1. Introduction -- Section 1: Inequality and Poverty in European Union -- 2. Disposable Income Inequality, Cohesion and Crisis in Europe -- 3. Drivers of Growing Income Inequalities in OECD and European Countries -- 4. Unemployment, Precariousness and Poverty as Drivers of Social Inequality: The Case of the Southern European Countries -- 5. Distributional and Categorical Inequalities in Europe: Structural Configurations -- 6. Income Poverty in the EU: What Do We Actually Measure? Empirical Evidence on Choices, Underlying Assumptions and Implications (Based on EU-SILC 2005-2014) -- 7. Poverty and Social Exclusion Indicators in the European Union: The Role of Non-Monetary Deprivation Indicators -- 8. Inequality of Outcomes and Opportunities Among the Young -- Section 2: European Union Against Inequality -- 9. The European Union Social Tools in Question -- 10. European Union Policy on Gender Equality: The Scope and Limits of Equality in the Single Market -- 11. European Union and Human Rights: Reducing Inequalities and Asymmetries in the Context of the Economic Crisis -- 12. Normative Arguments for a European Social Union -- 13. Hayek’s Trap and the European Utopia We Need -- 14. Wealth, Taxation and Inequality -- 15. Conclusion: Back to the Future: Towards a European Social Agenda.