Social Europe articles on politics

The ERTE job-protection scheme to combat the economic effects of the pandemic has left Spain well-prepared to face its aftermath.

European citizenship must be invested with more political significance—and never treated as a commodity for sale.

Karin Pettersson argues that struggles around race and gender are fundamentally about inclusion on an equal footing in the political community.

No one should be smug about racism in Europe. Here too there is a toxic interaction between ethnicity, equality and the environment.

The pandemic has seen a surge in remote working. Collective agreements are needed to ensure individual autonomy, rather than monitored isolation, is the outcome.

The mammoth European Council meeting agreed a diminished recovery package—yet one with still huge ramifications.

The presidential election in Poland was an intolerant affair—and the argument isn’t over yet.

The Covid-19 crisis could leave in its wake an even more authoritarian, nationalistic world unless progressive alternatives are articulated.

Peter Bofinger argues that regionally-differentiated minimum wages should be considered for the post-coronavirus period.

Apprenticeships raise the labour-market entry level for young people—but they need to be available in bad times as well as good.