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Distant Relatives: Precarity in the Agencies

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #8724-25Precarity is increasingly common in the European public service, including in the agencies of the European Union. Structure and location add to the problems of precarity in the EU agencies Precarity – a position of uncertainty where your future depends on chance or events beyond your control – is…

Precarity and its Consequences on the Staff

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #877-9The fears of the precarious employee who is uncertain about the possible extension of his or her contract or the evolution of his or her career. For most of us precariousness means: fixed-term contracts and/or low income. The interest from the employer’s point of view, this would mean in…

Editorial #91

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #91350th anniversary, so long so short, so much done, so much to be done, but no place for pessimism Dear Readers, “50th anniversary, so long so short, so much done, so much to be done, but no place for pessimism” In this special edition commemorating the 50th anniversary of Union…

The Climate Change Impact on Inflation

PreviousPreviousNextNextAgora #89Pages 17-19Currently, at 8.1% (compared to May 2021), inflation has resurged in Europe to levels not seen since the 1980s. Regressive effects and policy options Currently, at 8.1% (compared to May 2021), inflation has resurged in Europe to levels not seen since the 1980s. As recent ECB data suggest, it is…