Social issues and inequalities

According to a 2014 pan European survey on the issue of gender violence, 50 per cent of women across the EU experienced sexual harassment at least once, since the age of 15. The latest podcast episode of The Grassroots View series sheds light on the state of the art of the fight against gender-based violence in Europe.

Equality bodies are national institutions which tackle discriminations in society.

The European Union elected a record number of women MEPs in the latest European Parliament elections. However, men still hold almost 60 percent of seats.

After they retire, European seniors are not drawing their pensions straight away. They are even leaving employment before the legal retirement age.

According to a new report by the World Inequality Lab, inequality in Europe has declined slightly since 1980, but remains significant, particularly between the east and west of the continent