Insecure Europe—a job guarantee needed
A job guarantee would not only eliminate long-term unemployment but also buttress the European Union.
Society
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Robots in social care: the human touch at risk
‘Carebots’ are the mooted solution to the ageing crisis and staff shortages—but empathy and compassion are irreplaceable.
Saving the planet means saving the world
Inequality and the climate crisis go hand in hand, Lisa Pelling writes. So do the alternatives.
Football, democracy and private equity
Fans have prevailed over finance in the Bundesliga—which should lead to a rethink of private equity’s role in society.
#FairFarma: an open call for a fair policy on drugs
Belgian civil-society organisations issue a call to the presidency of the Council of the EU.
Getting to net zero: Europe’s investment challenge
Europe must invest heavily in its decarbonisation. Yet the expenditures are manageable, the alternatives unconscionable.
Farmers’ protests: against whom the horn honks?
The fragility of our food system and lack of social acceptance of EU policies must be addressed in the next mandate.
EU legislation on health data a gift to Big Tech
The European Health Data Space under negotiations will turn citizens’ medical data into profits for US technology corporations.
International sport: the rules of the game
Power imbalances in international sport, Ankita Anand writes, reflect the global north-south disparity.
The farmers’ protests, the far right and the fallout
The EU must stop giving ground on its climate vows—unless it wants to help the far right ride to victory.
Amazon: call to ban its lobbyists backed
Support is mobilised behind the demand by MEPs that Amazon’s lobbyists be barred from the European Parliament.
Strike wave in Finland—a legacy of trust in transition?
A wave of strikes has followed moves by the government in Helsinki to interfere with workers’ rights.
Rare earths, geopolitics and a village called Ulefoss
Strategic autonomy meets local democracy at the resource frontier while Europe pushes ahead with the green transition.
Quality early years services: building the future Europe
Early childhood education and care workers must be recruited, rewarded, recognised and retained.
Renewable electricity in Europe—wind in its sails
The EU’s power sector is in the middle of a monumental shift from fossil-fuel to renewable generation.
Due-diligence directive: it can’t be unpicked
A key decision is awaited on the directive on corporate sustainability due diligence—facing rearguard corporate resistance.