Category: Society - Page 17

Childcare as a catalyst—Portugal’s bold step

Portugal’s rolling out of free universal childcare offers a model in social investment and tackling inequality.

Attacks on workers’ rights are on the rise—in no region of the world can they be taken for granted any longer.

Coming EU guidance on independent living should not squander the chance to improve the lives of millions of disabled people.

Audio description and audio subtitling should become eligibility criteria for EU-funded film projects.

The metropolitan struggles of food-delivery riders in Bologna carry lessons beyond their space and time.

Key to Europe’s future energy security is rebuilding Ukraine’s Infrastructure with renewable energy.

Europe must reject a return to austerity and support the workers who promote social wellbeing.

To scale up, the EU needs clear pathways for clean-energy supply chains in mining and manufacturing.

Making the global food system more sustainable and equitable is hugely complex and involves difficult trade-offs.

The parliament has stood firm against mass surveillance but has missed the opportunity to enhance provisions.

Russia’s war on Ukraine creates momentum for a breakthrough in adopting ecocide as an international crime.

Frontline staff are facing rising aggression. Employers need to reduce risks and provide support.

Equating circularity with narrowing and slowing lets virtually all businesses join the bandwagon.

CEE countries have large wind and solar potential. Greening power supplies would also reduce prices.

Today’s global cities are characterised by high inequality. They need supportive multi-level governance to address it.

The EU needs to redouble efforts to build coalitions and form alliances with key states—especially in the global south.