Shorter working week newsletter 8
The newsletter is published every two months and capture the latest, most exciting developments in working-time reduction from across Europe
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Political crisis hits Italy right in the middle of the pandemic
Right in the middle of this second wave of the pandemic, just ahead of the presentation of Italy’s recovery plan, a political crisis inside the government majority has deepened the current uncertainty. While it is hard to understand at first sight, there are reasons for the political crisis – and there is already a winner
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Netherlands – notorious tax haven has put families under pressure for years
The Dutch government led by Prime Minister Mark Rutte resigned last Friday (15 January 2021), following hours of deliberations. The four-party coalition made up of the right-wing liberal VVD, Christian Democrats, liberal Democrats 66 and Calvinist Christian Union will stay on as a caretaker government for the time being
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The socio-political economy of the Corona Pandemic
The current Corona Pandemic poses important challenges not only for virologists, but for political economists, economists, economic sociologists, and social theorists alike
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Leading figure of the trade union movement at Amazon died
We were stunned and deeply saddened to learn that Christian Krähling died on his 43rd birthday
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Happy 100th birthday, French Communist Party!
The French Communist Party (PCF) will be celebrating its centenary between 25 and 30 December 2020
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Putting cross-border rail traffic on the right track
The European Year of Rail in European border regions