Prostitution is not a free choice for women
The feminist goal is abolition of prostitution—not acceptance of it and mere defence of ‘sex workers’.
Vienna social-housing model: celebrated but misused
The ‘Vienna model’ has been distorted to embrace private investment but its real redefinition should be ecological.
Fostering public research or boosting Big Tech?
The European Health Data Space should serve patients and healthcare workers, not private profit.
The case for a European prize for art
Europeans are living through an extraordinary historical moment. Great contemporary works of art help them grasp it.
Job quality: a sine qua non, not just nice to have
Elevating job quality by resourcing workers better is pivotal to addressing today’s workplace and societal challenges.
Europe’s food systems—long past their expiry date
To counter the threats posed to climate, biodiversity, human health and societal wellbeing, food systems need urgent transformation.
Collective bargaining: Romania shows the way
Romania’s recent law strengthening collective bargaining offers a way forward for the European Union.
Social protection: enhancing benefit take-up
Europe’s social-protection schemes are full of holes, affecting the most vulnerable most—but they can be fixed.
World Cup kiss: feminist progress meets backlash
Spain’s #MeToo moment shows however that things are changing.
A European Media Freedom Act worthy of its name?
Amid a sea of online misinformation, in a ‘polycrisis’ world reliable public-interest journalism has never been more essential.
Policing must be based on human rights
Police services exist to uphold the rule of law. They can only do so if their policing model is based on protection of human rights.
Changing the face of trade-union leadership
Women are increasingly assuming leading roles in trade unions. Next comes changing organisational cultures.
‘Social media’: the harms to women and girls
Europe needs to address a major factor in the mental-health crisis facing adolescent girls in particular.
Access to vaccines and medicines—a new paradigm
Vaccines and medicines must no longer be thought of as profitable commodities but public goods.
European Investment Bank: structural reform needed
Europe’s unwillingness to invest in public services and meet the greatest need is creating second-class citizens.
European social dialogue for Europe’s social services
An EU committee for social dialogue in social services is a gain for the sector and an advance for the process.
Pandemic babies: how they have fared
Babies born during the pandemic are behind on communication at age two—but other developmental areas remain unaffected.
Ukraine’s journalists battle for their independence
A report out today highlights how independent media will be as critical as funding for Ukraine’s postwar recovery.
Equality bodies: how things stand on EU standards
EU standards for national equality bodies have come a step closer but there is work for the European Parliament to do.
An EU framework for artists’ working conditions, finally?
A framework for conditions in the cultural sector is back on the agenda. This time it must stay there.
Childcare as a catalyst—Portugal’s bold step
Portugal’s rolling out of free universal childcare offers a model in social investment and tackling inequality.
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