
Are labour disputes here to stay?
Workers across Europe are increasingly dissatisfied with the increased cost of living which is often not matched by their payslips.
Analysis and debate on the European economy: growth and investment, fiscal and monetary policy, trade, industry and inequality.

Workers across Europe are increasingly dissatisfied with the increased cost of living which is often not matched by their payslips.

Full-time workers in Europe still clock the same hours as in the 1980s.

In a world teetering on the edge of chaos, disengagement is a dangerous delusion. Here’s why smart leaders know that stepping up.

Labour shortages have become one of the most pressing issues in the labour market across Europe.

The EU pushes for a 60 per cent median wage standard—yet Germany resists. What’s at stake for fair wages?

EU imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs—but can this safeguard jobs and competitiveness, or must Europe rethink its clean tech strategy?

Anton Hemerijck and David Bokhorst
A vast untapped potential for improving economic progress and social well-being across the EU needs to be unlocked through social investment.

This year’s Nobel laureates link democracy to economic success, but their theory ignores autocratic growth and rehashes old ideas.

Valeria Pulignano, Jane Parker and Bianca Luna Fabris
Addressing the contradiction between economic growth and green transitions requires rethinking industrial relations.

Central banks are paying billions in interest to commercial banks through remunerated reserves.

Sebastian Gechert, Dario Guarascio, Philipp Heimberger and Francesco Zezza
EU member states submit fiscal plans, influencing economic stability and public debt for years to come.

Philippe Aghion, Mathias Dewatripont and Jean Tirole
Europe faces the challenge of fostering an innovation-driven economy to compete globally and lead in technological advancements.

Nicola Countouris and Valerio De Stefano
Amazon’s office mandate exposes workplace power dynamics and the need to rethink employer control.

Can Europe overcome its capital market flaws and catch up to the US? The Draghi Report sounds a critical alarm for the EU’s future.

Werner Raza, Michael Ertl and Michael Soder
The Draghi report contains some useful proposals but fails to match up to the challenges the European Union is facing.

It has yet to dawn on Europe’s leaders, Paul Mason writes, that the whole continent is implicated in Russia’s war on Ukraine.