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Out now: The latest issue of our MPISOC SSRN e-Journal with articles on effectiveness as a legal principle, social rights for Italy's caregivers and solidarity through stratification in Colombia. All texts are available for download on the SSRN website of our institute. If you would like to keep up to date with the latest papers in this series, please subscribe to our regular e-journal via this link.

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TheSocial Law Reports, an electronic publication series of the MPISOC, are celebrating an anniversary! For ten years, our Correspondents have been reporting on social law and social policy developments in their countries around the world – from Australia to Mexico and Turkey. All articles published to date are available open access on our homepage.

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14.11.2025 Sozialrecht EN

Life in Dignity? Minimum Income Schemes Often Fail to Meet Basic Needs

A new comparative study on minimum income protection by the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy reveals that, in many countries, minimum income schemes remain far from meeting their promise of securing a life in dignity for all –…

26.09.2025 Sozialrecht EN

The EU Budget Needs a Major Reset

The budget of the EU is regularly a bone of contention – notably for those Member States that are net contributors. When the European Commission issued its proposals for the long-term budget for the period 2028 – 2034 this July,  “the Dutch…

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