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?
Why we are on Brussels’ streets
Tens of thousands of Belgian workers today demand better wages and purchasing power.
Working from a distance: remote or removed?
Remote work will outlast the pandemic. But workers must be inoculated against the risks.
Blindspots in free movement lead to homelessness
Mobile EU citizens can fall through national safety nets.
The urgent need for a post-growth society
Converting to an economy based on need rather than accumulation is not just an ecological imperative but a social desideratum.
Von der Leyen is losing ground
If the European Union does not stand up for the rule of law in Poland and Hungary, it will embolden authoritarians everywhere.
Boris Johnson: blustering on
The grandiose promises Johnson makes to survive, Paul Mason writes, rely on a state like those ... in the European Union.
Why countries should scrap the Energy Charter Treaty
The treaty stands in the way of signatories implementing the IEA’s exhortation to stop investing in fossil fuels.
Climate and security—never more closely linked
Far from reversing EU action on climate change, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has boosted a wave of more ambitious policies.
A social approach to climate change
‘Just transition’ is an idea whose time has come. But where did the Just Transition Fund come from?
A new Atlantic Charter
Ending the war in Ukraine and establishing a lasting peace in Europe require a new security architecture.
Getting deglobalisation right
This year's gathering of business and political elites in Davos recognised a basic truth—without reckoning with past mistakes.
Ukraine re-emphasises need to combat human trafficking
Trafficking linked to the Ukraine exodus underscores the need to tackle this scourge—and for a unified EU response.
European solidarity: silver linings through dark clouds
Say it quietly but adversity is bringing Europe together.
The paradox of inequality
Kate Pickett explains how to turn the vicious circle of inequality and social mistrust into a virtuous one.
WhatsApp Europe?
How official instant messaging can be made accessible is a big question. Whether it is compatible with democracy is a bigger one.