Enabling researchers to move more freely between EU member states and creating a European Research Area is only a first step towards a true ‘fifth freedom’, argue Hans Martens and Fabian Zuleeg from the European Policy Centre.
A consultative EU body representing trade unions and employers is putting together a citizens' initiative to ban unpaid internships. Meanwhile, other initiatives in the pipeline will seek to lower the voting age to 16 in a bid to boost youth participation in active political life.