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The neoliberal far right in Poland
by Gavin Rae on
Confederation, the new force on the far right in Poland which broke through in the parliamentary elections, is the party of (male) privilege, not precarity.
European split over migration compact sustains inertia
by Lena Kainz and Camille Le Coz on
Europe’s internal fault lines over migration bedevil its capacity to act coherently on the issue on the international stage.
Bread, roses and broadband too?
by Miranda Hall on
Publicly-owned fibre networks don’t just mean free WiFi. From energy grids to smart transport, they will be the backbone of a new, green socialist economy.
Can sustainable finance really help solve the climate crisis?
by Basil Oberholzer on
It is wrong to believe the financial sector will contribute to ecological transformation. Economic and environmental policies remain key.
Interregnum or transformation?
by Sheri Berman on
Sheri Berman warns that, however self-evident the crisis of this neoliberal phase of capitalism may appear, it will not automatically collapse.
Economic growth versus social security—redeeming the EU’s original sin
by Roberta Ferrara and Valerio Alfonso Bruno on
The European Union has been on a path-dependent trajectory since its foundation towards market-clearing. Its mission needs to be redefined as social-embedding.
Access to social protection, for some
by Ane Fernandez de Aranguiz and Bartłomiej Bednarowicz on
The Council of the EU has agreed a recommendation on access to social protection. Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
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Why should just transition be an integral part of the European Green Deal?
by Béla Galgóczi on
In our series on ‘just transition’, Béla Galgóczi focuses on what it means for the key sectors of coal and cars.
Where are all the good jobs?
by John Hurley and Enrique Fernández-Macías on
Agglomeration effects in capital-city regions concentrating good jobs may be feeding political discontent beyond them.
Work-life balance: from legal texts to real progress for working people
by Juliane Bir on
Taking the EU directive on work-life balance off the page will require determined trade-union efforts, including in challenging prejudices.
It is time to talk about transport poverty!
by Pierre Jean Coulon, Lou Lamure-Guigard and Kristian Krieger on
Transport poverty in France fuelled the grievances mobilised by the gilets jaunes. EU policy-makers need to address this social dimension to the green transformation.
Time to ensure climate policy serves the public, not lobbyists
by Colin Roche on
The fossil-fuel industry has been revealed to have invested vast resources in lobbying EU institutions.
Unpacking supreme courts to restore checks and balances
by George Tyler on
Democracy is threatened by politicisation of constitutional courts. Unorthodox tactics are required to restore their role.