The Digital Imperative for European SMEs
Europe's SME digital divide persists despite EU efforts, with financial constraints and skills shortages hindering transformation.
Why Europe Needs an Industrial Policy for Services
Manufacturing can't create jobs anymore. Services must step up—with smart policy to boost productivity.
Digital Europe: Brand of Countries or Countries with a Brand?
The EU abolished physical borders decades ago, yet digital walls fragment the continent more than ever before.
Belgian Workers March Against Austerity As Government Targets The Most Vulnerable
Bold promises of sustainable jobs and increased purchasing power have evaporated into austerity measures that spare only the wealthy.
The “Deliveroo” Theory of Politics
Populists win despite delivery: identity politics, grievance, and scapegoating trump economic performance and competence.
The Roots of Europe’s Mental Health Crisis Run Deep
Europe's mental health crisis demands urgent action on social conditions, not just healthcare services.
Keir Starmer Finds His Fighting Spirit: Labour’s Blueprint to Beat Back the Far Right
With Reform surging ahead, Labour must win the narrative battle or face electoral oblivion by 2029.
Could Ukraine’s Reparations Loan End The EU’s Paralysing Foreign Policy Veto?
A €140 billion loan secured against frozen Russian assets may force Europe to abandon unanimity voting—and finally give the EU real geopolitical power.
The Sun Sets on the Transatlantic Dream
As Trump weakens Western alliances and democracy erodes at home, Europeans confront a painful truth: yesterday's world is gone.
Finland’s Right-Wing Coalition Plans Fifty Years of Austerity Through National Debt Brake
Finland's government wants public debt below 40 percent of GDP, forcing decades of cuts stricter than EU rules.
Restoring Public-Sector Capacity Where It Counts
Cities face crises first. Investing in capable, adaptive local governments is essential for resilience, inclusion, and democracy.
How to Get European Territories Future-Ready
The EU must abandon insularity and embrace global partnerships in futures governance to secure its place in a rapidly changing world.
How to Control the Increase of Income Inequality Due to New Technologies?
New technologies drive inequality by concentrating capital income. Three policy approaches can help spread ownership and moderate disparities.
Investing in Our Children’s Future Starts with Supporting the Workers Who Care for Them
Despite EU commitments to equality, children at risk of poverty remain severely underrepresented in early childhood education programs.
Trump Puts America Up for Sale: Everything Now Comes With a Price Tag
From $100,000 work visas to million-dollar “gold cards,” Trump turns government services into transactions for the highest bidder.