Citizens of the European Union, it is time to provoke the Storm of Signing – put aside the last hesitations, support the European Citizens’ Initiative “Unconditional Basic Income Across the EU” ( www.sign.eci-ubi.eu ) and call others to do it. This is the last chance to do so in the […]
The idea is briefly as follows. Ukraine needs international help to recover from the wounds of war anyway, but in this case, the concept of an Unconditional Basic Income could be used. That would not only help Ukrainian people to survive the war and the damages of the national economy […]
Less than eight months before the current deadline of signature collection for the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Start Unconditional Basic Incomes (UBI) throughout the EU” (https://sign.eci-ubi.eu), the initiative has been almost untouched by the citizens of Malta, the smallest EU member. While the citizens of Slovenia reached their national quota […]
The winner of the first EU-wide Basic Income raffle organized by the NGO UBI4ALL is Lucie Paulin, a young Frenchwoman who has finished her studies and is looking for a suitable job. From the beginning of July, she will receive a UBI of 800 euros per month during one year. […]
The Latvian campaign page of the European Citizens’ Initiative for UBI on Facebook was hit by a cyber attack on Thursday and Friday, during which numerous unrelated advertising posts were created, and a $ 30 advertising bill was created for the administrator. In the interests of security, it is planned […]
When I read recently a story about one business dedicated to the sex services in Tallinn, Estonia, and prostitutes’ explanations that their material needs outweighed the disgust of work, I immediately remembered, among others, the fact that many oponents of UBI idea call it immoral because it presumes that people […]
The European Citizens’ Initiative on the introduction of Unconditional Basic Incomes throughout the EU has now issued 500 signatures from Estonia. In total, it has so far received more than 31 thousand statements of support out of the required million. For the initiative to be successful, at least seven countries […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is inspiring Europeans to think the previously unthinkable, according to a ground-breaking survey out today from a team led by Professor Timothy Garton Ash, the leading Oxford academic. Public policy and economic ideas which were hitherto seen as radical, even utopian, have become mainstream thinking during the crisis, the Europe’s […]
On 25 September, the collection of statements of support for the European Citizens’ Initiative will begin, with the ultimate aim of establishingUnconditional Basic Incomes throughout the European Union, in all 27 member states. In particular, the initiative calls on the European Commission to submit to the appropriate institutions its proposal for the […]
According to the information that Estonian UBI advocates got in 24 April evening, 1327 signatures for an European emergency UBI petition in wemove.eu portal were given from Estonia. Totally the petition has got more than 171000 signatures and also the Estonian signature count may be rised. Wemove.eu doesn’t yet allow following the […]
The corona pandemic has clearly shown worldwide the need for permanent measures that could prevent not just people’s poverty but the worst economical consequences of such sudden crises which could be serious enough to become a global security issue. One of the preventive measures is an Unconditional Basic Income, which […]
A 13-member group of Estonian citizens calls the Estonian leadership to look for ways in which Estonia can use the Unconditional Basic Income (UBI; in Estonia, it’s called mostly kodanikupalk – the Citizens’ Salary), independently and operatively in an emergency to protect people from the worst economic consequences of the […]
The leaders of the collective appeal “Investigating the Feasibility and Impact of Unconditional Basic Income (Civic Salary) in Estonia” are undoubtedly pleased to read in the media that although the Social Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) announced the rejection of public access, its members have not taken an […]
Person involved in basic income experiment of Ontario, Canada, will get 16 989 CAD (11486,82 EUR) per year if one doesn’t have any other income. In other words 957,24 euros per month. To be more clear let’s use OECD statistics – comparative price levels and “convert” these numbers to the Estonian conditions. So […]
Could you imagine a nationalist agreeing the idea that the Basic income would be available for every legal resident? Or a globalist who would like the idea that in Estonia it should be for ethnical Estonians only? It seems to be impossible. But now let’s imagine that the Basic income […]
This article was published in daily Eesti Päevaleht as a response to a columnist who, promoting a multicultural society, recalled that Estonian Republic admitted to be multicultural already since it was estabilished in 1918. Assuming that then it should be acceptable to try to restore the prewar ethnical balance of […]
A recent blog post of Estonian parliamentary library give an overview of Basic Income with links to some resources, included the briefing of European Parliamentary Research Centre “Basic Income: Arguments, evidence, prospects” . This one was published in September 2016 but no word in Estonian media followed and, furthermore, this document is not officially […]
Five Estonian citizens published recently a petition which suggests to implement a Basic Income research and test in their country. The petition emphasizes that it does not require the introduction of the basic income. “Only the investigation of the feasibility and impact on people, including test,” says Jaanus Nurmoja, the […]
The workshop “Experimenting with Basic Income: Finland and the Netherlands” will be held today in Helsingi Kela headquarters. It starts at 13:00 at local time (11:00 GMT), will be recorded and can be followed in real time via internet This workshop brings Dutch researchers from Utrecht, Wageningen and Tilburg to […]
QUESTION: Let’s imagine a hypotetical situation where the state would pay money for people and everyone could also quit the job. Would you agree to quit your job and if yes, how much would you then wish to get money from the state? Amount per month % % of people with […]
Many thanks to Mr. Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Social Protection, who mentioned in Estonian Opinion Festival the planned Basic Income test in Finland saying it’s a “communist” idea, giving so an excellent pretext to explain why the communism actually can’t stand comparison with Basic Income at all. A communist society […]
When I presented the Basic Income idea in one event in March 2016 someone asked me: could there be a threat that the employers will try to pull the salaries down as basic income will rise our income anyway? I answered: yes, and they may have success if some agreement […]
Of course, the employers may fear to loose their power. But thinking more about the Basic Income could change their mind as they find out that the Basic Income actually gives flexibility to the work relationships. How could this be possible? Let’s start from assuming that the Basic Income is […]
Given the commitment by the EU to reduce poverty by 20 million by 2020, most people want to know: what will you do to deliver results for people in the European Union? Did you know that according to the most recent data available, around one fourth of the EU population, […]
