Judith Kirton-Darling, Philippe Pochet and Laurent Standaert
Brussels wants to double recycling by 2030, but efficiency targets alone cannot build a fairer, more resilient economy.
Aurore Fransolet, Éloi Laurent, Philippe Pochet and Pascale Vielle
The EU’s next budget threatens to slash climate transition funds for military spending. But Europe’s gravest security threats already strike inside our borders — killing 62,000 citizens last year alone.
Philippe Pochet and Taube Van Melkebeke
The untapped potential of European welfare states must be unleashed in light of the climate emergency.
Esther Lynch, Nicola Countouris and Philippe Pochet
Europe is undergoing multiple transitions. For these to succeed, social dialogue to build consensus will be essential.
War in Ukraine, the climate challenge and the concept of strategic autonomy are paving the way for a new type of single market.
Luca Visentini, Nicola Countouris and Philippe Pochet
Responses to the pandemic have upended the idea that ‘there is no alternative’ to macroeconomic policies engendering widening inequality.
The globalisation of service work may not bring the major job losses feared—but it could weaken workers’ power significantly.
A ‘socio-ecological contract’ has emerged as a way to conceive the transitions needed to steer out of today’s crises to safer harbour. What does it entail?
What kind of Europe will take shape after the coronavirus crisis? Four scenarios, widely varying in their social and ecological consequences, are possible.
Before the ‘digital revolution’ things were relatively simple. A taxi equalled a car plus a driver. This driver could be self-employed or employed by a
Over the last few decades, trade unions in most European countries (a noteworthy exception being Belgium) have suffered a more or less drastic drop in
The European Social Dialogue this year celebrates its 30th anniversary (1985-2015). On 6 March, to mark the occasion and provide new impetus, the European Commission
The European social model, virtually forgotten since the 2000s, is making a long-overdue comeback as the effects of the 2008 financial crisis continue to damage
The new European Parliament has to turn its attention to numerous pressing issues. I shall refer here to three of them: the socio-ecological transition, growing