The EU and its citizens faced enormous challenges in 2012 as the limited economic recovery of the previous year stalled, GDP fell and unemployment began to grow again. Governments in many Member States were caught between the need to cut spending to control public debt and at the same time provi...
In spring 2013, after five years of economic unrest, the European Union exited recession. The recovery was modest, but it is enduring. By the end of the year, even the countries with the most fragile economies were expected to see some strengthening of economic activity. Unemployment stabilised,...
2016 was the concluding year of Eurofound’s work programme for 2013–2016 'From crisis to recovery: better informed policies for a fair and competitive Europe'. This work programme was designed to provide evidence to feed into the development of social, employment and work-related policies to aid...