Europe’s Green Deal: An Economic Imperative, Not a Burden
Peter Hennicke and Anders Wijkman
Abandoning climate ambition would forfeit Europe’s competitive advantage in the trillion-euro green technology market.
Society
Analysis and debate on work and welfare, social rights, migration, gender, climate and the future of European societies.
Are We Humans or Homo Economicus? Why Economics Needs to Evolve Beyond Growth
Economics assumes we behave like chimps, but humans are far more cooperative—and our economic models must catch up.
Europe’s Digital Welfare Revolution: Progress at What Price?
As Europe races to digitalise its social protection systems, the promise of efficiency collides with the reality of exclusion—creating a paradox where the most vulnerable risk being left furthest behind.
Estonia’s Digital Frontier: When Perfect E-Government Meets the Paradox of Trust
Efficiency without empathy risks turning citizens into data points—Estonia’s digital frontier reveals the human limits of technological perfection.
The European Social Model: Key to Competitive Growth?
As Europe faces mounting global challenges, its distinctive social framework may hold the answer to achieving both economic competitiveness and social cohesion.
Universities Must Stay Global in a Fragmenting World
As global fragmentation accelerates, higher education faces pressure to abandon its international mission—but history shows that open, engaged universities are essential for human progress.
Europe’s Real Security Crisis: Why Social And Ecological Protection Must Unite
Aurore Fransolet, Éloi Laurent, Philippe Pochet and Pascale Vielle
The EU’s next budget threatens to slash climate transition funds for military spending. But Europe’s gravest security threats already strike inside our borders — killing 62,000 citizens last year alone.
Europe’s Social Innovation Revolution: From Crisis Response To Systemic Transformation
Sofia Lai Amândio and Jürgen Howaldt
Bold investment in social innovation is essential if Europe wants to tackle twenty-first-century challenges beyond market and state solutions.
Digital Europe: Brand of Countries or Countries with a Brand?
The EU abolished physical borders decades ago, yet digital walls fragment the continent more than ever before.
The Roots of Europe’s Mental Health Crisis Run Deep
Europe’s mental health crisis demands urgent action on social conditions, not just healthcare services.
How to Get European Territories Future-Ready
The EU must abandon insularity and embrace global partnerships in futures governance to secure its place in a rapidly changing world.
Investing in Our Children’s Future Starts with Supporting the Workers Who Care for Them
Daniel Molinuevo and Michele Consolini
Despite EU commitments to equality, children at risk of poverty remain severely underrepresented in early childhood education programs.
Europe’s Digital Future Demands Public Ownership And Worker Control
Jan Willem Goudriaan and Diego Naranjo
European AI strategy must prioritise democratic governance over market solutions to protect citizens’ data and workers’ rights.
Europe’s Wealth Gap Threatens Social Cohesion As Housing Crisis Deepens
Extreme wealth concentration across the EU undermines opportunity and security for millions while property ownership becomes increasingly unattainable.
What Can AI In Colombian Classrooms Teach Europe About Democratic Innovation?
When rural schools experiment with artificial intelligence, they reveal whether technology serves the many or the few.
Germany’s Misguided War on Baby Boomers
A prominent economist’s attack on an entire generation ignores economic facts and threatens social cohesion.