The imperative of reforming EU economic governance
Finance ministers must forestall reapplication of the existing fiscal rules, to prevent a disastrous renewal of austerity.
The fight against human trafficking
As trilogue negotiations begin, the EU is on the home stretch of a crucial directive for victims of human trafficking.
How industry can launder a health-risking substance
Titanium dioxide should remain classified as carcinogenic within the EU—despite industry interference.
Sweden: a social model losing its sheen
Sweden’s much-lauded model of prosperity and social comfort is threatened by a lack of public investment.
A new world order: from warring states to citizens
It will take decades of intellectual effort, Paul Mason writes, before a new world order emerges from the cumulative chaos.
Germany and Ukraine: avoiding refugee tensions
A potential conflict of national interests over Ukrainian refugees needs to be anticipated and pre-empted.
‘Women’s economics’ goes mainstream
Claudia Goldin’s Nobel prize puts women’s labour-force participation and the gender pay gap at the centre of economics.
Rethinking globalisation in an age of crises
We need to find a path to peaceful coexistence and co-operation, fixing the social and economic damage of the last three decades
US electric-car maker faces Swedish union shock
Tesla faces its first ever strike after refusing to negotiate with the Swedish trade union IF Metall.
Equality for persons with disabilities on the move
The European Commission has put its disability cards on the table but it is not a full hand.
Global tax evasion: the good and the bad news
A genuine assault on individual and corporate tax evasion, Jayati Ghosh writes, would tap vast revenue resources.
Making the twin transition: skills at a premium
The European Union Year of Skills needs to deliver a ‘right to training’ for workers.
Beyond numbers: securing gender equality in politics
Most focus on women’s political participation has emphasised boosting its supply. But demand is the bigger problem.
Gender equality: focus on the world of work
A rebalanced distribution of paid and unpaid work is a prerequisite of gender equality in employment.
Pay transparency: closing the gender pay gap
In segregated labour markets, women need hypothetical comparators and collective support to make equal-pay claims.
Dangers ahead for the platform-work directive
The presumption of employment status for ‘gig’ workers has been diluted by the member states in negotiations.
The EU and the inevitability of immigration
Climate change and socio-economic trends will make large-scale migrations inevitable in the coming decades.