EU social agenda beyond 2024—no time to waste
As a high-level group on social protection and welfare reports today, Belgium’s social-affairs minister advances the next EU social agenda.
Europe’s stars must shine for artists and creatives
A Spanish decree to provide more security for artists and other cultural workers should accelerate EU-level action.
Ukraine war: attitudes changing to women soldiers
Attitudes to women in the Ukrainian military are changing as thousands serve on the front lines.
Setting standards for national equality bodies
Advancing gender equality in the EU depends on strong equality bodies in the member states.
Homelessness among asylum-seekers in Brussels
The ‘securitisation’ of migration and asylum has not only meant drownings in the Mediterranean but also destitution in Europe’s cities.
Social dialogue must be at the heart of Europe’s future
This week the European Commission will publish a proposal to revivify social dialogue. It must be more than words.
Labour conflicts in the digital age
Digitalisation is not technologically determined but socially shaped—including by new forms of collective action.
Making labour law fit for all those who labour
EU anti-discrimination law applies to all ‘personal work’—not just employment contracts—the Court of Justice has ruled.
Visentini, ‘Fight Impunity’, the ITUC and Qatar
With the ITUC General Council due to meet tomorrow, answers are urgently needed to the deeper issues raised by this affair.
Defending women’s rights in a broken justice system
The right to a fair trial is no longer guaranteed in Poland, say the activists protesting against strict abortion laws.
Europe-wide inequality during the pandemic
The pandemic increased inequality between member states but Europe-wide inequality has continued to decline, if more slowly.
Citizens need clarity on Europe’s challenges
A cocktail of insecurity, misinformation and mistrust imperil Europe’s future. Reliable, accessible data are at a premium.
Health and care workers have had enough
Workers from across Europe descended on Brussels to demand adequate investment in health and social care.
Making women with disabilities visible
Unemployed, underpaid, excluded—women with disabilities remain invisible in social policies related to employment.
Accessibility can improve everyone’s lives
In a digitalised world, accessibility is ever more at a premium for the visually impaired—who should be involved in finding solutions.
Killing Twitter
Elon Musk claims he bought the platform to ‘help humanity’ by investing in a public good—the world’s digital town square. But the people, not the pavement, make the town square.
European Child Guarantee: making it a reality
Portugal, whose national plan is launched today, offers a model for a transversal and localised approach.
Ukraine: sustaining inter-community ties
How have those Ukrainians on the ground committed to integration reacted to the invasion? Stories from its Intercultural Cities network offer inspiration.
Energy bills: direct payments needed, not fossil subsidies
Subsidising high energy costs might seem the obvious answer to the cost-of-living crisis—but it’s not.
World Cup clampdown on rainbow armbands
The international football governing body’s action in Qatar conflicts with its own guidance on human rights.
The most wonderful time of the year
The splurge of Christmas consumerism, especially in Britain, Kate Pickett writes, is partly driven by status anxiety.
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