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.
Swiss Basic Income Referendum marks the beginning of a European debate
Swiss people have a vanguard reputation when it comes to progressive social ideas. Last Sunday, the whole world was watching as they went to the polls on the question of unconditional basic income.
Hamburg conference on Unconditional Basic Income and Degrowth
In May 2016, a conference took place in Hamburg with the aim of initiating a dialogue between unconditional basic income and degrowth.
Basic Income conference in Portugal paves the way for a wide public discussion
In February 2016, an important conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal that brought together national and international speakers, received a large amount of media attention and was organized by multiple partnering organizations.
Interviews and lectures from the Maastricht 2016 conference on basic income
Interviews and lectures from the conference in Maastricht are now available on the event’s website.
Lectures and debate about Basic Income in Budapest (20-21 November, 2015)
We often talk about Unconditional Basic Income nowadays. This subject divides the political parties, the leaders of economy, social organisations and even ordinary citizens. Lots of people see this as an only solution and others without the slightest understanding of...
Celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Dutch Basic Income Association – 29-31 jan 2016
We invite you to the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Dutch Basic Income Association, 29-31 January 2016 in Maastricht.
Interview series about Basic Income Week
International Basic Income Week from 2008 until today: How did it all start?
Abstracts from The future of basic income research conference 2015
Abstracts from “The future of basic income research” conference (26-27 June 2015) at the European University Institute, Florence.
Open Letter to the EU Commission calling for strong improvement of the ECI
Unconditional Basic Income Europe co-signs a letter to the EU Commission calling for deep reforms of the regulation of the European Citizens’ Initiative.
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.
Call for participation to our next conference in Maribor
Send us contributions for the conference: “UBI as a response to social inequality in Europe” to be held in Maribor, Slovenia, 19th-20th March 2015.
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.
UBI-Europe gains BIEN affiliation
Unconditional Basic Income Europe has successfully applied for being an affiliate of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN).
Participate in the Europe-wide #citysignselfie
An Europe-wide initiative aims at a photo-puzzle visualizing the motto of the 7th International Basic Income Week: “Building Social Cohesion in Europe!” The idea is to invite people from all over Europe to make photographs of persons placed beside the town sign or...
Basic Income Week 2014: Building Social Cohesion in Europe
Europe is facing increasingly violent conflicts, both within EU countries and on the EU periphery. After six years of recession and four years of austerity imposed by the “troika” bringing record levels of poverty and unemployment, there were street battles involving...
Open Letter To All Candidates For The European Parliament
May 9th is celebrated as the day of Europe. UBIE wishes to take this opportunity to send an open letter to all candidates to the European elections in order to know how they stand on hte issue of the unconditional basic income. All supporters are invited to spread...
Watch the videostream of our conference in Brussels
On the 10th of april 2014 a conference took place in Brussels about UBI. Watch the conference of Unconditional Basic Income Europe (UBIE) at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. The end of the video will end abruptly, because youtube only gives 8...
The year basic income made it back to the table
In 2013, a european citizens’ initiative collected 285,000 signatures in 10 months. The initiative did not pass the required million signatures but succeeded in reviving the debate about unconditional basic income in Europe. This presentation highlights some key...