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Why Belgian Workers Are Striking Today – The Real Cost of the Arizona Coalition’s Austerity Agenda

Marie-Hélène Ska

Belgian workers today protest deep cuts and the government’s refusal to tax the wealthy as needed.

How the World Can Push Back: The Playbook to Counter Trump’s Second Term

Anne-Marie Slaughter

As Trump tears up democratic norms, foreign governments must counter his playbook with bold, coordinated resistance.

Why Young Voters Are Ignoring Mainstream Politics

Elena Avramovska, Matteo Dressler and Michael Jennewein

Political parties are failing to connect with young voters—can they rethink their strategies before it is too late?

Trump’s Oval Office Spectacle: When Power Becomes a Stage for Humiliation

Nina L Khrushcheva

Trump’s Oval Office Spectacle: When Power Becomes a Stage for Humiliation.

Germany Lifts Limits on Military Spending Amid Nuclear Threat in Europe

Frank Hoffer

As nuclear doubts grow, Germany faces tough choices amid fears Trump’s NATO retreat could spark nuclear proliferation across Europe.

America Is About to Become the Next Brexit

J Bradford DeLong

As Trump plots a radical reshaping of global economics, allies must prepare for betrayal, chaos—and painful consequences.

Europe’s Silence Fuels Gaza Crisis—Can EU Act?

Guillaume Duval

As Trump and Netanyahu reignite Gaza conflict, Europe's failure to respond risks severe regional consequences.

Germany Ditches Debt Brake—A Fiscal Revolution Begins

Peter Bofinger

Germany scraps its debt brake, unleashing a 500-billion-euro investment plan that could transform infrastructure, defence, and economic growth.

Europe’s Existential Choice: Democracy or Far-Right Chaos?

Salvador Santino Regilme

Tax billionaires or risk democracy’s collapse—Europe faces an urgent decision between fairness and authoritarian decline.

Rebuilding Europe’s Security Architecture

Almut Möller

As Trump reshapes US foreign policy, Europe faces a security overhaul. Can a new coalition protect the continent from chaos?

Europe’s Collective Defence Depends on Economic Security and Social Stability

Judith Kirton-Darling

As EU leaders prioritise military spending, millions of industrial workers face austerity and job losses amid Europe's growing polycrisis.

Europe’s Military Build-Up: Will Social Spending Be Sacrificed?

Guillaume Duval

Europe must urgently increase defence budgets—but it doesn't have to mean deep cuts to public services. Here's the alternative.

Europe’s Awakening in Trumpland

Alberto Alemanno and Edouard Gaudot

Trump's renewed assault on the EU has reignited a dormant sense of European purpose.

America is Gone and Europe Must Replace It

Sławomir Sierakowski

Europe must seize this historic moment, stepping up as America abdicates global leadership.

Europe’s Defence Crisis: Why More Spending Alone Will Not Keep the Continent Safe

Andrea Napolitano and Danny Wagemans

The EU’s fragmented defence system, inefficiencies, and reliance on the US leave it dangerously unprepared.

The Coming Showdown in Trumpworld

Dani Rodrik

Trump’s elite backers—economic nationalists, Wall Street, and the techno-right—may soon fracture over conflicting agendas.

What has been the Cost of Ukraine’s War—And Who Pays?

Mario Pianta

Three years on, the war in Ukraine has reshaped economies, lives, and global politics. Can Europe afford the price?

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New Edition - Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2025

Can Europe preserve its distinctive social model while simultaneously rearming, reindustrialising, and reorganising its economy in a more conflictual and competitive world? This is the central question raised in this new edition of the Bilan social, a reference publication released every spring for more than 25 years by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the European Social Observatory (OSE).

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Is financial resilience and trust in Europe faltering?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, host Mary McCaughey and senior researcher Eszter Sandor unpack the results of the 2025 Living and Working in the EU e-survey. While headline inflation has stabilised at 2.1%, the data reveals a continent gripped by chronic precariousness, with 57% of respondents now at risk of depression. Mary and Eszter explore how this economic insecurity is impacting institutional trust and democratic engagement.

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Read the book "The open future and its enemies" 

A robust democracy must not leave the future in the hands of the alliance between Big Tech and the far right. AI must be politically reined in and democratically shaped so that humanity retains its sovereignty.

Artificial intelligence is regarded as the driving force of progress. Yet it has long since become a challenge to democracy. The book argues that uncontrolled AI will erode our freedom, self-determination and democracy.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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S&D Africa Days 2026

We are pleased to invite you to save the date for the S&D Africa Days 2026, taking place on 30 June and 1 July 2026, in Brussels. 

At a time when Africa is too often viewed through narrow and one-sided narratives, this initiative reflects a key political priority for the S&D Group: to advance a renewed, forward-looking partnership of equals between Europe and Africa based on equality, solidarity, social justice and shared progress. 

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“What is the actual purpose of the state?” – this central question is the focus of the analysis. At a time when bureaucratic processes are making life difficult for citizens, the paper proposes a three-part model. It aims at a conception of the state as a platform that helps society build the capabilities it needs to address its problems effectively.

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