Tax on billionaires—political vaccine against the far right
Real solutions to the crises fuelling the far right needs demand public investment. The super-rich must pay their share.
Climate capabilities: realising the green transition
People are not unaware of climate change, Lisa Pelling writes. But they find it difficult to imagine the green transition.
The future of work: getting ready for tomorrow today
There is no single future for the world of work—and it is up to policy-makers to shape it.
Social rights—securing Europe’s future
In Vilnius, at a high-level conference on the European Social Charter, it felt like a paradigm shift was taking place.
Pensions in Switzerland: how a rise was won
Swiss workers face a better retirement outlook thanks to a successful trade-union initiative.
Agriculture emissions: Danes not following the herd
Denmark’s tax on greenhouse-gas emissions from agriculture is a reason for hope—but not complacency.
Breaking the chains: subcontracting in the EU
Johan Danielsson, Marc Angel, Gabriele Bischoff, Eero Heinäluoma, Marit Maij, Evelyn Regner, Kathleen Van Brempt and Marianne Vind
Legislation is needed to limit the length of subcontracting chains.
How to puncture the populist right in Europe
The far right’s national-populist narrative has gone largely unchallenged—despite its utter incoherence.
George Orwell and Europe’s new normal
Marine Le Pen’s far-right party has won the electoral first round in France. Welcome to a Europe Orwell would have recognised.
The destitution that sets the UK apart from Europe
Social stigma against welfare benefits has made devastating poverty acceptable in Britain.
After the Euro-elections: a trade-union agenda
Good jobs and responsible investments are essential among the EU’s new political priorities.
Leaving the Energy Charter Treaty—it’s not so easy
The European Union has given notice of its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty. There is still much to do.
European Social Charter—political will needed
Robust enforcement of the European Social Charter is key to strengthening workers’ and trade-union rights across Europe.
Social rights in Europe—in need of a new impulse?
The backdrop to the European Social Charter is the historical relationship between peace and social justice.
Ukraine: Putin’s ‘reality’ … and the real world
A proposal for a ceasefire from Ukraine would not only stem the bloodshed but allow it to win the peace.
Italy: a ‘post-fascist’ assault on democratic checks
The Meloni government in Italy is betting everything on radical and polarising constitutional reforms.
The European visa system—a barrier to ideas exchange
Visa rules need an overhaul to facilitate global co-operation in a runaway world, Ankita Anand writes.