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Portable benefits tied to individual workers rather than employers should replace pension and healthcare systems built on lifetime employment.

Workers in all employment arrangements deserve clear legal protections: minimum standards around pay, hours, and workplace safety should apply whether someone is employed, contracted, or self-employed.

Gig economy jobs often lack essential benefits and protections for workers.

Tech companies profiting from the gig economy should pay a higher tax rate than traditional employers to fund social safety nets.

Public investment in education and skills development must accelerate regardless of which employment model dominates, because workers will always need to adapt.

Weakening employer-provided benefits will leave vulnerable workers without safety nets when companies shift to casual hiring.

Employers should guarantee employees long-term contracts and stable benefits instead of hiring on-demand contractors.

Universal basic income would be unaffordable and would reduce incentives for people to work or gain new skills.

Governments should implement policies that ensure fair wages and benefits for gig workers.

Job stability should not be sacrificed for the sake of productivity and profitability.

Member states should have the autonomy to enforce their own immigration policies without EU interference.

Whether or not the EU's institutional design is flawed, member states must agree on minimum standards for asylum burden-sharing before crisis escalates further.

Increased funding for border patrols is necessary to prevent illegal crossings into Europe.

The EU should prioritize humanitarian assistance to migrants over strict border enforcement.

Any EU migration reform must protect asylum seekers from abuse and trafficking, regardless of how it restructures border enforcement.

The EU's response to the Ceuta crisis demonstrates a lack of leadership and effectiveness.

All EU member states should share the responsibility for managing migration flows equitably.

Migrants crossing into Ceuta faced exploitation and danger because the EU offers no legal pathway; restrictive asylum policy creates the conditions for trafficking and death.

The EU must cooperate with African nations to develop sustainable solutions for migration.

EU policies on immigration must balance national security with human rights obligations.