How good journalism can drive out bad
With a Digital Services Act in the offing, regulation of platforms can make public-interest journalism sustainable again.
Society
Analysis and debate on work and welfare, social rights, migration, gender, climate and the future of European societies.
Legal hurdles facing a green and just transition
The irony of genuinely ‘free trade’ is only regulation enables it. Europe cannot lead the ecological transition without recognising this.
The Global Fund for Social Protection: an idea whose time has come
The pandemic has highlighted the fragility of social protection, especially in the developing world. A new global fund is needed—and it’s affordable.
A new pact for asylum in Europe?
The European Commission is caught between the needs of frontline states receiving refugees and those in the rear resisting responsibility-sharing.
Time to transform transport
Europe has the chance to revolutionise how people and goods move and help cap global warming, while creating jobs and improving health.