Capturing the pessimists—exploiting status concerns
Concerns about status can sustain parties which promise change through nationhood.
Europe needs drastic pesticide reduction
A leaked proposal from the European Commission would favour the agrochemical industry, not the citizenry.
How Europe can include Ukrainian refugees in society
European countries should start preparing to integrate the new arrivals for the long term.
Europe’s agriculture and care—mistreated migrants
Informal migrant workers are denied basic social protection and the chance to integrate.
Rebutting the assaults on gender equality
Tackling gender-based violence, on which an EU directive proposal is expected today, is key to restoring momentum to the feminist cause.
Covid-19 didn’t cause the care crisis—privatisation did
The scandal of Europe’s biggest eldercare operator highlights how a public good has been turned into a private asset class.
The global struggle for democracy is in Ukraine
Russia’s military assault on Ukraine caps a period of political attacks on democracy around the world.
Reclaim your space—a feminist outcry for equality
There is so much to do to bring about gender equality in Europe. Much too much for only one day of the year.
Taking the heat out of energy prices
Instead of higher interest rates, Peter Bofinger urges lower VAT on energy and temporary suspension of the CO2 trading system.
Ukraine’s EU membership: still some way off
There has been a positive response to the appeal by the Ukrainian president for EU membership. But it won’t come soon.
Services, value chains and the global south
Insertion into global value chains in services is no hand-up panacea for the least-developed countries.
From shock therapy to Putin’s war
Putin is alone responsible for the war in Ukraine but prominent westerners played a key role in Russia's post-Soviet trajectory.
Labour’s opportunity: a multi-party government
If the Conservatives are to be defeated at the next Westminster election, Labour must back a coalition alternative.
Democracy and security in the EU’s neighbourhood
Nicoletta Pirozzi opens a Social Europe column by sketching the political vision the EU must hold out to its neighbours such as Ukraine.
Ukraine’s refugees: hospitality required
It’s time for the rest of Europe to show solidarity with Ukrainians through temporary protection of refugees.
Solidarity in time of war
The Russian invasion of Ukraine demands a multi-pronged, enduring European response sending a very clear signal to the Kremlin.
Ordinary Russians don’t want this war
The Russian president has launched his invasion of Ukraine but the attack could severely destabilise his regime.