European Foundation
for the Improvement of
Living and Working Conditions
The tripartite EU agency providing knowledge to assist
in the development of better social, employment and
work-related policies
European Foundation
for the Improvement of
Living and Working Conditions
The tripartite EU agency providing knowledge to assist
in the development of better social, employment and
work-related policies
Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.
The EU PolicyWatch database currently contains 2,451 measures introduced by governments and social partners to cushion the social and economic effects on businesses, workers and citizens. The data collection started in 2020 and was last updated in November 2023. More information is available on the Eurofound website:
Use the side navigation to find measures by country, type of measure, category, or target group. Use the dashboard to search and filter policy measures on the following topics by more than 15 attributes:
The database indicates for each measure to which target groups it applies, broadly differentiating between workers, businesses and citizens.
The database contains 42 specific target groups, including for example:
Fit 4 Resilience Strategic Innovation Programm
Fit 4 Resilience is a program launched within the framework of the national economic revival policy "Neistart Lëtzebuerg" and offers in-depth support for businesses of a certain size, particularly aff...
Luxembourg | 17 November 2023
Poland's first nuclear power plant location
There are currently no nuclear power plants in Poland. According to Energy Policy of Poland until 2040, the construction of the first nuclear unit should start no later than 2026, and by 2043 6-9 GW o...
Poland | 15 November 2023
Housing for Ukrainian refugees
By February 2023, approximately 77,000 refugees had arrived in Ireland. The number of arrivals has put significant pressure on the housing system, as there is a lack of capacity to house and shelter t...
Ireland | 14 November 2023
Eurofound identified 1660 pieces of legislation and other statutory regulations, 970 of which were entirely new. This section gives an overview of social partner' involvement in designing and implementing these measures.
Poland's first nuclear power plant location
There are currently no nuclear power plants in Poland. According to Energy Policy of Poland until 2040, the construction of the first nuclear unit should start no later than 2026, and by 2043 6-9 GW o...
Poland | 03 November 2023
Latvian state-funded healthcare for Ukrainian civilians
On 3 March 2022, the Latvian Parliament Saeima adopted the Law on Assistance to Ukrainian Civilians. The purpose of the Law is to provide assistance to Ukrainian civilians who leave Ukraine or who can...
Latvia | 03 July 2023
Scholarships and grants for research or academic work
In accordance with the Law on Support of Civilians of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers has established the procedure for granting scholarships to civilians of Ukraine for study courses and scholarshi...
Latvia | 29 June 2023
The EU PolicyWatch database contains 145 collective agreements. Most of them were identified in France and the most commonly found provisions relate to employment retention, income protection, and health and safety.
32 agreements additionally contain other provisions not mentioned above.
The purpose of this national interprofessional agreement (ANI) on the theme of ecological transition and social dialogue is to "facilitate the continued mobilisation of companies and professional sect...
France | 04 July 2023
Establishment jobs: labour market integration
The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv), The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) and the trade union Unionen have concluded an agreement on the programme of establishment job [...
Sweden | 01 March 2023
Polish government, unions sign social contract on power plants overhaul
Poland's energy transition will continue over the next 15 years. As a result, workers in coal and lignite mines and coal-fired power plants may lose their jobs. In order to provide them with financial...
Poland | 20 February 2023
The EU PolicyWatch database contains 94 social partner initiatives. Most of them were identified in Austria and belong to the category Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace.
As of 20 December 2017 The European Commission and European social and economic partners have been working closely together under the European Partnership for Integration to create opportunities for t...
European Union | 09 June 2023
The creation of a European Digital Innovation Hub will create an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises in the south-central regions of Bulgaria to increase their technological capacity by...
Bulgaria | 23 May 2023
Hermes mobile phone app on working conditions in the forestry and agricultural sector
In accordance with the national work-life innovation project of TYÖ2030 programme led by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health TTL [Työterveyslaitos], Industrial Union (Teollisuusliitto) has de...
Finland | 01 November 2022
The EU PolicyWatch database contains 154 company practices. Most of them were identified in Bulgaria and the most commonly found provisions relate to health and safety, work organisation, and telework.
43 company practices additionally contain other provisions not mentioned above.
Kaufland is introducing a new reusable packaging system
The supermarket chain Kaufland was the first retailer in Croatia to stop the sale of lightweight plastic bags. The new rule has taken effect from 1 January 2020. Aiming to reduce plastic in the enviro...
Croatia | 12 April 2023
Introduction of first full length-electric buses in Cyprus
The Limassol Bus Company (EMEL) and the Cyprus Public Transport (CPT), operating in Nicosia and Larnaca, have announced the introduction of the first full-length electric buses in Cyprus. The introduc...
Cyprus | 31 January 2023
Financial benefits for coal industry workers
Polska Grópa Górnicza S.A. (PGG, the Polish Mining Group), the biggest coal producer in the EU, agreed to pay compensatory benefits to the coal industry workers. The measure aims to cover for inflatio...
Poland | 12 September 2022
Due to the revision process, some cases might temporarily be unavailable.
The database is updated regularly throughout the year with input from the Network of Eurofound Correspondents. This document provides information on the topical updates of the EU PolicyWatch database.
30 January 2023
Governments across the EU continue to implement policies to support citizens and businesses in the face of rising food and energy prices caused by the COVID-19 crisis and intensified by the war in Ukraine. This article summarises the policy responses as reported in Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch database from January to September 2022.
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12 September 2022
Although the worldwide pandemic situation had already disrupted supply chains and triggered increases in energy and food prices in 2021, the situation deteriorated in 2022 with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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12 September 2022
This article summarises the first policy responses that governments across the EU have started to implement to support companies affected by the rising prices, and those with commercial ties to Ukraine, Russia or Belarus.
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5 July 2022
This article summarises the first policy responses of EU Member States, including those of the social partners and other civil society actors, enabling refugees to exercise their rights under the Temporary Protection Directive.
ArticleDisclaimer: This information has not been subject to the full Eurofound evaluation, editorial and publication process.