Society

Measures advanced by trade unions, and trade union involvement, will be key to getting through this crisis.

In a world that is ever more interconnected it is essential to question naturalised dividing lines and build solidarity.

‘Respect’ was a motif of the successful electoral campaign by Germany’s social-democratic leader, Olaf Scholz, in 2021. What’s at stake?

A ‘social taxonomy’ should be developed as a counterpart to the green investment taxonomy, with comprehensive employee involvement.

Lack of action has allowed Greece to build a dark system of pushbacks, surveillance and other fundamental rights violations.

Lesbian feminists gather today for a conference in Budapest facing a ‘gender ideology’ backlash.

Europe must put children first in its response to the conflict in Ukraine.

The G20’s pandemic-preparedness fund risks becoming just another burdensome distraction.

Clapping key workers was one thing—Europe needs to recruit and retain more of them.

Poland’s welcome doesn’t mitigate the upheaval and labour gaps facing refugees.

Social services must be central if the Child Guarantee is to deliver for vulnerable children.

The cost-of-living crisis, Kate Pickett writes, follows a familiar path of hugely unequal burdens.

The European Care Strategy is a step in the right direction but care workers need more.

Like physical clouds, the services provided by the technology majors are utterly opaque.

Adoption of strategies on deinstitutionalisation could reinvigorate a stalled process in Europe.

The world needs a pandemic preparedness and response strategy built on equitable and representative decision-making.

Why have teams from central and eastern Europe again been absentees?

As core democratic institutions, trade unions have had to learn hard lessons on defeating authoritarianism.

Poland has opened its border with Ukraine to war refugees. Not so at another border, with Belarus.