Think Tank

This EPRS publication, 'Key issues in the European Council', seeks to provide an overview of the institution's activities on major EU issues. It analyses nine broad policy areas, which have been identified as priorities in the European Council's Strategic Agenda 2024-2029, outlining the main orientations defined by the European Council, the legal and political background, and the results of its involvement to date in each policy field. It is updated every half a year before the June and December ...

This study of Reporting Obligations was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Justice, Civil Liberties and Institutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee. It provides an overview of regulatory reporting and disclosure overlaps that businesses face across the recently enacted Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and the EU Taxonomy. It provides recommendations on how to mitigate the ...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) introduced the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002. The day is observed annually on 12 June. The 2025 World Day focused on the release of the latest estimates and trends on global commitments to eliminate child labour, with a key message: 'Progress is clear, but there's more to do: let's speed up efforts!' This is a further update of a 2023 'At a glance' note originally drafted by Ingeborg Odink.

A lakhatási válság egyre nagyobb problémát jelent Európában. Ugyanis az uniós háztartások 10%-a jövedelmének több mint 40%-át költi lakhatásra. Bár a lakhatási politika elsősorban nemzeti hatáskörbe tartozik, az EU belső piacon, szociális, kohéziós és környezetvédelmi politikában betöltött szerepe képezi az ágazattal kapcsolatos uniós fellépés alapját. A szociális jogok európai pillére és az épületkorszerűsítési program több olyan uniós fellépést támogatott, amelyek kifejezetten a hajléktalanság ...

This interdisciplinary report focuses on tax barriers to cross-border mobility of workers in the EU. Tax fragmentation creates multiple negative impacts on the EU Internal Market, and compliance costs vary considerably across size, industries and countries. Further, employees’ choice of host country may be distorted by the tax differential. The report concludes with specific policy recommendations for more tax harmonisation and coordination, and for simplified compliance requirements.