European election: defence and a European constitution
Europe’s electoral contestants must address the pressing need for a defence union and a democratic constitution.
Politics
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Ten reasons to vote in the European elections
The EU has achieved much in the last term and faces big challenges in the next. Its citizens can set the priorities in June.
EU and Ukraine—a strategy hesitantly unfolding?
The decision to offer Ukraine a path to EU membership is likely to have the biggest long-term impact on European security.
Mayday, mayday: democracy in peril
This May Day, trade unions must be at the centre of defending and rebuilding democracy.
Is the world getting out of control?
A world in turmoil, Jan Zielonka writes, needs a democratic Europe, with a new social contract, offering hope to the helpless.
UK’s Rwanda bill is doomed for political failure
Not only does such a policy not work to deter migration—it will politically damage any party that adopts it.
New EU ‘own resources’ needed for new challenges
The EU budget is too small and too based on member-state contributions, fostering a short-sighted mentality.
Misunderstanding Hungary’s ‘anti-colonial’ turn
Critics have misunderstood the complexity behind Viktor Orbán’s narrative of railing against ‘Brussels’.
Georgia sliding towards autocracy
Georgia is sliding towards autocracy after its government moves to force through a bill on ‘foreign agents’.
On a plane with Nicolas Schmit
The lead candidate of the Party of European Socialists sets out his political stall for the European Parliament elections in June.
Social democracy: its history and its future
Political scientist Eunice Goes explains the vicissitudes of social democracy historically and addresses its contemporary challenges.
Ukraine is losing and the west faces a stark choice
Ukraine is losing the war. If the west does not help now, it will face a resurgent and aggressive Russia.
Europe’s defence industrial strategy: beyond the rhetoric
Whoever wins the US presidential election, Paul Mason writes, the EU has no option but to underpin its collective defence.
Frontex: a public agency incapable of accountability
As the movement of people across the Mediterranean has become securitised, Frontex has come to the fore—not to good effect.
The world’s moral failure in Gaza
The situation in Gaza cries out for a broad coalition of countries committed to a just and permanent peace.
Defending the rule of law in the EU
The European Parliament has in this term learnt lessons on enforcing universal norms, which next term must be acted upon.
The case for a radical, liberal left
We should counter the radical right, Robert Misik writes, not with left-wing populism but the power of reason.