Henri Haapanala, author at Social Europe

Protest in Berlin behind banner calling for affordable housing for all

Social Europe against all odds—but is it enough?

Ursula von der Leyen, reaffirmed, promised initiatives on affordable housing and poverty. Ending poverty by 2040 should be the goal.

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Does the minimum-wages directive get it right?

Henri Haapanala, Ive Marx and Zachary Parolin

Are statutory minimum wages or collective-bargaining coverage the answer to low pay? Both, actually.

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It is time to take action and to forge a path towards a Socialist renewal. European Socialists struggle to balance their responsibilities with the need to take bold positions and actions in the face of many major crises, while far-right political parties are increasingly gaining ground. Against this background, we offer European progressive forces food for thought on projecting themselves into the future.

Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss the transformative power of European Social Democracy, examine the far right’s efforts to redesign education systems to serve its own political agenda and highlight the growing threat of anti-gender movements to LGBTIQ+ rights – among other pressing topics.