Has Angela Merkel’s Power Peaked?
Angela Merkel is under pressure. For many years she has been a rock at Brussels’ conference tables dominated by sobering discussions on the economic and
Making Progress In Economic And Monetary Union
The State Of The Economy In Europe The recovery that has been developing over the past several quarters in Europe is encouraging but modest. To
TTIP: The Need For A New Trade Model Dedicated To Shared Prosperity
The AFL-CIO believes, like our German DGB counterpart, that increased trade between the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) has the potential to
How To Make EU Social Policy Live Up To Its Name
The economic crisis battering the EU and the EU’s response to it have posed a major challenge to the European social model. Not only have
Corbyn’s New Model Labour Party: A More Social Europe
The British Labour Party is now the EU’s biggest, unequivocally anti-austerity movement, with a combined membership and supporter base of more than 600,000 people, and
After New Labour: The Corbyn Surge And The Future Of Social Democracy In Britain
All wings of the Labour party after Corbyn are forced to imagine themselves anew. Any viable social democratic politics for the future will have find
Hard Evidence: Do We Become More Conservative With Age?
Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a
The Limits Of The Digital Revolution: Why Our Washing Machines Won’t Go To The Moon
David Autor, Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), joins Social Europe Editor-in-Chief Henning Meyer to discuss the impact of technological changes
Europe’s Reality Check
Until a few weeks ago, Europeans believed they lived in a kind of sanctuary, insulated from the world’s current conflicts. Certainly, the news and images
Leaving Our Children Nothing
Our generation has a unique opportunity. If we set our minds to it, we could be the first in human history to leave our children
Jeremy Corbyn’s Necessary Agenda
Seven economists (including Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty, and me) have agreed to become economic advisers to Jeremy Corbyn, the new leader of the British Labour Party. I
Rebuilding The Asylum System
The European Union needs to accept responsibility for the lack of a common asylum policy, which has transformed this year’s growing influx of refugees from
The Five Grave Errors Of The Slovak Government In The Refugee Crisis
In Central Europe, and Slovakia in particular, the current refugee crisis reveals an awful lot about the prevailing public mind-set and the nature of our
How Germany Gains From The Euro While Others Pay
The ‘non-paper’ which Wolfgang Schäuble presented to his fellow finance ministers at a recent ECOFIN council in Luxemburg (leaked by the Handelsblatt newspaper) represents something
Common Rules (Not Rates) Should Be The Answer To Tax Competition In The EU
Tax avoidance is a key problem for European countries, with the EU taking several steps to try and limit the ability of businesses to shift
Can The West Deal With The Refugee Crisis?
The tragic exodus of people from war-torn Syria and surrounding countries challenges the world’s reason and sympathy. Since 2011, some four million people have fled
Europe’s Bad Example In The Refugee Crisis
The death toll resulting from Europe’s paralysis in responding to the influx of refugees from the Middle East and Africa continues to rise. Hundreds of