This report highlights the connections between the different dimensions of quality of life and analyzes the inherent causal relationships. These range from clear linkages such as the health benefits of green open space for urban populations to less evident relationships such as the way that...

Many people in Europe do not receive the social benefits to which they are entitled. This is the case across countries and for many types of benefits. Addressing this ‘non-take-up’ of benefits is critical for two key reasons: benefits do not fulfil their objective if they do not reach the...

The report is drawn up to identify which barriers prevent members of ethnic minorities from fully participating in society and in the labour market. Moreover, it aims at analysing which policies have been developed and are applied by public policy and by businesses (as well as by public-private...

One of the most recurring themes about immigrants in Western Europe is their effect on national culture and identity. When anti immigrant parties gain votes in Member States one of the enduring responses is to question the role of immigrants themselves in eliciting their separation from the main...

Europe is undergoing a previously unwitnessed ageing of the population. In view of this, social inclusion of the elderly and strategies to promote voluntary work among older people are now important items on the EU’s political agenda. This report is based on 30 case studies from 11 Member...