Publications by Type: European Centre reports

2025

BB Policy Review Report: Social housing policies to support access to adequate and affordable housing

European Centre reports

This report summarises insights gained during the Bridge Building (BB) Policy Review Report on “Social Housing Policies to Support Access to Adequate and Affordable Housing", and aims at further sharing these with a wider audience. The aim of the policy review was to share practical information on social housing provision with a focus on BB countries; reflect on different strategies and measures to support access to social housing and their effectiveness in tackling housing needs; and identify opportunities for improvement and innovation in Armenia, Albania, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

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Comparative Report. GDPoweR – Recovering workers’ data to negotiate and monitor collective agreements in the platform economy

European Centre reports

This report compares collective bargaining in the platform economy (ride-hailing, food-delivery) and the collection and use of worker data by companies across Austria, Belgium, France, Poland and Spain. As methodological innovation, data collected by workers through GDPR requests is used to analyse platforms' processing of workers' personal data as well as to monitor the implementation of collective agreements.

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GDPoweR Country Report France

European Centre reports

This report presents the findings of the GDPoweR research project conducted in France. The project investigates the potential of data rights as a lever for strengthening collective bargaining and labour protections within the platform economy, particularly for front-line workers.

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GDPoweR Country Report Belgium

European Centre reports

This Country Report explores how platform workers’ data can be recovered and used to support collective bargaining and monitor the implementation of agreements in the platform economy in Belgium.

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