Are Europe’s welfare systems sustainable?

Are Europe’s welfare systems sustainable?

UBIE’s Vice Chair, Alessandra Bianchi, was selected as a citizen panelist alongside two other to talk about the future of the European Welfare State with László Andor, Secretary General of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and former EU...

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UBI for a Brighter Future

UBI for a Brighter Future

This year’s UBI Nordic conference, “Visions for a Brighter Future” that took place in Oslo on the first weekend of April was a great success. A UBIE delegation of both “veterans” like Barb Jacobson and Manja Taylor, as well as members of the youth group, Alessandra...

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Campaign Mode On! 2019 UBIE General Assembly in Berlin

Campaign Mode On! 2019 UBIE General Assembly in Berlin

In just a few months time, citizens across Europe will be asked to elect a new European Parliament. As citizens, we aim for a new majority that wants to re-build solidarity in the EU and is open to discuss basic income as a new basis for a social Europe. So the focus...

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Did Finland’s basic income experiment succeed or fail?

Did Finland’s basic income experiment succeed or fail?

Finland’s experiment has the first results and, contrary to the headlines over the world, it has valuable and positive inputs for our understanding of its consequences. The second part of the data will only be available in 2020, given that the final phase of the...

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Liverpool Council passes motion to pilot Basic Income 

Liverpool Council passes motion to pilot Basic Income 

A call for Liverpool to be the first English city to test a Universal Basic Income (UBI) was discussed at the City Council meeting 19 September. The motion, calling for Liverpool to pilot UBI 'under the next Labour Government' passed easily, although the leader of...

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