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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?

Britain’s Choice: Europe or a Collapsing America

Paul Mason

As the USA withdraws from European security, Keir Starmer faces a defining moment: realign with Europe or cling to a fading alliance.

Europe’s Economic Future: Should It Follow America’s Lead or Forge Its Own Path?

Anders Wijkman

The Draghi report warns of stagnation, but does Europe need more growth—or a new economic vision?

America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel

Gabriel Zucman

Trump’s “America First” policies upend global order, igniting calls to tax oligarchs and disrupt international trade.

Europe’s Last Chance: Unite or Fall Apart

Guido Montani

As global tensions rise, Europe faces a stark choice—build a defence force and reshape global finance or risk irrelevance.

Austerity Strikes Again: The Hidden Agenda Behind the Cuts

Mark Blyth

Austerity is back—driven by politics, not economics. From the UK to Argentina and the US, the stakes are high.

Economics – An Apology

Thorvaldur Gylfason

Mainstream economics has shaped modern policymaking, but its failures and ideological divides reveal deeper systemic flaws.

Calling Time on 24/7 Work Connectivity

Claes-Mikael Ståhl

The rapid development of new technologies is increasing pressure and forcing unlimited working time and growing stress among many workers across Europe. 

The End of the ‘West’ and Europe’s Future

Guillaume Duval

The West Is Over! What This Means for Europe.

How the Right Hijacked the Working Class for Culture Wars

Justus Seuferle

The alliance between reactionary forces and the working class is not built on shared economic interests but on a manufactured sense of cultural identity.

What Germany’s Election Means for the Western Left

Bartosz Rydlinski

Fear of being left behind economically and socially proved to be potent fuel for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland, which for the first time won more votes than the Social Democrats.

Europe’s Last Chance: Why the Union Must Reform or Face Ruin

Luca Fossati

Amid global autocrats and rising inequality, the European Union’s future hinges on structural reforms, ambitious investments and sustainability.

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Europeans are struggling with rising housing and rental costs, and we have been working in various ways to address this, because we believe a home is a right for everyone.
 Recently, we travelled across Europe to hear directly from people who struggle to afford a decent place to live. They shared a glimpse of how the housing crisis has affected their lives and why having a home is so important to them. Take a moment to check out their stories. They remind us why it is so urgent to act.

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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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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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The Summer issue of The Progressive Post is out! 

The EU is belatedly awakening to a changing Mediterranean sea, where more assertive regional powers are reclaiming a role.

The new issue of the magazine also reflects on how we struggle to keep pace with AI innovations, examines the uncertainties surrounding the execution of the Pact on Migration and Asylum and the risk to human rights posed by the Return Regulation, and focuses on the EU Commission's newly proposed Industrial Accelerator Act.

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Climate policy measures are often met with feelings of powerlessness and disempowerment, triggering fears and resentment. This blog series asks: What does a socially just climate transition look like? How can we create acceptance for just climate policies? 

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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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