Slovakia: could this be Fico’s last hurrah?
The populist’s party topped the poll once more in the elections in Slovakia. Yet green political shoots emerged too.
How finance became the problem
Finance has become the driving force behind most decision-making. We seem to have unlearned politics.
Making EU economic governance fit for purpose
Investing in the future and reforming the fiscal rules are essential, while decentralising and democratising economic governance.
Backtracking on a green and just transition?
The Granada declaration will signal whether Europe’s leaders can rise to the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises.
G7 versus the BRICS: taking stock in 12 figures
Can China and Russia offer an alternative social model to the universal norms they reject? The evidence says no.
Powering up: the EU and solar energy
A new approach is needed towards the photovoltaic industry in Europe.
Nagorno-Karabakh: it’s not over yet
The EU should have seen this crisis coming and deployed sanctions against its 'reliable energy partner'.
Sweden’s climate policy—off the rails
A government beholden to the radical right, Lisa Pelling writes, is a warning to Europe the green transition can go into reverse.
Detroit, Joe Biden and a union renaissance
For decades in the US, unions have atrophied while inequality has soared. The UAW strike may be a sign of changing times.
The OECD and the Great Monetary Restriction
Stubborn attachment to monetary tightening as the cure for inflation will needlessly sacrifice economic activity and jobs.
Prostitution is not a free choice for women
The feminist goal is abolition of prostitution—not acceptance of it and mere defence of ‘sex workers’.
Abuse at work: who bears the brunt?
When it comes to violence in the workplace, women and frontline workers are disproportionately the victims.
Ukraine’s cause: momentum is diminishing
In the Ukraine war, mixed signals among Kyiv’s allies in Europe and the United States hint at growing conflict fatigue.
Vienna social-housing model: celebrated but misused
The ‘Vienna model’ has been distorted to embrace private investment but its real redefinition should be ecological.
Social democracy versus the nativist right
If progressives are to defeat the populists, Jan Zielonka writes, they must offer a vision beyond the nation-state.
Which comes first—Big Toxics’ profits or health?
Stricter European Union regulation of toxic chemicals is being jeopardised by corporate lobbying.
Ukraine: journalists in Russia’s sights
Reports suggest that Russia has been deliberately targeting journalists in Ukraine—which is a war crime.