From the 2013 European Citizens Initiative to current parliamentary debates - a country-by-country overview of where the discussion stands.
Verified signatures on the 2013 ECI
EU member states with signatories
Countries with active UBI policy proposals in 2024
Current status of UBI debate and legislation by member state.
The ECI for Unconditional Basic Income gathers 1,285,000 verified signatures across 24 member states in under a year - one of the largest ECI campaigns in history.
The Kela-administered pilot selects 2,000 unemployed adults to receive 560 EUR per month with no conditions for two years. No comparable study had previously been run at national scale. Read the full pilot breakdown.
The European Parliament passes a non-binding resolution calling on member states to consider basic income pilots as part of their social protection reform strategies. Analysis from the Bruegel think tank estimates a European income floor at 200-400 EUR per month would require 3-7% of EU GDP depending on means-testing assumptions.
The Mein Grundeinkommen (My Basic Income) initiative begins a three-year study with 122 participants receiving 1,200 EUR per month, funded by public donations.
The Irish government introduces a three-year basic income pilot for artists and creative workers, the first state-funded sector-specific basic income scheme in Europe.
At least 9 EU member states have active UBI-related proposals in national parliaments, reflecting a decade of evidence accumulation from pilots worldwide.