The EU Minimum Wage Directive: To Be or Not to Be?
Court challenge to EU minimum wage directive exposes tensions between legal interpretation, political compromise and social policy.
How to Finance European Defence?
Europe must balance rising defence needs with social spending, or risk political turmoil and far-right gains.
Europe Needs an Ambitious Clean Industrial Deal with a Strong Social Heart
Europe must act now to secure industrial jobs, ensure a Just Transition, and strengthen social conditions.
The Transatlantic Alliance Is Dying—What Comes Next for Europe?
With US power in retreat, Europe must decide: unite, or face irrelevance in a dangerous world.
Europe Alone
Europe stands at a crossroads: unite, rearm, and lead—or risk irrelevance in a dangerous new world.
Trump’s Trade War Tears North America Apart – Could Canada and Mexico Turn to Europe?
As Donald Trump dismantles free trade, Canada and Mexico face an urgent choice: endure or pivot.
Facing Trump: Why Europe Must Revive Common Debt
Mario Draghi’s report called for bold investment and common debt issuing, but it is fuelling a dangerous deregulatory push across Europe.
Austria’s Conservatives Trapped: Coalition or Collapse?
The ÖVP’s’ coalition gamble failed, leaving Austrian politics adrift.
Totalitarian Democracy: How Populist Leaders Are Undermining Democracy
Populist leaders exploit democracy to consolidate power, dismantle institutions and sideline expertise.
PartnerUp: Transforming Adult Education Through Lifelong Learning and Collaboration in Europe
Read about the achievements of PartnerUp Project.
China’s DeepSeek Is Changing the AI Race—What is Europe’s Edge?
DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough challenges US dominance and disrupts global competition.
The OECD’s Demographic Time Bomb: Why Governments Must Rethink Social Protection Now
Ageing populations and falling birth rates threaten social protection.
Human Rights on the Edge
Can human rights survive the decline of global Western hegemony?
Why Good Business Leaders Tune Out the Trump Noise and Stay Focused
Amid political chaos, smart executives keep their eyes on real growth—green tech, innovation, and long-term resilience.
Mainstream Economics: A Catalogue of Failures
A critique of mainstream economics’ failures and its resistance to change.
Confronting the Pandemic’s Toxic Political Legacy
Resentment over pandemic policies fuels far-right gains, deepens distrust in science, and reshapes politics in the US and Europe.
World Cancer Day: An Appeal to End Inequalities in Cancer Prevention and Care
Inequalities in cancer prevention and care remain a glaring issue.