At the same time as adopting the legislative initiative report by Mady Delvaux (S&D, Luxembourg) on civil law rules on robotics on Thursday 12 January, the members European Parliament’s civil liberties committee backed the somewhat controversial calls that the European Commission give consideration to the possible introduction of a universal basic income.
The idea of putting in place a basic income for all is one that is gaining traction in the EU, particularly in Finland where a...