The cost of political inaction on work-related stress, burnout and mental ill-health across Europe amounts to at least €100 billion per year.
Parti Socialiste · S&D
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The cost of political inaction on work-related stress, burnout and mental ill-health across Europe amounts to at least €100 billion per year.
The International Labour Organization estimates that 840,000 deaths worldwide are caused by psychosocial risks.
Nearly one in two workers reports being subject to strong pressure or work overload, while only one in five companies informs its employees about psychosocial risks.
The shortage of health personnel has worsened further and is projected to reach 1,000,000 workers in the health sector by 2030.
14 million Europeans live or work in a Member State other than their own.
In Belgium alone, more than 1,200 excess deaths linked to high heat were recorded during the June 2026 heatwave.
More than 10 million workers in the EU are affected by the coordination of social security systems regulation.
Poverty affects one in five Europeans, a rate of 20%.
Currently, one in five Europeans is threatened by poverty or social exclusion, and more than one worker in ten is poor.
For children, the at-risk-of-poverty rate worsens to one in four.
One in five Europeans lives in poverty or at risk of poverty.