Burnham’s Break with Thatcherism Matters for All Europe
Britain’s new Prime Minister blames four decades of neoliberalism for national malaise — and continental progressives should pay attention.
Deregulation Will Make Europe Poorer, Not Stronger
Nicolas Schmit, László Andor and Anna Diamantopoulou
Three former European Commissioners warn that scrapping social protections in pursuit of competitiveness will leave the Union weaker, not stronger.
European Sovereignty Demands a Social Foundation, Not a US Blueprint
László Andor and Robin Huguenot-Noël
A ‘Draghi light’ agenda of deregulation risks social repression — but a bolder path rooted in Europe’s social democratic tradition offers a credible alternative.
Europe Day with New Dimensions
Transatlantic Tensions Demand A New Geoeconomic Strategy For Europe.
After the Laffer curve: taxing the rich, at last
It’s time finally to jettison the convenient claim that taxing the rich more would only reduce tax revenue.
Karl Polanyi against the ‘free market’ dystopia
Sixty years on from Polanyi’s death and 80 since his classic text appeared, it is time to reassess the Hungarian social scientist’s legacy.
Big tent: the social-democratic election formula
A unity cemented by tolerance is needed for social-democratic success in the elections to the European Parliament.
‘Whatever it takes’, ten years on
László Andor and David Rinaldi
A decade ago Mario Draghi helped save the euro and the EU. Yet the lessons have still fully to sink in.
Rebutting the assaults on gender equality
László Andor and Laeticia Thissen
Tackling gender-based violence, on which an EU directive proposal is expected today, is key to restoring momentum to the feminist cause.
Dedramatising debt
Post-pandemic recovery and the green transition—and Europe’s competitiveness—depend on investment financed by joint borrowing.
Social democrats and their allies—where now after the elections?
Close scrutiny of the European Parliament and recent national elections belies a simple story of long-run decline for social democrats. A progressive programme is key to revival.
Social resistance in Hungary
The regime of Viktor Orbán in Hungary had looked impregnable. But protests against the ‘slave-labour law’ encapsulated growing social alienation, with a wider European resonance.
Hungary And The Purgatory of Socialists
The Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) was the strongest party in four elections since multiparty democracy was introduced in 1990. Since 2010, it has suffered three
Austerity: From Outrage To Progressive Alternatives
Social democracy in Europe is not in good shape. Perhaps the main reason for social democratic parties losing support has been their perceived association with
Hungarian Social Democrats Take Fight To Orban
So, László, thank you very much for being with us to talk about the Hungarian Socialist Party. What is the historical position of the Social
Populism, Austerity And Democratic Deficit
Critiques of the European Union target a political problem – the so-called democratic deficit – and an economic (and social) one: austerity, sometimes subsumed under