Tackling the scourge of racism across the EU
The latest survey by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights shows racism is pervasive and persistent.
Media freedom: Europe’s media cannot be half-free
EU member states must not water down critical legislation protecting media independence and pluralism.
Vladimir Putin’s killer patriotism
Last year’s ‘partial mobilisation’ triggered a backlash against the Kremlin and Putin is fearful of a repeat.
Unfreezing the frames: media diversity in Europe
Europe’s media need to be more diverse, Ankita Anand writes, to reflect accurately the world on which they report.
Geert Wilders and Dutch coalition prospects
The election victory in the Netherlands for the Party for Freedom fits into a wider picture of European radical-right populism.
Worldwide strikes, protests—making Amazon pay
The monopoly online retailer has extracted vast rents from workers and citizens who are raising their voices globally.
For equality and the climate, a European wealth tax
The richest 10 per cent of Europeans are responsible for the same carbon emissions as the poorer half of the population.
Big Tech lobbying is derailing the AI Act
Behind closed doors, the companies have fiercely lobbied the European Union to leave advanced artificial-intelligence systems unregulated.
Green jobs: from challenge to opportunity
Greening our economies offers a unique opportunity to improve job quality in Europe. Justice for workers should be at the core.
Central-bank independence: the beginning of the end?
Rising interest rates have devalued central banks’ assets, creating demands for recapitalisation. Time for a debate.
EU member states threaten progress on air quality
The Council of the EU’s position would continue to expose the poorest to toxic air for years to come.
Ukraine and Moldova to test new accession process
Ukraine and Moldova have taken a huge step towards European Union membership but hazards lie ahead.
Italy, Albania, asylum and ‘European values’
Albania’s agreement to process offshore asylum-seekers heading for Italy, Lily Lynch writes, is not a good look.
Is Germany going authoritarian-left?
Sahra Wagenknecht's new party has a questionable support base and doubtful prospects—like others of its kind across Europe.
COP28 must focus on the climate-fuelled health crisis
The data show we are heading toward catastrophe, yet world leaders refuse to recognise the urgency of phasing out fossil fuels.
Prioritising profits over Europe’s childcare
As in adult long-term care, corporations are accruing rents from publicly funded childcare, exploiting workers and children.
Ensuring a just Europe for all children
More children are at risk of poverty than before the pandemic—early childhood education and care is critical.