Europe Needs A Pay Rise And Europeans Want Good Jobs
The financial and Eurozone crises are now fading into memory. Firm growth has returned to Europe. Jobs are being created and new companies formed. Things
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Long-Term Unemployed Youth: The Legacy Of The Crisis
A decade on from the financial crisis and Europe is finally on a stable path towards recovery, with growing economies and robust improvements in labour
Why Russia Is Politically And Militarily Strong But An Economic Dwarf
Last week I saw a surprising statistic: the GDP of Russia is of the same order of magnitude as the combined GDP of Belgium and
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
Can Liberalism Save Itself?
The causes and consequences of what is often described as “the rise of populism” are matters of deep dispute. But if there is one thing
Hungary’s Lost Democracy
There is a palpable sense of gloom and foreboding amongst liberals, moderate conservatives and those on the Left in Hungary following Fidesz’s unexpectedly decisive victory
Viktor Orbán Tightens His Grip With A Super-Majority
Hungary’s Civic Alliance (Fidesz), led by the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, and his junior coalition partner, the Christian Democratic Peoples’ Party (KDNP), has decisively won
A Global Agenda For Labour
Along with rising income and wealth inequalities, the share of labour (particularly of unskilled labour) is declining both in rich and poor countries. The institutional
Macron Takes Aim At European Politics
Until the terrorist attack at a market in southern France on March 23, French President Emmanuel Macron had been planning to launch a new European-level
Crisis, Rinse, Repeat
Later this century, when economic historians compare the “Great Recession” that started in 2007 with the Great Depression that started in 1929, they will arrive
The Orwellian Danger Of Facebook
Virtually every month it seems, new controversies emerge swirling around Facebook, Google, Amazon, Twitter and other Silicon Valley companies. The latest controversy, which involved allies
The Troubling Transformation Of The EU
“Pro-Europeans” in Brussels and elsewhere tend to think about European integration in a somewhat linear way. They intuitively see integration as good and “disintegration” as
Healthcare Professions And Jobs Going Digital
With the advent of new technologies, the healthcare sector is confronted with an unprecedented wave of change. What will the sector look like in a
Five Theses For A New Left
Let’s face it: today’s left is in a terrible muddle, caught between a world that once was and a world that still isn’t. Most of
Weimar Triangle: Motor For A New Europe?
We are divergent… A new opening in the debate on the EU’s future initiated by Emmanuel Macron’s proposals for greater integration has brought into sharp
What Italy’s Election Means For The EU
Italy’s recent election – in which voters rebuffed traditional parties in favor of anti-establishment and far-right movements, producing a hung parliament – should serve as
Social Media Platforms Should Tell The Truth
The high quality democracies of northern Europe are an unnatural construct, history teaching us that the universal default setting of human society is authoritarianism. There