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Four out of five people in Europe report having experienced extreme weather.
However, the impacts of climate change are not shared equally. Differences in financial resources, health and living conditions shape how individuals and households can respond and adapt.

On World Environment Day, we reflect on the importance of understanding who is most affected and how we can better support Europe’s most vulnerable.

🔎 Read more in the blog by Eurofound expert Marianna Baggio:
https://ow.ly/luRy50Z7Voc

Buona Festa della Repubblica! 🇮🇹

In Italy, 6% of workers report ever being in emotionally disturbing situations at work — the lowest share among EU Member States, compared to an EU average of 17%.

Learn more about living and working in Italy: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/countries/italy

: Behind the scenes of the European Working Conditions Survey

Since its launch in 1990, the European Working Conditions Survey has provided a comprehensive overview of working conditions in Europe. The EWCS 2024 asserts that the European labour market is in transition, pointing to a decline in long working hours and uneven improvements in job quality.

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, Mary McCaughey invites Senior Research Manager Agnès Parent-Thirion to talk about the European Working Conditions Survey behind the headlines, and the work that goes into carrying it out.

🎧 Listen here: https://ow.ly/9T6x50Z6wpF

Today is Croatia's National Day! 🇭🇷

In Croatia, around 75% of workers report always having a say in the choice of their working partners.

This points to relatively high levels of autonomy in workplace collaboration compared to the EU average of 57%.

🔎 Learn more about living and working conditions in Croatia: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/countries/croatia

📣 Just published: Constrained flexibility: Involuntary non-standard employment in the European Union

Around 9% of workers in the EU are in involuntary non-standard employment, including temporary and part-time roles taken because no alternatives are available.

While rates have declined over time, involuntary temporary work remains widespread, with many workers still unable to secure permanent contracts.

Read more in our latest research paper by Eurofound experts Carlos Vacas-Soriano and
Dragoș Adăscăliței: https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/publications/all/constrained-flexibility-involuntary-non-standard-employment-in-the-european-union

✅Your organisation’s real world experience matters.

By taking part in the EU wide digitalisation survey, you help build a robust, aggregated evidence base that reflects the diversity of the social economy sector, so support measures and EU policy genuinely match what organisations need.

👉 Start now: https://sites.google.com/view/eustudy-digitalisation-in-sees/

Know an organisation that should take part?
Share this post with them so they can respond to the survey.

For more information, contact:
✉️ [email protected] – Eurofound - Stavroula Demetriades

Eurofound warmly invites our neighbours and the local community to join us at our Open Day, as Ireland’s only EU Agency 🇪🇺🇮🇪

We are opening our doors to share our work, connect with the local community, and welcome visitors to meet the team behind our research on living and working conditions across Europe.

The morning will offer an opportunity to learn more about what we do, exchange perspectives, and engage with colleagues and neighbours.

📅 Friday, 12 June 2026
🕙 10:00 – 13:00
📍 Wyatville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin
🎟️ Register here 👉 https://ow.ly/FJNP50Z1whP

Thank you to all participants who joined us in Podgorica for the 'Life and work in focus: evidence from the Western Balkans' event 🙌

We appreciated the valuable exchange of perspectives and insights, which contributed to a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities shaping living and working conditions across the region.