News and events

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Joint event

Foundation Forum 2025: Europe’s social model – the key to competitive growth -

Wednesday, 19 November 2025 Dublin, Ireland

On 19–20 November 2025, Eurofound is organising its 8th Foundation Forum. It is the agency’s quadrennial high-level flagship event which has been running for the past 20 years and is organised in cooperation with the Irish Government.

Other upcoming events

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Event

Second Brussels Briefing: Work and well-being - The gender gap in job quality -

Registration now open

Date10 – 19 December 2025

Time18:24h‒09:35h (Irish local time)

LocationBrussels

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In-person event

Own event

Brussels Briefing: Work and well-being - The gender gap in job quality -

Date23 – 6 December 2025

Time18:24 (Irish local time)

LocationBrussels

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Event series

Eurofound organises a substantial programme of own events throughout the year to deliver its research findings and analysis. These include the following regular events.

Ask The Expert webinars

Our #AskTheExpert webinars feature Eurofound experts in a moderated discussion on their particular area, followed by a Q&A session.

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Eurofound LIVE webinars

The #EurofoundLive webinars feature Eurofound research experts, joined by an external expert to broaden the area of discussion.

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Brussels briefings

These off-the-record, in-person, invitation-only briefings offer the chance for a small group of up to 30 participants to access Eurofound’s research experts in an informal setting.

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Dublin briefings

Dublin Briefings offer Irish stakeholders the opportunity for an informal, off-the-record meeting with Eurofound experts on areas of interest.

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Past events

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DateThursday, 6 February 2025

Time11:30h‒12:30h (Irish local time)

LocationOnline event

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In-person event

Own event

Facing the future - exploring the key challenges for Europe in the election year -

Announcement

Date19 January – 9 March 2025

Time15:00h‒23:59h (Irish local time)

Time13:00 (UTC)

LocationBrussels

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Online event

Joint event

Competitiveness and inclusion in a new geopolitical era: Prosperity for all?

Registration open now!

Date9 – 14 January 2025

Time11:30h‒12:30h (Irish local time)

LocationOnline event

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DateThursday, 9 January 2025

Time11:30h‒12:30h (Irish local time)

LocationOnline event

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Other event

Virtual Visit to Austria - Measures to tackle labour shortages and the importance of job quality -

DateThursday, 9 January 2025

Time11:30h‒12:30h (Irish local time)

LocationOnline event

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Event

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Virtual Visit to Belgium - Job quality: a key driver for increasing labour force participation -

DateThursday, 9 January 2025

Time11:30h‒12:30h (Irish local time)

LocationOnline event

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Corporate news

15 January 2025

Age heavily impacting quality of life for older people in Eastern Europe

Age plays an important role in life: whether it’s starting school, taking that first alcoholic drink, voting in elections or drawing the pension. Such milestones are grounded in policy that is developed and operationalised through the prism of age. However, quality of life across age groups in Europe is showing both an east-west and north-south divide, with social exclusion reaching worrying levels in the Balkan countries.