Pornography, patriarchy and the western Balkans
Revenge pornography is rife in the western Balkans. Ahead of EU accession, abuse laws need radical reform.
Society
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Labour’s labour agenda—and a European reset
A worker-centred agenda from the new UK government could counterbalance the European shift to the right.
Development: better days could lie ahead (yes, really)
Overwhelmed by the ‘polycrisis’, it is easy to miss some positive indicators of global development.
The young generation needs quality traineeships
The proposed directive regulating traineeships must push the envelope on European Union social policy.
The assault on labour rights in Finland
The right-wing government and employers have represented the reforms as in line with the ‘Nordic model’ they seek to dismantle.
Climate capabilities: realising the green transition
People are not unaware of climate change, Lisa Pelling writes. But they find it difficult to imagine the green transition.
Social rights—securing Europe’s future
In Vilnius, at a high-level conference on the European Social Charter, it felt like a paradigm shift was taking place.
Pensions in Switzerland: how a rise was won
Swiss workers face a better retirement outlook thanks to a successful trade-union initiative.
Agriculture emissions: Danes not following the herd
Denmark’s tax on greenhouse-gas emissions from agriculture is a reason for hope—but not complacency.
The destitution that sets the UK apart from Europe
Social stigma against welfare benefits has made devastating poverty acceptable in Britain.
Leaving the Energy Charter Treaty—it’s not so easy
The European Union has given notice of its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty. There is still much to do.
European Social Charter—political will needed
Robust enforcement of the European Social Charter is key to strengthening workers’ and trade-union rights across Europe.
Social rights in Europe—in need of a new impulse?
The backdrop to the European Social Charter is the historical relationship between peace and social justice.
The European visa system—a barrier to ideas exchange
Visa rules need an overhaul to facilitate global co-operation in a runaway world, Ankita Anand writes.
Will states support corporate capture of the future?
The United Nations Summit of the Future risks missing opportunities to give value to public goods.
European Social Charter: more relevant than ever
The European Social Charter has often been the poor relation of the European Convention on Human Rights. That may be changing.
Cleaners come out from the shadows to mobilise
After the European Parliament elections, cleaners’ fight for justice goes into the next round.