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
Politics
Analysis and debate on European and national politics, democracy, the rule of law, parties and elections, and Europe’s place in the world.
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
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,
Hungarian Social Democrats Take Fight To Orban
So, László, thank you very much for being with us to talk about the Hungarian Socialist Party. What is the historical position of the Social
A Way Forward For Catalonia
The “referendum” on Catalonia’s independence, held on October 1, did not end up well for its promoters. It had been declared illegal by the Spanish
Catalonia And Brexit: The Same Nationalism
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, will not enter the history books as an enlightened leader. However, when in 2014 he had to decide to
Merkel Promises To Listen To The Cold Wind From The East
A very important and instructive lesson that politicians and those in governments, the world over, should learn from the outcome of the latest German elections
Dystopia In America And Britain
Watching the Emmys, where the major awards went to the TV version of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale”, I was struck by contrasts