Time for supply-side policy: Thatcher versus Schumpeter
Peter Bofinger explains what lies behind the conflict within Germany’s Ampelkoalition on economic policy.
Economy
Russia’s battle of the ministries
Powerful groups seem increasingly willing to break the unspoken rule against public infighting. This does not bode well for Putin’s regime.
A new Green Deal: Europe’s defining impulse
Far from the European Green Deal being exhausted, it needs renewing with social ambition.
Femicide: why a specific crime is needed
Many countries are making the killing of women a specific crime. But laws are not enough.
No ‘business as usual’ for European industry
The choices EU leaders make in the coming years will determine whether European industry has a long-term future.
Workers’ rights—a casualty of the war in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has devastated the country’s trade union movement—and the lives of workers.
A new European social contract must be green
Civil society stands up for a European pact for the future—green, social and fit for a one-planet economy.
How to close the gender wage gap
Iceland owes its progress in narrowing the gender wage gap to a decades-long equal-rights movement and public policies.
How to combat economic nationalism in Europe
The Letta report on the single market should spur a renewal of supranationalism in the European Union.
Delivering on social protection for all
Despite the European Pillar of Social Rights, social protection remains patchy for atypical and self-employed workers.
Housing crisis: Europe cannot afford it
Housing may not be an EU competence but the growing affordability crisis across the union demands attention.
Russia, disinformation and Europe’s battle for truth
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, says he agrees with Vladimir Lenin except on ‘self-determination’. That includes propaganda.
Persons with disabilities: removing the barriers
As the European Parliament election looms, it’s time for action on disability policies, not pity.
What is the ‘free’ in ‘Palestine should be free’?
The left has often been embarrassed by association with ‘liberation’ movements which became custodians of authoritarian states.
European election: defence and a European constitution
Europe’s electoral contestants must address the pressing need for a defence union and a democratic constitution.
Mining for critical materials cannot undermine trust
The climate transition must benefit local communities, Lisa Pelling writes, if it is not to exhaust their patience.
Ten reasons to vote in the European elections
The EU has achieved much in the last term and faces big challenges in the next. Its citizens can set the priorities in June.