What would a Basic Income at the European scale look like? How can UBI be situated within the current debates about welfare reform, the economy and citizenship? What first steps are needed to bring forward the idea? Which campaigns could be helpful to foster the debate?

Here you can read our Basic Income Visions for Europe – ideas and arguments from Europeans who come from different political and philosophical standpoints, all promoting the vision of an Unconditional Basic Income in Europe.

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The views expressed in these articles are the personal positions of the respective authors. They do not necessarily correspond with the official positions of UBIE. If you are interested in contributing to this blog please write to: ulrich@ubie.org

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