EUROPE: Council of Europe adopts resolution on basic income

EUROPE: Council of Europe adopts resolution on basic income

The Council of Europe Assembly voted on 23 January 2017 in favour of a Resolution concerning basic income. A clear majority of the participants voted in favour of the policy (52%), while 36% voted against it and 13% abstained.

With this result, the Council of Europe has adopted the Resolution’s text. The latter was based on a report delivered by the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (on the 5 th of January 2018), which states the case for a basic citizenship income. In this short research report, the basic income policy is presented in general terms, justified […]

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