Rethinking Working Time In Europe
The results of recent Eurofound research on working time patterns in the EU constitute a strong plea for working time policies that clearly acknowledge the
Politics
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Trade Unions Are Ready To Tackle The Digital Challenge
Since award-winning physicist Stephen Hawking first warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could spell the end of humanity, other experts have echoed his cataclysmic forecast. In
Macron’s Challenge For Europe
In an ambitious, visionary speech at the Sorbonne, French President Emmanuel Macron presented his plan for countering the tide of xenophobic nationalism in Europe. He
This is Progress? Electoral Shocks, Catalunya And The Union
False Optimism from Brussels On September 13 in Strasbourg, the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his annual “state of the Union” address. Early
Beyond Gridlock In World Politics
Can we manage the globalized world we have created? Every day seems to bring new evidence to the contrary. From the wars in the Middle
Jamaica And The Eurozone
Now that the CSU and CDU have come up with a formula to limit the number of eligible refugees, Jamaica negotiations between CDU/CSU, Free Democrats
The Many Faces Of Self-Employment In Europe
While the Europe 2020 strategy actively promotes entrepreneurial self-employment as a means to create good jobs, policy makers at national and EU level are actively
Abuse Of The Rule Of Law In The EU
Spanish Premier Mariano Rajoy is about to suspend Catalonia’s autonomy, and EU leaders have ruled out involvement in the crisis, with the justification that the
Dutch Aggression
Confident about the future. That is slogan of the incoming Dutch government (Rutte III). But confidence will certainly not be restored by its intention to
No More Crises As Opportunities: An Answer To Yanis Varoufakis
The concept of crises engendering opportunities for the “rebirth” of Europe should have died with the Greek experience in the most dramatic phase of which Yanis Varoufakis took an active part. Having worked with former
Social Democracy Key to Deepening Europe’s Democracy
Good afternoon, Eunice, and thank you very much for taking the time to talk to me today about the Portuguese Socialist Party. What would you
National Fiscal Flexibility: EU Parliament Plans a Big Step Backwards
I and many others have argued that the basic EU treaties have flexibility to accommodate most social democratic policies such as those in the 2017
Europe, USA, China? Let’s Hear It For The EU
I would like to nominate the average, everyday EU citizen as the “Hero of the Year.” Europeans have been bombarded for nearly a decade by
Nordic Model Survives The Storm
What are the prospects for the Nordic-Baltic region (5+3) in a decidedly unstable international environment? The situation is radically different from what it looked like
More Attention Must Be Given To Europe’s Working Poor
In-work poverty increased during the economic and financial crisis that hit European shores in 2008. By 2014, ten per cent of European workers were at
Europe’s Attackers From Within
Europe finally appears to have moved past its multi-year economic crisis, but it remains unsettled. For every reason for optimism, there always seems to be
Boris Johnson’s Split Allegiances
Boris Johnson’s recent article in the Telegraph, ‘My vision for a bold, thriving Britain enabled by Brexit’, raises a host of troubling issues. Not least,