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All Quiet on the Eastern Front

Frank Hoffer

Russia's war on Ukraine grinds into its fifth year, yet the Kremlin's strategic position is deteriorating on every front.

How Gender Attitudes Shape Climate Concerns

Rahel Weier, Miriam Rehm and Neva Löw

Women are more likely to worry about the climate crisis than men. The concept of “hegemonic masculinity” explains this gender gap.

Right-Wing Think Tanks Are Building a New Hegemony — Europe’s Progressives Must Fight Back

Gabriela Greilinger

US plans to bankroll MAGA-aligned think tanks in Europe demand a forceful counterhegemonic response from democratic forces.

Will Democracy Govern Capitalism — or Be Consumed by It?

Joseph Stiglitz and Jayati Ghosh

Taxing extreme wealth and multinationals is essential to defeating "21st-century Caesarism" and reclaiming democratic governance from the global elite.

Europe’s Industrial Workers Back the Green Transition — It’s Political Chaos They Cannot Stomach

Caroline Pilatowicz

Austrian workers embrace sustainability but demand an end to the policy reversals that undermine their confidence and competitiveness.

Democratise Firms to Save Democracy and the Planet

Isabelle Ferreras

To sustain democratic states, we must dismantle the autocracies that persist in our workplaces.

The World Needs Europe to Get Its Act Together – Fast

Dani Rodrik

If Europe is to assert itself on the global stage it needs to restore its self-confidence. Europe’s leaders must have the courage to chart their own course.

Back to the Future: Resisting Fascist Capitalism’s Great Reset

Lina Gálvez Muñoz

Against plutocrats and autocrats, the progressive response must be active defence of equality—not as slogan, but also as material condition.

Britain Must Choose Europe—and Its Leaders Need to Admit It

Paul Mason

The great powers have competing theories of victory; Britain's path leads inevitably to alignment with Europe.

Made in Europe Must Serve Workers, Not Wealthy Shareholders

Jan Willem Goudriaan

Europe's industrial policy risks becoming a corporate giveaway unless strict social and environmental conditions are attached.

How Europe Can Finally Deliver on Its Promise to Children

Dominic Afscharian and Torben Fischer

Nearly a quarter of EU children face poverty—member states must learn from each other's policy successes.

Europe and the End of the Post-War International Order

Stephen Pogány

As great powers abandon international law with impunity, Europe must unite or risk fragmentation and subordination.

Deregulating Workers’ Rights Will Not Save European Industry — It Will Only Deepen the Crisis

Judith Kirton-Darling and Isabelle Barthès

Blaming labour protections for factory closures is not industrial policy — it is avoidance dressed as reform.

The Digital Omnibus: Eroding Worker Protection and Rights

Aida Ponce Del Castillo

The European Commission's "simplification" package is, in fact, a deregulatory intervention that weakens workers' data rights.

Europe’s Best Tools for Countering Trump

Daniel Gros

Daniel Gros recommends targeted export tariffs, taxes on royalties, and the elimination of US Treasuries’ risk-free status.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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A more strategic Europe? Risks and opportunities for the world of work

Europe’s ambition to achieve strategic autonomy is at risk of being undermined from within, according to the annual flagship report by the ETUI and the ETUC. Despite signs of macroeconomic resilience, weakening investment, stalled decarbonisation and growing labour market fragilities are eroding the very foundations on which Europe’s power depends. Once again, the Benchmarking Working Europe 2026 report stands out as an invaluable resource, providing a comprehensive set of indicators illustrated through more than 60 graphs and tables, with analysis from ETUI researchers.

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Is financial resilience and trust in Europe faltering?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, host Mary McCaughey and senior researcher Eszter Sandor unpack the results of the 2025 Living and Working in the EU e-survey. While headline inflation has stabilised at 2.1%, the data reveals a continent gripped by chronic precariousness, with 57% of respondents now at risk of depression. Mary and Eszter explore how this economic insecurity is impacting institutional trust and democratic engagement.

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The Spring issue of The Progressive Post is out!

In geopolitics, 2026 is challenging our certainties: from the abduction of the Venezuelan president, over the open US threats to 'take' Greenland, to the US-Israeli war on Iran. This issue tries to determine what comes next, debating power politics in the 21st century. We also examine the European Commission's first Anti-Poverty Strategy as well as the EU's need for proactive adaptation measures, exploring the legislation, resources and mechanisms to climate-proof our future.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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