The AI Act: deregulation in disguise
The loopholes in the AI Act emerging from trilogue negotiations late on Friday could allow big corporations to slip through.
Politics
The idea of a liberal socialism
Liberalism and socialism have been wrongly counterposed. Connected, they represent a hegemonic alternative.
European constitutional reform hangs in the balance
The EU needs more coherent governance not just to accommodate its enlargement but to assume its global responsibilities.
Treaty changes for an EU that works for citizens
The European Parliament last month endorsed proposals for treaty changes which would trump nationalistic vetoes.
Investing in human security in Europe
Public investment has been skewed towards the military in the last decade when a much wider array of threats are in evidence.
European citizenship education—antidote to hate
Unified citizenship education is a must to stop democratic backsliding in the European Union.
Healthcare depends on the health of social dialogue
As pressures grow on Europe’s hospitals, lessons must be learned from social dialogue during the pandemic.
Barking up the wrong European tree
A multi-level Europe of networks, Jan Zielonka argues, is the flexible alternative to brittle clashes over ‘sovereignty’.
The renewable answer to Europe’s fossil-fuel inflation
Fossil-energy prices have played a big role in the cost-of-living crisis—and renewables are a big part of the solution.
Energy transition: more ambition needed from EU27
The climate blueprints from EU member states are inadequate—and would forgo major socio-economic benefits.
Tackling the scourge of racism across the EU
The latest survey by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights shows racism is pervasive and persistent.
Media freedom: Europe’s media cannot be half-free
EU member states must not water down critical legislation protecting media independence and pluralism.
Vladimir Putin’s killer patriotism
Last year’s ‘partial mobilisation’ triggered a backlash against the Kremlin and Putin is fearful of a repeat.
Unfreezing the frames: media diversity in Europe
Europe’s media need to be more diverse, Ankita Anand writes, to reflect accurately the world on which they report.
Geert Wilders and Dutch coalition prospects
The election victory in the Netherlands for the Party for Freedom fits into a wider picture of European radical-right populism.
Worldwide strikes, protests—making Amazon pay
The monopoly online retailer has extracted vast rents from workers and citizens who are raising their voices globally.
For equality and the climate, a European wealth tax
The richest 10 per cent of Europeans are responsible for the same carbon emissions as the poorer half of the population.