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In 2024, EU governments must implement the directive into national law. Its success will depend on the willingness to accept unions and employer organisations as equal partners read more

Summary of our conference with the European Macro Policy Network and Dezernat Zukunft on alternative fiscal policies, including discussions on climate investment and fiscal rules read more

Refugees enter the labour market with a delay and often hold less stable, lower-status jobs; integration programmes have proved effective read more

Energy and transportation lead with 36% and 34% of global green patents. Advanced economies drive innovation, leaving developing nations far behind. This gap worsens climate risks and inequalities read more

Ukraine is no outlier; an economic catch-up process like in the EU-CEE countries is possible; IT and agriculture with potential; demographics, corruption and the weak rule of law are problematic read more

The candidate should have an MA in economics and/or spatial planning and good quantitative and econometric skills read more

While the gap between centres and peripheral border regions in Western Europe is narrowing, it continues to widen in most EU-CEE countries, negatively impacting the European integration process read more

Recession in Germany, weak euro area, high interest rates weigh on economies; Visegrád countries weak; Ukraine recovers somewhat; arms boom and primitivisation of the economy in Russia read more

The candidates should widen our expertise on tax and health issues as part of a new research group read more

As Kyiv continues its military and economic fight against Russia, the outcome of the war will be key to Europe’s future read more