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European elections: ghosts of the pastPolitics

European elections: ghosts of the past

Robert Misik

The elections might see not only gains for the right-wing populists but also, Robert Misik warns, a relapse into austerity.

Homecare and domestic workers deserve betterSociety

Homecare and domestic workers deserve better

Oliver Roethig and Kristjan Bragason

A survey shows an alarming malaise in a sector heavily dominated by women and migrant workers.

Sustainable Development Goals: time for a rethinkEcology

Sustainable Development Goals: time for a rethink

Michael Davies-Venn

A political reconceptualisation is critical if humanity’s hope for a sustainable global future is to be rescued.

Recognition of Palestine pushes others to followPolitics

Recognition of Palestine pushes others to follow

George Kyris and Bruno Luciano

Norway, Ireland and Spain have recognised the state of Palestine, pressuring others to follow suit as Israel continues the assault on Gaza.

Georgia: solidarity from the EU is crucialPolitics

Georgia: solidarity from the EU is crucial

Marika Mikiashvili

Georgia’s law against ‘foreign influence’, pushed through the parliament, embodies Russia’s tool against freedom in the region.

Social dialogue: urgent to turn words into deedsSociety

Social dialogue: urgent to turn words into deeds

Patricia Velicu and Isabelle Barthès

EU instruments encouraging social dialogue and collective bargaining are very valuable—but not if employers can walk away.

Sufficiency: towards an eco-social economyEcology

Sufficiency: towards an eco-social economy

Richard Bärnthaler and Ian Gough

The only exit from the ‘polycrisis’ is a corridor of sufficiency between meeting need and avoiding excess.

Playing games with children’s health  Society

Playing games with children’s health  

Sandra Jen

Rejecting bans on particularly hazardous chemicals, EU ministers have sought to dilute revised legislation on toy safety.

The European Investment Bank’s roadmap … to 2008Society

The European Investment Bank’s roadmap … to 2008

Chiara Casati and Frank Vanaerschot

The EIB proposes that housing renovation and energy efficiency be financed via ‘securitised’ loans.

The ‘billions to trillions’ charadeEconomy

The ‘billions to trillions’ charade

Jayati Ghosh

Multilateral development banks believe private investment can meet developing economies’ climate and development needs.

Is Europe too big for further enlargement?Politics

Is Europe too big for further enlargement?

Ana Palacio

EU institutions are struggling to chart a vision for 27 member states, so how can they accommodate as many as 36?

Can a divided EU woo diverse emerging powers?Politics

Can a divided EU woo diverse emerging powers?

Anita Inder Singh

If the European Union is to win allies in the ‘global south’, the first thing it should do is stop talking about the ‘global south’.

Longing of the new working class for a solidary ‘we’Society

Longing of the new working class for a solidary ‘we’

Catrina Schläger, Jan Niklas Engels and Annika Arnold

A German study finds the new working class lacking in class consciousness yet strongly aware of social inequalities.

‘No one can act with impunity’Politics

‘No one can act with impunity’

Amy Maguire

The anticipated International Criminal Court arrest warrants in the Israel-Hamas war are a major test for international justice.

Europe and the ‘global south’ must join forcesPolitics

Europe and the ‘global south’ must join forces

William Desmonts

Amid the confrontation between the United States and China, a reconstructed multilateralism can rein in the great powers.

Time for supply-side policy: Thatcher versus SchumpeterEconomy

Time for supply-side policy: Thatcher versus Schumpeter

Peter Bofinger

Peter Bofinger explains what lies behind the conflict within Germany’s Ampelkoalition on economic policy.

Russia’s battle of the ministriesPolitics

Russia’s battle of the ministries

Nina L Khrushcheva

Powerful groups seem increasingly willing to break the unspoken rule against public infighting. This does not bode well for Putin’s regime.

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Benchmarking Working Europe: the ongoing quest for Social Europe

Given the political significance of this European election year, the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) decided in their annual Benchmarking Working Europe report to provide a retrospective assessment of the state of Social Europe. Using fact-based evidence and analysis, this edition demonstrates that the new impetus for Social Europe of the past five years has led to important and long-awaited policy initiatives, including on minimum wages, platform work and corporate due diligence. Progress however remains fragile and fragmented.


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#AskTheExpert webinar: Facing the future—exploring the key challenges for Europe in election year

Eurofound is organising an interactive webinar on how to restore Europe’s social contract and the impacts of declining trust in institutions on social cohesion in the European Union, with live questions and answers. Maria Jepsen, Eurofound deputy director, Massimiliano Mascherini, head of its social-policies unit, and Barbara Gerstenberger, head of the working-life unit, will discuss the pressure-points for citizens across Europe, from housing to artificial intelligence, the potential political ramifications of perceptions of living and working in Europe, and what prospects there are for the future. Mary McCaughey, head of information and communication, will moderate the debate, which takes place on Friday, May 24th.


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The spring issue of the Progressive Post magazine is now available!

In this issue of the Progressive Post, the Special coverage The future is social highlights progressive ideas for a fairer Europe, which is at stake in these European Parliament elections. The transformative role progressives can play is also at the core of the Dossier The art of progressive governance in turbulent times. The Focus on Ukraine: two years of full-scale war underlines this risk and the conflict's implications for the Ukrainian people's difficult path to democracy. Finally, the Dossier Women in politics: beyond representation looks at the crucial contribution that women in the European Parliament have made to key decisions that truly boost women's emancipation and the advancement of society at large.


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Comparing living and working conditions: Germany out-performs the United States

This paper compares living and working conditions in the US and Germany for the year 2022 with a focus on economic, social and environmental standards. Emphasis is also placed on income and wealth inequality.

Twelve dimensions of comparison are used, split into 15 themes, examined with 80 indicators. Germany comes out ahead on 10 of the themes. When the relative sizes of the gaps are also taken into account, Germany gets an overall score of 23 and the US only 6.

This paper is, to the knowledge of the author, the only comprehensive comparison of living conditions in the US and Germany. The framing of the comparison is the analysis of two different types of capitalism. It underlines the limited role of per capita gross domestic product in the living conditions of the majority of the population while highlighting the impact of institutions and the type of welfare state.


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Ninety per cent are in favour of a more just climate policy

How can we prevent climate policy from becoming an issue that fuels a new Kulturkampf and class conflicts? Where do social barriers lurk and how can different milieux be activated? Guided by these questions, FES Just Climate commissioned a population survey in 19 European and north American countries. Climate Crunch Questions analyses which social milieux are (especially) amenable to climate-policy measures and which are critical, hesitant or opposed—and how they could still be won over.


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