Category: Society - Page 13

Time for a job guarantee in Europe?

A job guarantee could end long spells of joblessness for millions in the EU and send a pre-election signal that a ‘social Europe’ is possible.

Achieving the right to disconnect is becoming a test case of the European Union’s commitment to social dialogue.

Unified citizenship education is a must to stop democratic backsliding in the European Union.

As pressures grow on Europe’s hospitals, lessons must be learned from social dialogue during the pandemic.

Fossil-energy prices have played a big role in the cost-of-living crisis—and renewables are a big part of the solution.

The climate blueprints from EU member states are inadequate—and would forgo major socio-economic benefits.

The latest survey by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights shows racism is pervasive and persistent.

EU member states must not water down critical legislation protecting media independence and pluralism.

Europe’s media need to be more diverse, Ankita Anand writes, to reflect accurately the world on which they report.

The monopoly online retailer has extracted vast rents from workers and citizens who are raising their voices globally.

The richest 10 per cent of Europeans are responsible for the same carbon emissions as the poorer half of the population.

Greening our economies offers a unique opportunity to improve job quality in Europe. Justice for workers should be at the core.

The Council of the EU’s position would continue to expose the poorest to toxic air for years to come.

The data show we are heading toward catastrophe, yet world leaders refuse to recognise the urgency of phasing out fossil fuels.

As in adult long-term care, corporations are accruing rents from publicly funded childcare, exploiting workers and children.

More children are at risk of poverty than before the pandemic—early childhood education and care is critical.