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The gamble for the planet: young climate activists could tilt the scales

Government leaders in Glasgow are still behind the climate curve but young activists might just drag the world ahead of it.

Next year has been designated ‘European Year of Youth’. The Conference on the Future of Europe must hold out a real prospect for young people.

Alongside ambitious emissions-reductions targets, well-functioning carbon markets are key to success at COP26 and on today’s agenda.

Ageing can and should be a positive process, which the Conference on the Future of Europe should embrace.

A European Parliament report offers hope to arts and cultural workers struggling amid the pandemic. The European Commission must not disappoint them.

National schemes sparing consumers the worst impact of soaring prices are no substitute for the EU redefining electricity as a public good.

Sheri Berman argues that democracy today faces a more insidious threat than coups d’état—slow strangulation by elected autocrats.

The European Commission must recognise deforestation is not only about the environment but human rights, especially for indigenous peoples.

G20 leaders meeting in Rome must recognise that only public purpose, not private profit, can tackle interconnected global crises.

Gender Equality Week saw European Parliament committees host many events, highlighting real threats but also strong commitments.

The Hungarian opposition have united behind a conservative opponent of Viktor Orbán, ahead of parliamentary elections in the spring.

On the Global Day of Action for Care Workers, unions mobilise for investment and decent work.

Can the trend to remote work spurred by the pandemic be associated with lower greenhouse-gas emissions? It depends.

The number of minimum-wage earners has increased across Europe over the last decade—and they are more likely to be women.

Digitalisation must be matched by social innovation if the national recovery and resilience plans are to be effective.