Due-diligence directive—key issues for final negotiations
Corporate due diligence is not just about auditing. Key to sustaining people and planet, ambition is required.
New EU fiscal rules: a democratic deficit
The proposed new rules would give member states more role in defining their ‘fiscal paths’—just not parliaments.
ILO condemns Belarus’ violation of union rights
The International Labour Conference has taken an unprecedented step to challenge Lukashenka’s denial of freedom of association.
The circular economy: a geometry lesson
Equating circularity with narrowing and slowing lets virtually all businesses join the bandwagon.
Where is Poland heading, with elections looming?
Amid huge demonstrations against the populist government, buffeted by legal challenges, the stakes could not be higher.
New SPÖ leader: can he stem the far-right surge?
After months of strife among Austria’s social democrats—and an election screw-up—they have a new leader.
Barcelona: a feminist municipalism now at risk
Barcelona has shown the transformative role urban municipalities can play in conjunction with local civil society.
Is Spain on the right track?
If Spaniards vote for the right next month, Spain would be yet another country in its growing European bulwark.
Crisis at Britain’s CBI holds lessons for others
Organisations which want to end workplace harassment must start by addressing power imbalances.
Central and eastern Europe: a renewable-energy win-win
CEE countries have large wind and solar potential. Greening power supplies would also reduce prices.
Tackling inequality in the city—Cape Town
Today’s global cities are characterised by high inequality. They need supportive multi-level governance to address it.
Reform of EU fiscal rules—more ambition needed
What the European Commission proposes makes sense as far as it goes. But that is not nearly far enough.
How green Europeans can cure Earth’s climate blues
The EU needs to redouble efforts to build coalitions and form alliances with key states—especially in the global south.
Exploiting every crisis: why the FPÖ is topping the polls
At the heart of the scandal that broke the right-wing coalition government in 2019, the Freedom Party is now riding high.
EU enlargement: prospects and challenges
The geopolitical impetus behind further EU enlargement meets formidable forces of inertia.
Erdoğan, ultranationalists and ‘family values’
The victorious Turkish president is likely to pursue a hardline conservative agenda with his ultranationalist allies.
Decarbonising the built environment: circularity key
The World Circular Economy Forum meets today in Helsinki—construction is one of the biggest challenges.