Agreement on migration or political gesture?
The package to show Europe is in control of irregular arrivals is a triumph of performance over policy.
The EU must rise to the enlargement challenge
A host of obstacles to realising the enlargement perspective of the summit in December can be surmounted with political will.
Why organisations must embrace ‘open source’
Sharing information accelerates the pace of co-innovation, facilitating inter- and multi-disciplinary research and study.
The west must face reality in Ukraine
Whereas the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, is willing to throw everything at this war, Ukraine’s backers are losing their resolve.
Germany: the ‘sick man’ of Europe—but ‘dumb’ as well?
The austerity package stemming from an adverse Constitutional Court ruling, Peter Bofinger writes, defies logic.
EU enlargement, reform and the missing citizens
EU institutional reform should be about the citizenry. So what happened to the Conference on the Future of Europe?
The sustainability transition needs a new narrative
To ensure broad-based support for wholesale change, policy-makers will need to pursue an equitable transformation.
Neoliberalism: still to shrug off its mortal coil
In 2011 Colin Crouch’s The Strange Non-death of Neoliberalism appeared to acclaim. Its author reflects on a shifting landscape since.
The German debt brake—reform urgent
The Schuldenbremse is often depicted as a bulwark against inflation. Actually, it can contribute to rising prices.
AFL-CIO/Microsoft AI partnership: model to copy?
Workers must have a collective voice in the design of artificial-intelligence systems for the workplace.
Normalising the far right: a warning from Austria
Facing the threat from right-wing populism at June’s Euro-elections, Austria offers lessons for progressives.
Yesterday, today and the shadow of fascism
Why has the far right returned, after Holocaust and war? Chaos unnerves the vulnerable, sugaring fascism’s hollow promises.
A warning to Scrooges: cut long working hours
A right to disconect, collective bargaining and public procurement are the levers to reduce excessive working hours.
Competition policy: turn to the labour market
Weak competition on labour markets means wages are often set below the market-clearing level.
Maritime needs stronger wind to cut its emissions
The European Commission’s plan to extend the Emissions Trading Scheme to the sector falls short in driving decarbonisation.
2024: a year that will decide the future
The European Green Deal faces a fork in the road—between the politics of hope and the politics of fear—as the June elections loom.
Sharp energy-price shock met fuzzy responses
National measures adopted amid the energy crisis missed the opportunity to pursue social and climate goals.