‘Building back better’: a promise fulfilled?
Three years on, the lesson of the EU’s post-pandemic recovery fund is that building economic resilience is a long-term endeavour.
International sport: the rules of the game
Power imbalances in international sport, Ankita Anand writes, reflect the global north-south disparity.
The farmers’ protests, the far right and the fallout
The EU must stop giving ground on its climate vows—unless it wants to help the far right ride to victory.
European Works Councils: on a road to further reform
The latest proposals from the European Commission could put European Works Councils on a firmer footing.
Ukraine war: Zelenskyy’s very risky move
Kyiv needs a fundamental rethink of its strategy, not just a reshuffle of the military leadership.
Amazon: call to ban its lobbyists backed
Support is mobilised behind the demand by MEPs that Amazon’s lobbyists be barred from the European Parliament.
Strike wave in Finland—a legacy of trust in transition?
A wave of strikes has followed moves by the government in Helsinki to interfere with workers’ rights.
Rare earths, geopolitics and a village called Ulefoss
Strategic autonomy meets local democracy at the resource frontier while Europe pushes ahead with the green transition.
Quality early years services: building the future Europe
Early childhood education and care workers must be recruited, rewarded, recognised and retained.
Ukraine and Europe: speaking truth to ourselves
The war in Ukraine has two major implications for Europe and Europeans. Unfortunately, they are contradictory.
Germany’s protests: defying a national stereotype
The wave of demonstrations against the Alternative für Deutschland is no surprise, given Germany’s postwar history.
Renewable electricity in Europe—wind in its sails
The EU’s power sector is in the middle of a monumental shift from fossil-fuel to renewable generation.
Backsliding in Belgrade: Serbia’s European future
Serbia is rapidly veering off its accession course, with a potentially fraudulent election and growing distance from EU foreign policy.
Due-diligence directive: it can’t be unpicked
A key decision is awaited on the directive on corporate sustainability due diligence—facing rearguard corporate resistance.
Strengthening social cohesion amid the polycrisis
Unconventional policies buttressed a decline in inequality and poverty in the EU. Renewed austerity might endanger it.
Technological development: valuing labour
Technological innovation at work should be thought of in terms of supporting labour, not supplanting it.
Fighting poverty: directive on minimum income needed
As the European elections loom, legislation addressing the root causes of poverty must move to the top of the agenda.