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Christophe Sente is a fellow of Cevipol (Centre d’Étude de la Vie politique) at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. His areas of interest include the history of ideas, the evolution of party systems and the transformations of democracy.

What Jürgen Habermas Misses About American Democracy

Christophe Sente

Europe's leading public intellectual offers a flawed, Eurocentric reading of US politics that obscures more than it reveals.

A Transatlantic Reckoning: Why Europe Needs a New Pact Beyond Defence Spending

Christophe Sente

The European Union faces an existential choice: succumb to economic nationalism or forge a new transatlantic order.

France, Europe and another election

Christophe Sente

French voters may have been recalled for a snap domestic election—but the underlying trends have been decades in the making.

Democracy and the future of work

Christophe Sente

Anxiety about the state of democracy amid political polarisation should direct us to an unexpected answer—economic citizenship.

Where is the French left going?

Christophe Sente and Christopher Mackin

Beyond the new electoral formation, a potential avenue is open to democratise work.

The drama of the French presidential election

Christophe Sente and Timothée Duverger

Social democracy is flatlining in a France which otherwise betrays common European features.

Ecosocialism: more than another Third Way

Christophe Sente and Timothée Duverger

The old left was too slow to see beyond materialist consumption. But an ecosocialism can underpin coalitions with the green parties which filled the gap.

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A more strategic Europe? Risks and opportunities for the world of work

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Is financial resilience and trust in Europe faltering?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, host Mary McCaughey and senior researcher Eszter Sandor unpack the results of the 2025 Living and Working in the EU e-survey. While headline inflation has stabilised at 2.1%, the data reveals a continent gripped by chronic precariousness, with 57% of respondents now at risk of depression. Mary and Eszter explore how this economic insecurity is impacting institutional trust and democratic engagement.

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The Spring issue of The Progressive Post is out!

In geopolitics, 2026 is challenging our certainties: from the abduction of the Venezuelan president, over the open US threats to 'take' Greenland, to the US-Israeli war on Iran. This issue tries to determine what comes next, debating power politics in the 21st century. We also examine the European Commission's first Anti-Poverty Strategy as well as the EU's need for proactive adaptation measures, exploring the legislation, resources and mechanisms to climate-proof our future.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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