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Social Europe is an award-winning digital media publisher. We use the values of freedom, sustainability and equality as the foundation on which we examine society’s most pressing challenges. We are committed to publishing cutting-edge thinking and new ideas from the most thought-provoking people. This archive page brings together Social Europe articles on the economy.

Non-EU migrant workers—the ties that bind

Lilana Keith 20th September 2023

The European Union stands at a fork in the road when it comes to its treatment of external migrant workers.

How the ECB’s ‘deposit facility’ subsidises banks

David Hollanders 19th September 2023

Banks profit from the European Central Bank´s interest-rate policy at the expense of taxpayers.

All work and low pay—Europe’s migrant workforce

Ankita Anand 18th September 2023

To really end labour shortages, Ankita Anand writes, Europe must transform its contract with the global south.

Why labour can be in short supply

Tina Weber and Dragoș Adăscăliței 12th September 2023

Improving job quality is key to addressing labour shortages In the European Union.

After the ‘Beijing consensus’

Antara Haldar 8th September 2023

China’s development model has often been positioned as an alternative to the long-dominant ‘Washington consensus’.

Trade policy: a call for solidarity

Werner Raza 7th September 2023

The age of unbridled free trade is rightfully over. Solidarity should be the new leitmotif of trade policy.

Lean work and a narrowing path to ‘good jobs’

Amy Healy and Seán Ó Riain 6th September 2023

Work regimes are increasingly demanding. But ‘leaner’ does not mean ‘fitter’ for workers.

Ukraine’s recovery: a huge challenge ahead

Sascha Ostanina 28th July 2023

Ukraine’s post-war recovery will require concerted, long-term EU commitment, leveraging substantial private investment.

From inflation shock to a sharp distributional conflict

Thilo Janssen 27th July 2023

Wages have fallen behind inflation, while profit-taking has not only fuelled price rises but reduced the labour share.

Get ready for the X-day week!

Enzo Weber 26th July 2023

The clunky debate over four versus five days should be replaced by a focus on flexibility and individal autonomy.

Taking inequality seriously—and tackling it seriously

Jayati Ghosh 24th July 2023

Rising inequality is a challenge for the multilateral system, Jayati Ghosh writes, which must first measure it properly.

Taking aim at sellers’ inflation

Isabella Weber 18th July 2023

Economists and political leaders at multilateral institutions have finally accepted profits are a primary driver of inflation.

Improving working life in France—and the EU

Sofia Fernandes 17th July 2023

In France the debate is moving from longer to better working lives, Sofia Fernandes writes, but this is a Europe-wide challenge.

Industrial policy is back—but Europe must now lead

Sebastian Dullien 10th July 2023

EU ‘strategic autonomy’ requires a revitalised industrial policy which goes beyond the national container.

AI, platforms and (human) workers’ rights

Gerard Rinse Oosterwijk 7th July 2023

Not just the AI Act but the platform-work directive will be critical for human controls on automated management.

Profit-driven inflation—the policy implications

Ronald Janssen 30th June 2023

It’s time to strengthen labour in the face of inflation, not to continue trying to weaken it.

EU competition policy needs a fundamental rethink

Séverine Picard 30th June 2023

Competition policy has been based on a presumption of market equilibrium. Mushrooming corporate power has passed it by.

Ryanair—on the side of Europe’s citizens?

Darragh Golden 27th June 2023

The low-cost carrier has presented a petition to the European Commission attacking the right to strike.

ECB president Lagarde: has she become unstoppable?

Peter Bofinger 19th June 2023

Asserting the need for further interest rate rises, Peter Bofinger writes, is not the same as evidencing them.

Due-diligence directive—key issues for final negotiations

Johannes Blankenbach and Saskia Wilks 14th June 2023

Corporate due diligence is not just about auditing. Key to sustaining people and planet, ambition is required.

New EU fiscal rules: a democratic deficit

Andris Šuvajevs 14th June 2023

The proposed new rules would give member states more role in defining their ‘fiscal paths’—just not parliaments.

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