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The tripartite EU agency providing knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies.

Eurofound (European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions) is a tripartite EU body, whose mission is to provide knowledge to assist in the development of better social, employment and work-related policies.

09/11/2026

Beyond affordable housing: Structural solutions to Europe’s housing crisis

🏠 How do we make housing affordable for everyone?
🏘️ How can we increase the supply of sustainable housing across Europe?
🤝 What role can policymakers, social partners and civil society play in addressing the housing crisis?

These questions will be at the heart of discussions tomorrow at the joint conference organised by the EESC - European Economic and Social Committee in cooperation with Eurofound.

Bringing together around 100 representatives from EU institutions, national, regional and local authorities, social partners, civil society organisations and academia, the event will explore practical policy responses to one of Europe's most pressing challenges.

09/11/2026

Is AI literacy becoming a basic skill for Europe’s workforce?

📊 Cedefop’s 2024 AI skills survey, conducted in 11 EU countries, found that 40-60% of adult workers had low levels of AI literacy, depending on the competence assessed. Only around 15% had participated in AI-related training during 2023-24.

A new joint report, 'Changing landscape of skills in the age of AI', brings together evidence from the ETF - European Training Foundation, Cedefop, Eurofound, the European Commission, the International Labour Organization and UNESCO.

What does AI literacy involve? 🤖
🔹 Understanding what AI systems can and cannot do
🔹 Assessing and questioning AI-generated information
🔹 Recognising risks related to bias, privacy and fairness

Education and training, including vocational education and training (VET), adult learning and workplace training, have an important role in developing these skills.

🔗 Read the full article: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/news/ai-literacy-new-basic-skill-europes-workforce

📅 Want to explore this further?

Join Cedefop’s conference 'AI skills as a competitive advantage for Europe' on 3-4 December 2026 in Thessaloniki to discuss how AI skills development and workplace practices can benefit workers and organisations.

👉 Register here: https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/events/ai-skills-competitive-advantage-europe

04/11/2026

📰 As the debate on housing continues across Europe, The Irish Times has published an article drawing on Eurofound research ahead of our joint conference with EESC "Beyond affordable housing: Structural solutions to Europe's housing crisis".

The piece examines how headline figures can sometimes fail to capture the full extent of housing challenges faced by different groups across Europe.

🔎 Read the full article: https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/11/04/how-europes-headline-housing-numbers-hide-the-real-crisis/

02/11/2026

📍 Last week, on 29-30 October, we were delighted to host the MISSOC Network Meeting at Eurofound.

MISSOC (the Mutual Information System on Social Protection) was established in 1990 to facilitate the regular exchange of information on social protection systems across EU countries.

One of MISSOC's key outputs is a comparative database covering 12 main areas of social protection, providing a detailed overview of how social protection systems and benefits are organised across Europe and how they differ between countries.

💬 During the meeting, Eurofound expert Hans Dubois presented findings from Eurofound's report on the digitalisation of social protection, exploring how digital tools can enhance the accessibility and efficiency of social protection services while contributing to the sustainability and resilience of social protection systems across Europe.

🔎 Learn more about MISSOC:
https://ow.ly/3gKh5102VT5

📊 Explore the MISSOC database:
https://ow.ly/yrCZ5102VT1

📄 Read Eurofound's report Digitalisation of social protection:
https://ow.ly/tEjf5102VT3

29/10/2026

📣 Just published: Algorithmic management in European workplaces

From monitoring performance and allocating tasks to scheduling work, algorithmic management is becoming increasingly common across a growing number of workplaces.

Drawing on Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey 2024, our latest report by Cesira Urzì Brancati, Dragoș Adăscăliței and Sara Riso examines the prevalence of algorithmic management in European workplaces and investigates how it is reshaping work and affecting working conditions and employees’ well-being.

📄Read the report: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/publications/all/algorithmic-management-in-european-workplaces

29/10/2026

🤲International Day of Care and Support

Care may be defined as the provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance and protection of someone or something.

Eurofound research focuses on a range of care-related topics: working and caring, initiatives to support informal carers involved in paid work as well as those who are not, the increased need for long-term care, early childhood education and care (ECEC), and access to public services.

📄 Learn more about our research: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/topics/care

29/10/2026

📣 Just published: Industrial relations: Discourse on and developments in working time arrangements in 2025

Changes to working time arrangements across the EU in 2025 reflect the diversity of national industrial relations systems and the levels at which social dialogue takes place.

Our latest article by Theodor Bjork analyses the discourse and developments in 2025 regarding overtime, time recording, annual leave and working time reduction.

📄Read the article: https://ow.ly/o9uF5101Yu9

27/10/2026

Beyond affordable housing: Structural solutions to Europe’s housing crisis

🏠 Europe’s housing crisis is one of the EU’s most urgent social and economic challenges.

Eurofound and the European Economic and Social Committee are bringing together actors from across the housing and homelessness ecosystem with EU institutions, Member States, organised civil society, local and regional authorities to identify effective measures and practical solutions to increase the supply of affordable and sustainable housing, improve access to housing, and reinforce a coherent European response that fully respects Member States’ competences.

📅 10 November, 9:30 - 16:00
📍 Eurofound, Loughlinstown, Dublin

📄 Read the programme: https://ow.ly/3EZv5101hHr

Register now: https://ow.ly/A7yI5101hHq

23/10/2026

🎉 is back!

💬 In this new episode we move the conversation forward on the ‘Freedom to Stay’ — a concept developed by former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta in his 2024 ‘Much More Than a Market’ report.

🎙️ Mary McCaughey speaks with SGI Europe Secretary General Valeria Ronzitti about the concept of the Freedom to Stay and the pivotal role of essential services in creating opportunities across Europe.

🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://ow.ly/fEkK5100voX

📺 Watch on YouTube: https://ow.ly/ZPxm5100voV

23/10/2026

📌 The Joint Working Committee meeting continues with a discussion on the agencies' contributions to key initiatives led by DG EMPL.

The exchange focuses on ongoing and forthcoming policy priorities, including:
🔹the European Pillar of Social Rights Communication,
🔹the Fair Labour Mobility Package, the Quality Jobs Act,
🔹the European Care Deal,
🔹the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy.

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Tuesday	9am - 6pm
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Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

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