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Why Europe Needs A New Social Federalism

Étienne Balibar, Justine Lacroix, Dominique Méda, Thomas Piketty, Katharina Pistor, Guillaume Sacriste, Antoine Vauchez and Jonathan White

As empires grab resources and discard international law, the EU must forge a new social federalism—or become a vassal.

Should Comparative Economics Still Exist?

Branko Milanovic

Branko Milanovic asks whether we should continue to teach comparative economic systems to broaden students' horizons, or if the global ubiquity of capitalism renders such historical study obsolete.

Putting People at the Heart of the AI Revolution in Finance

Diletta Porcheddu and Sara Prosdocimi

Europe's financial sector is racing to adopt artificial intelligence—but workers are being left behind without a voice in the transformation.

Trump Has Abandoned the World

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown emphasizes that America’s withdrawal from 66 international organizations is at odds with global public opinion.

Why the Left Must Defend Central Bank Independence

Guillaume Duval

Donald Trump's assault on the Federal Reserve should finally convince progressives that monetary autonomy is a democratic necessity.

AI Note-Takers at Work: The Silent Threat to Privacy and Compliance

Aida Ponce Del Castillo

AI transcription tools promise efficiency but bring legal exposure, surveillance risks, and threats to fundamental rights.

Why Is Putin Silent on Venezuela?

Nina L Khrushcheva

Nina L. Khrushcheva suspects that the Trump administration’s recent actions may have shaken the Russian leader’s confidence.

Hungary’s ‘National Consultations’ Are Not Referendums—Stop Treating Them as Such

Márk Stégmayer

Viktor Orbán's pseudo-democratic questionnaires manufacture consent rather than measure it, yet European media uncritically repeat their results as fact.

The EU’s Regulatory Retreat on ESG Risks Reigniting Financial Instability

Brigita Schmögnerová

The rush to "simplify" sustainability reporting ignores the lessons of 2008 and imperils Europe's financial system.

Romania’s Tiger Economy Is Running Out of Fuel

Jeffrey Sommers and Cosmin Marian

The EU's fastest-growing economy of the past two decades risks stalling unless it dramatically increases its rock-bottom spending on research and education.

What Jürgen Habermas Misses About American Democracy

Christophe Sente

Europe's leading public intellectual offers a flawed, Eurocentric reading of US politics that obscures more than it reveals.

America’s New Age of Empire

Joseph Stiglitz

Joseph E. Stiglitz thinks the rest of the world should plan for the worst and pursue a policy of containment of the US.

Why Social Democrats Must Stop Defending and Start Transforming

Miguel Xavier

The centre-left's defensive crouch has made it look like a guardian of an unfair status quo—radical reformism offers escape.

Appeasing Trump Makes Him More Dangerous by the Day

Frank Hoffer

Europe's leaders, paralysed by fear, are repeating the mistakes of the 1930s—and hastening their own irrelevance.

Can Hungary’s Opposition Finally Break Orbán’s Grip on Power?

Stephen Pogány

After 15 years of Fidesz rule, an unlikely challenger threatens Viktor Orbán's grip on Hungary but formidable obstacles remain.

Don’t Mourn, Organise: Europe’s Path Through Global Turbulence

Judith Kirton-Darling and Isabelle Barthès

As geopolitical threats mount and the far right advances, Europe must respond with principled strength and genuine industrial renewal.

Strength Without Weight: Ideas For A Post-Bureaucratic State

Geoff Mulgan

Geoff Mulgan reimagines the state as a lean, agile force that delivers power without the drag of bureaucracy.

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New Edition - Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2025

Can Europe preserve its distinctive social model while simultaneously rearming, reindustrialising, and reorganising its economy in a more conflictual and competitive world? This is the central question raised in this new edition of the Bilan social, a reference publication released every spring for more than 25 years by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the European Social Observatory (OSE).

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Is financial resilience and trust in Europe faltering?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, host Mary McCaughey and senior researcher Eszter Sandor unpack the results of the 2025 Living and Working in the EU e-survey. While headline inflation has stabilised at 2.1%, the data reveals a continent gripped by chronic precariousness, with 57% of respondents now at risk of depression. Mary and Eszter explore how this economic insecurity is impacting institutional trust and democratic engagement.

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Read the book "The open future and its enemies" 

A robust democracy must not leave the future in the hands of the alliance between Big Tech and the far right. AI must be politically reined in and democratically shaped so that humanity retains its sovereignty.

Artificial intelligence is regarded as the driving force of progress. Yet it has long since become a challenge to democracy. The book argues that uncontrolled AI will erode our freedom, self-determination and democracy.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2026

Minimum wage policy across Europe has shifted significantly, with many EU countries raising wages above average and anchoring them to adequate living standards. This trend is consolidating as countries increasingly adopt the reference values recommended in the European Minimum Wage Directive — recently upheld by the European Court of Justice.

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S&D Africa Days 2026

We are pleased to invite you to save the date for the S&D Africa Days 2026, taking place on 30 June and 1 July 2026, in Brussels. 

At a time when Africa is too often viewed through narrow and one-sided narratives, this initiative reflects a key political priority for the S&D Group: to advance a renewed, forward-looking partnership of equals between Europe and Africa based on equality, solidarity, social justice and shared progress. 

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“What is the actual purpose of the state?” – this central question is the focus of the analysis. At a time when bureaucratic processes are making life difficult for citizens, the paper proposes a three-part model. It aims at a conception of the state as a platform that helps society build the capabilities it needs to address its problems effectively.

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