Category: Society - Page 15

The case for a European prize for art

Europeans are living through an extraordinary historical moment. Great contemporary works of art help them grasp it.

Elevating job quality by resourcing workers better is pivotal to addressing today’s workplace and societal challenges.

To counter the threats posed to climate, biodiversity, human health and societal wellbeing, food systems need urgent transformation.

New European air laws can save lives and help the climate. A key vote takes place in the European Parliament today.

Firefighter numbers have been cut, when investment—especially in prevention—is key to stemming Europe’s wildfires.

Romania’s recent law strengthening collective bargaining offers a way forward for the European Union.

Europe’s social-protection schemes are full of holes, affecting the most vulnerable most—but they can be fixed.

A proposed EU regulation on methane emissions must be strengthened, not diluted, to address a planet on fire.

The ban on deep-sea mining risks losing its traction—and Europe is divided on the issue.

The movement is adapting its strategy to advocate for social climate policies.

Europe faces many challenges on the road to climate neutrality. Broad civil-society involvement is crucial for getting there.

Amid a sea of online misinformation, in a ‘polycrisis’ world reliable public-interest journalism has never been more essential.

Labour must not follow the Tories downwards, Paul Mason writes, as they grasp at electoral straws.

Police services exist to uphold the rule of law. They can only do so if their policing model is based on protection of human rights.

The EU aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 55 per cent by 2030. It must make strategic choices to realise 90 per cent by 2040.

Women are increasingly assuming leading roles in trade unions. Next comes changing organisational cultures.