Inequalities unmasked: disparities across the EU
What should Europe do about inequality? The start is to recognise some of its citizens are more equal than others.
Enhancing gender equality to counter the backlash
The new chair of the European Parliament’s FEMM committee sets an agenda on gender for this five-year term.
The ‘union of equality’ requires leadership
If gender equality is not to fall down the European Commission’s priorities, its president must take the lead.
The canker among Europe’s roses
Europe’s love for flowers, Ankita Anand writes, ignores their often tainted roots.
Draghi on ‘competitiveness’: new wine in an old bottle
The Draghi report contains some useful proposals but fails to match up to the challenges the European Union is facing.
Renewables and agriculture—friends, not foes
There is enough land in Europe for wholly renewable energy without compromising nature protection or food production.
The case for a global climate assembly
Only a minority of respondents in recent surveys trust their governments to achieve a just transition.
‘Better regulation’? Capital first, society second
EU policies on better law-making are tipping the scales in favour of businesses, marginalising social and environmental concerns.
Draghi, Putin and economic warfare in Europe
It has yet to dawn on Europe’s leaders, Paul Mason writes, that the whole continent is implicated in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Criminalising climate protest while ignoring the crisis
The scales of justice are tilted against peaceful protesters—while those responsible for the crisis act with impunity.
Ireland, the EU and the Apple tax case
Ireland led the ‘race to the bottom’ on corporate taxation. The tide is beginning to turn.
Germany’s border controls—wrecking EU solidarity
Europe must fast-track the Pact on Migration and Asylum to prevent chaos.
Saving the planet from plastics
If corporate interests undermine efforts to reduce plastic manufacturing, they will derail the fight against climate change.
Incentives in reverse: returning Ukrainian refugees
Controversial proposals addressed to Ukrainian refugees may perversely only keep them in exile.
Trust in crisis: Europe’s social contract under threat
The corrosion of trust underlies many of the social pathologies of today—but there are solutions.
Europe’s great tax divide
Hard-pressed Europeans bear most of the tax-raising brunt, while the wealthy get away very lightly.
The Summit of the Future—committing to action
Ireland’s president sends a message to fellow heads of state and government as they ready for New York.