Tackling inflation from a pro-poor standpoint
Easements of the impact of inflation will still leave the poorest losing ground. Positive pro-poor policies are needed.
EU foreign & security policy: flexibility and leadership
Nicoletta Pirozzi argues that to mitigate its foreign policy dysfunctionalities the EU needs to end the unanimity requirement.
Airport chaos: security guards and cleaners still key
The ‘key’ workers of the pandemic need sustained recognition. The chaos at airports shows what happens otherwise.
Minimum-wages directive—history in the making
The directive fundamentally strengthens collective bargaining and trade union power.
Don’t cancel Russian culture
Refusing to engage with Russian culture will not change Putin’s calculations, let alone impel him to withdraw from Ukraine.
Growing out of inflation: a new supply-side policy
Reining in demand via monetary policy will not solve a supply problem.
Ukraine’s EU candidate status—not just symbolic
The prospects of Ukraine joining soon remain slim, but the EU has reacted differently than to the collapse of Yugoslavia.
European Roma and a new social Europe
The establishment of a Roma foundation provides an opportunity for a deep dialogue on the route from marginalisation to inclusion.
Clean power by 2035
A clean, expanded power system can be achieved in Europe by 2035—at no extra cost above stated plans.
EU carbon border tax could hurt developing countries
Europe should mitigate the protectionist threat in its climate agenda.
Ensuring adequate minimum wages in an age of inflation
Minimum wages have risen across Europe this year. Inflation is eroding them.
China to the rescue?
Who could soften the apocalyptic effects of the war in Ukraine on the global south? China could, says Branko Milanovic.
Public services should not be the victims of inflation
On UN Public Service Day, many public-service workers and the services they provide remain needlessly impoverished.
Let’s count what really matters
Tracking four alternative economic indicators would provide a very different view of comparative performance than GDP.
Ukraine and the geopolitics of the energy transition
The worst scenario of an ‘unjust transition’ has hoved into view with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But another Europe is possible.
From subsidising energy to reducing dependence
The only answer to energy price inflation is to reduce energy needs and dependence on fossil fuels, prioritising those on low incomes.
A social-democratic decade ahead?
Now Austria's SPÖ too has left its competitors far behind, Robert Misik asks: is the Zeitgeist moving to the left?