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Better relations between Ankara-Brussels require cool heads and bold moves. The Dutch election results are encouraging news, both for the EU and its relations with Ankara. The Dutch have rejected…
Emergency action to enhance healthcare and unemployment insurance might signal a paradigm shift for the union from market integration to providing public goods.
Note: This is a follow-up to my previous piece. Please read that piece first. The Responsible Reporter’s Problem Responsible reporters in the media normally transcribe political speeches so that they…
A referendum on a 1945-style solidarity tax on fortunes above €100 million would give France’s left the clarity it lacks.
Despite the history of our continent, many centuries of which were tarnished by war, suffering, expropriation of resources and exploitation of colonised peoples, the European Union today faces a unique…
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz has been writing about America’s economically divided society since the 1960s. His recent book, The Price of Inequality, argues that this division is holding the country…
In a world gripped by far-right populism, Spain’s progressive government proves that advancing the welfare state—not merely defending it—is the best vaccine against reactionary politics.
History provides many examples of authoritarian rule achieved through formally democratic procedures. To these we should add the EU Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance (TSCG, also known as the…
The UK government has agreed with its EU partners to start Brexit negotiations today (June 19), with an all-day timetable starting at 0900 GMT and ending at around 1700; David…
With the Rust Belt up for grabs, Kamala Harris faces a last-minute fight to stop Trump and protect the future of American democracy.
Facts matter in this referendum. Yet politics has always been about feelings and emotion as much as statistics and experience. Why else, for instance, would anti-immigrant sentiment often be highest…
In Rome, EU leaders pledged to build a “prosperous and sustainable Europe” where “economies converge”. Fine words – but empty ones without more investment, especially in Member States with weaker…
Multilateral development banks believe private investment can meet developing economies’ climate and development needs.
The debate on AI has focused mainly on its potential effect on employment. The impact on equality should not however be missed.
I used to enjoy researching European integration because the subject struck me as a rich laboratory for distilling evidence on the dark undersides of national governments. I have learned quite…
Not just the AI Act but the platform-work directive will be critical for human controls on automated management.