Persons with disabilities: removing the barriers
Ioannis Vardakastanis and Haydn Hammersley
As the European Parliament election looms, it’s time for action on disability policies, not pity.
Society
Analysis and debate on work and welfare, social rights, migration, gender, climate and the future of European societies.
Mining for critical materials cannot undermine trust
The climate transition must benefit local communities, Lisa Pelling writes, if it is not to exhaust their patience.
Not done yet—applying the minimum-wages directive
Torsten Müller and Thorsten Schulten
The directive has already changed the landscape on setting minimum wages and extending collective bargaining.
Violence against women: ‘tradition’ confronts Europe
The European Commission recently proposed that EU accession negotiations be opened with Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Codetermination in Spain: chronicle of a death foretold?
A failed initiative to advance democracy at work nevertheless contains lessons for how to pursue the cause.
Decarbonising housing fairly: a sufficiency approach
Ian Gough, Stefan Horn, Charlotte Rogers and Rebecca Tunstall
Housing is a huge source of carbon emissions. But decarbonising it effectively requires a sufficiency lens.
Rethinking the battle against homelessness
Eradicating homelessness starts with seeing beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to homeless people.
European elections: a call for accessibility
More is needed for visually impaired voters—and candidates—to exercise their political rights.
When less is more: reducing Europe’s material footprint
Beyond cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, the key to a sustainable planet lies in resource management.
Sex trafficking in Romania and Moldova
The charges faced in Romania by a high-profile ‘influencer’ highlight how the region has become a hub for sex trafficking.
Time for a European industrial strategy
Linda Kalcher and Neil Makaroff
The next phase of the European Green Deal can be centred on a European industrial strategy.
EU leaders may miss a rendezvous with history
The emerging strategic agenda for the next EU mandate reveals an ecological step backwards Europe cannot afford to take.
Stepping up the EU agenda on social citizenship
Bea Cantillon, Maurizio Ferrera and Maarten Keune
In a more precarious Europe, social protection and minimum-income guarantees must be more strongly embedded.
Social Europe needs a new concept of ‘worker’
Nicola Countouris, Valerio De Stefano and John Hendy
The distinction between employed and self-employed is becoming incoherent and outdated.
Rethinking universalism and social rights
Social rights in Europe today require marrying 20th-century universalism with the meeting of diverse, complex needs.
Beyond the ‘backlash’: the green electoral agenda
Voters want a just transition and more, not less, green investment ahead of the European elections.