EU enlargement—back to the future
How the European Union failed to deal with the collapse of Yugoslavia has lessons for the imperative of enlargement today.
Fostering public research or boosting Big Tech?
The European Health Data Space should serve patients and healthcare workers, not private profit.
Non-EU migrant workers—the ties that bind
The European Union stands at a fork in the road when it comes to its treatment of external migrant workers.
How the ECB’s ‘deposit facility’ subsidises banks
Banks profit from the European Central Bank´s interest-rate policy at the expense of taxpayers.
All work and low pay—Europe’s migrant workforce
To really end labour shortages, Ankita Anand writes, Europe must transform its contract with the global south.
The case for a European prize for art
Europeans are living through an extraordinary historical moment. Great contemporary works of art help them grasp it.
Ursula von der Leyen—the accidental president
The State of the European Union address reflected a union buffeted by a series of crises.
Job quality: a sine qua non, not just nice to have
Elevating job quality by resourcing workers better is pivotal to addressing today’s workplace and societal challenges.
Europe’s food systems—long past their expiry date
To counter the threats posed to climate, biodiversity, human health and societal wellbeing, food systems need urgent transformation.
Air quality critical for social justice and the environment
New European air laws can save lives and help the climate. A key vote takes place in the European Parliament today.
Feeling the heat: Europe’s firefighters need support
Firefighter numbers have been cut, when investment—especially in prevention—is key to stemming Europe’s wildfires.
Collective bargaining: Romania shows the way
Romania’s recent law strengthening collective bargaining offers a way forward for the European Union.
Why labour can be in short supply
Improving job quality is key to addressing labour shortages In the European Union.
Social protection: enhancing benefit take-up
Europe’s social-protection schemes are full of holes, affecting the most vulnerable most—but they can be fixed.
Exchanging glances: Serbia seduces illiberal America
The government of Aleksandar Vučić is trying to clean up its image, Lily Lynch writes—without having to clean up its act.
Cutting methane emissions: greater ambition needed
A proposed EU regulation on methane emissions must be strengthened, not diluted, to address a planet on fire.
After the ‘Beijing consensus’
China’s development model has often been positioned as an alternative to the long-dominant ‘Washington consensus’.