Recent years have arguably seen a ‘social turn’ in EU policymaking, with initiatives on minimum wages, pay transparency, platform work, corporate due diligence, and health and safety coming to fruition, amongst many others.

But in this moment of political change and uncertainty, can this 'social paradigm shift' be sustained?

Guests Bart Vanhercke, ETUI Research Director, and Sotiria Theodoropoulou, Head of Unit for 'European economic, employment and social policies', discuss the current state of play.

Further reading:

Benchmarking Working Europe 2024 | etui

Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2023 | etui

Industrial policy for quality jobs and a just transition | etui

Is the European Green Deal really leaving no-one behind? | etui

Dawn of a new era? | etui