The Swiss Referendum, attention from governments around Europe, growing civil society support, mainstream media coverage – 2016 could go down as the breakthrough year for the basic income movement worldwide. Let’s celebrate that! Dear friends! Time to look back, time to look ahead. As we look back, we can be […]
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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. The 8-page long document[1] provides a very clear definition of unconditional basic income, and why the debate is relevant now. While the paper does not make any […]
The first ever Nordic conference on Basic Income Pilots, will take place in the historical setting of Christiansborg, the Danish parliament building in the very centre of Copenhagen, on September 22-23, 2016. The conference is hosted by the Danish branch of Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN Denmark) in collaboration with […]
Swiss people have a reputation for being at the vanguard when it comes to discussing and implementing progressive social ideas. Last Sunday, the whole world was watching as they went to the polls on the question of unconditional basic income. For the members of the transnational network Unconditional Basic Income Europe […]