Inequality in Europe

The unresolved inequality challenges amongst other things contributed to the the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and the election of Donald Trump in the United States. [...] For this reason, Social Europe teamed up again with the Europe Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Institute of Economic and Social Research of the Hans Böckler Stiftung in a project investigating various aspects of the inequality issue with a specific perspective on the European dimension of inequality. [...] That’s the increase of inequality in most of the rich countries, and the hollowing-out of the middle class. [...] The extensive changes in the labour market should be at the centre of our worries: the proliferation of “atypical” jobs, the weakening of collective bargaining, the deterioration in working conditions, increased temporary working, and policies of internal wage devaluation. [...] Fear Of The Other The toll which inequality exacts from the vast majority of society is one of the most important limitations on the quality of life – particularly in developed countries.