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All work and low pay—Europe’s migrant workforce

Ankita Anand

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

Ned Hercock

Europeans are living through an extraordinary historical moment. Great contemporary works of art help them grasp it.

Ursula von der Leyen—the accidental president

Alberto Alemanno

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

Barbara Gerstenberger

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

Isabel Paliotta and Ben Snelson

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

Jana Hrckova and Daniel Lissoni

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

Chloe Kenny and Paola Panzeri

Firefighter numbers have been cut, when investment—especially in prevention—is key to stemming Europe’s wildfires.

Collective bargaining: Romania shows the way

Oliver Roethig and Stan De Spiegelaere

Romania’s recent law strengthening collective bargaining offers a way forward for the European Union.

Why labour can be in short supply

Tina Weber and Dragoș Adăscăliței

Improving job quality is key to addressing labour shortages In the European Union.

Social protection: enhancing benefit take-up

Olivier De Schutter

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

Lily Lynch

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

Enrico Donda

A proposed EU regulation on methane emissions must be strengthened, not diluted, to address a planet on fire.

After the ‘Beijing consensus’

Antara Haldar

China’s development model has often been positioned as an alternative to the long-dominant ‘Washington consensus’.

Trade policy: a call for solidarity

Werner Raza

The age of unbridled free trade is rightfully over. Solidarity should be the new leitmotif of trade policy.

Russia is winning the information war

Aiste Merfeldaite

In Europe the struggle by Ukraine has largely been seen as a defence of universal norms. But around the world that is far from universal.

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The European Employment and Social Rights Forum was back in Brussels and online on 3-4 March 2026

This year’s edition addressed the EU’s response to the challenges many people face today: the rising cost of living, job insecurity, and changes in the labour market. Opinion leaders, policymakers, businesses, academics and civil society are invited to explore bold ideas to support Europe’s greatest strength: its people.

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