facing the future - exploring the key challenges for Europe in the election year -

Announcement
Date19 January – 9 March 2025
Time15:00h‒23:59h (Irish local time)
Time13:00 (UTC)
LocationBrussels
This event is in the past
See details : Facing the future - exploring the key challenges for Europe in the election year -
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All content

This list provides access to all Eurofound outputs published on this subject.

Eurofound experts

Sara Riso

Research manager
Working life
Sara Riso is a research manager in the Working Life unit at Eurofound. She is involved in research projects in the areas of employment change and restructuring.
Topics
DigitalisationPublic servicesStructural changeCare
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Rui Ribeiro

Administrative assistant
Employment
Rui Ribeiro is an administrative assistant in the Employment unit. He assists with the development and implementation of various projects related to the unit’s activities. Before joining Eurofound, Rui mainly worked in Brussels, in different roles at several international organisations such as Amnesty International, UITP and IHI. Rui holds a BA in European Studies, an MA in Development Policy and an MSc in Management.
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