Ukraine’s journalists battle for their independence
A report out today highlights how independent media will be as critical as funding for Ukraine’s postwar recovery.
Industrial policy is back—but Europe must now lead
EU ‘strategic autonomy’ requires a revitalised industrial policy which goes beyond the national container.
Equality bodies: how things stand on EU standards
EU standards for national equality bodies have come a step closer but there is work for the European Parliament to do.
AI, platforms and (human) workers’ rights
Not just the AI Act but the platform-work directive will be critical for human controls on automated management.
An EU framework for artists’ working conditions, finally?
A framework for conditions in the cultural sector is back on the agenda. This time it must stay there.
Childcare as a catalyst—Portugal’s bold step
Portugal’s rolling out of free universal childcare offers a model in social investment and tackling inequality.
‘Male’ and ‘breadwinner’—breaking the link
Heterosexual couples in which the woman is the only earner report lower life satisfaction, according to new research.
Moving—bottom-up—beyond the crisis in Kosovo
Civil-society-led dialogue will be key if disinformation is to be rebutted and trust is to be rebuilt.
The Global Rights Index and building a better world
Attacks on workers’ rights are on the rise—in no region of the world can they be taken for granted any longer.
Orbán, ethnonationalism and xenophobia
Rejection of the EU’s latest plan for a co-ordinated approach to people movement stems from Orbán’s redefinition of Hungary.
Seeing through Orbán’s anti-‘woke’ smokescreen
Western liberals, Eszter Kováts writes, should avoid being seduced by Hungary’s authoritarian mouthpieces.
Nanterre and the suburbs: the lid comes off
When police shot a teenager dead this week in Paris, a rumbling pressure-cooker of social grievance exploded.
EU needs to take violence against women seriously
A clash is looming between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on including rape in a coming directive.
Profit-driven inflation—the policy implications
It’s time to strengthen labour in the face of inflation, not to continue trying to weaken it.
EU competition policy needs a fundamental rethink
Competition policy has been based on a presumption of market equilibrium. Mushrooming corporate power has passed it by.
Disabled people and the right to personal assistance
Coming EU guidance on independent living should not squander the chance to improve the lives of millions of disabled people.
Cultivating inclusion through EU film funding
Audio description and audio subtitling should become eligibility criteria for EU-funded film projects.