A smashing year for basic income
2016 could go down as the breakthrough year for the basic income movement worldwide. Let’s celebrate that!
2016 Nordic Conference on Basic Income Pilots
The first ever Nordic conference on Basic Income Pilots, took place in the historical setting of Christiansborg, the Danish parliament building in the very centre of Copenhagen.
‘Basic income: Arguments, evidence, prospects’ – a briefing for the European Parliament
The European Parliament’s Research Service (EPRS) just released a well-balanced briefing paper on basic income, which outlines the state of play in Europe.
UBI-Europe shapes its strategy for the coming years
UBI-Europe’s last general meeting in Maribor resulted in a common agreement on UBIE’s future.
One out of four EU citizens at risk of poverty
Almost 25% of the EU’s population were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2013, the EU’s statistics office Eurostat said.