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.
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.
Russia’s dangerous nuclear consensus
The war in Ukraine has raised the spectre not only of Russia’s disintegration but also of a catastrophic nuclear confrontation.
Ryanair—on the side of Europe’s citizens?
The low-cost carrier has presented a petition to the European Commission attacking the right to strike.
Bologna’s riders: ‘It’s not for us but for everyone!’
The metropolitan struggles of food-delivery riders in Bologna carry lessons beyond their space and time.
Ukraine: renewable energy, war and reconstruction
Svitlana Romanko and Małgorzata Wiatros-Motyka
Key to Europe’s future energy security is rebuilding Ukraine’s Infrastructure with renewable energy.
Public services key to a Europe ‘beyond growth’
Livia Spera, Susan Flocken, Jan Willem Goudriaan and Nigel Dennis
Europe must reject a return to austerity and support the workers who promote social wellbeing.
After the Pegasus inquiry: watching Big Brother
The European Parliament’s inquiry on Pegasus is over; the struggle for freedom from illegitimate surveillance is not.
Europe’s green transition: securing the material base
To scale up, the EU needs clear pathways for clean-energy supply chains in mining and manufacturing.