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social-ecological state

The four worlds of the social-ecological state

by Éloi Laurent on 30th April 2020

The coronavirus crisis highlights the need to update the European welfare state to a social-ecological state, able to socialise 21st-century ecological risks.

Covid 19 vaccine

How to develop a Covid-19 vaccine for all

by Mariana Mazzucato and Els Torreele on 29th April 2020

Ensuring no one is left behind requires not just unprecedented collective investment but a very different approach to innovation.

European Investment Bank European Recovery Fund

Extending loans and providing equity: the EIB and national development banks must act now

by Matthias Thiemann and Peter Volberding on 29th April 2020

The European Investment Bank and national development banks provide a framework through which a European Recovery Fund could work quickly and effectively.

right-wing nationalism

It’s a virus, and this isn’t a war

by Karin Pettersson on 28th April 2020

The coronavirus crisis is a social challenge, Karin Pettersson writes, which the formerly secure are now being reminded is hitting the poor hardest.

Hungary and Poland, Poland and Hungary

The nascent paradigm shift in the EU

by Albena Azmanova on 28th April 2020

Emergency action to enhance healthcare and unemployment insurance might signal a paradigm shift for the union from market integration to providing public goods.

biodiversity

Returning our food systems to business as usual would be a historic mistake

by Patrick ten Brink on 23rd April 2020

Amid the coronavirus crisis, some are calling for a deferral of European ecological action. Yet unsustainable food systems are one source of new human diseases.

just society

Out of the tragedy of coronavirus may come hope of a more just society

by President Michael D Higgins on 22nd April 2020

The lessons of necessity and solidarity learned during the pandemic must inform a transition to a just society within ecological limits in its aftermath.

Marshall plan

A Marshall plan for Europe—or a Draghi plan?

by Carlo Spagnolo on 22nd April 2020

Decades of neoliberal inculcation have deprived the political class of the historical memory needed to derive the new Marshall plan today’s crisis demands.

German debt

The German debt blindspot in the European crisis

by Brigitte Young on 22nd April 2020

The postwar German debt experience should inform a spirit of co-operation and goodwill today.

safety nets

Europe’s social safety nets were not ready for the corona shock

by Sarah Marchal and Ive Marx on 21st April 2020

The coronavirus crisis has punched a hole in Europe’s safety nets. But they were already frayed and urgent repairs are needed.

debt monetisation

The coronavirus crisis and a euro area contained—in a prisoner’s dilemma

by Pompeo Della Posta on 20th April 2020

As the eurozone faces into a deep recession, a transparent prisoner’s dilemma is preventing it from stopping the slide.

globalisation of labour,deglobalisation

China’s political system and the coronavirus

by Branko Milanovic on 20th April 2020

Branko Milanovic explores how the pandemic has highlighted China’s international responsibility and how such global ‘externalities’ are to be rendered accountable.

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