Von der Leyen’s State of the Union Must Speak to Workers, Not CEOs
Europe spends €2 trillion a year on public contracts, most awarded to the lowest bidder, fuelling precarious work.
Isaiah Berlin’s Negative Liberty Now Fetters Progressive Politics
Two decades of bold reform followed the 1970s crisis; since 2008, next to none. Blame an idea.
America’s Fiscal Crisis Is Europe’s Chance to Build a Treasury Market of Its Own
The EU should seize the moment to gain strategic autonomy by creating its own safe asset.
The Sound of Children Playing Is Not Industrial Noise
A 192-year-old Bairro Alto nursery registers just over 40 decibels by day; the surrounding bars hit 70 at night.
Ceuta Is Europe’s Berlin Wall Moment — Run in Reverse
Like Berlin in 1989, Ceuta was an accident of history — but Europe's response may entrench its walls.
Europe’s Cities Were Designed For A Climate That No Longer Exists
At least 10,000 Europeans died in a single week of June — and the response starts with street design.
Simpler AI Rules Must Not Mean Weaker Safety for Europe’s Workers
The Digital Omnibus strips machinery from the AI Act’s high-risk regime, leaving worker safeguards in limbo.
Burnham’s Break with Thatcherism Matters for All Europe
Britain's new Prime Minister blames four decades of neoliberalism for national malaise — and continental progressives should pay attention.
Social Democrats Cannot Sit Out the Culture War Any Longer
As the far right reshapes democracy, progressives from Berlin to Washington must decide whether cultural struggle beats technocratic caution.
Europe’s Ultra-Rich Could Fund a Substantial Part of the EU’s Budget
Taxes on wealth, crypto and financial trades could raise billions no single member state can collect alone.
The Case Against Trading Europe’s Welfare State for Warfare
A decade of evidence shows Europe's welfare state drives growth – making calls to cut it for rearmament self-defeating.
How I Became a Manufacturing Skeptic
The industrialization-led growth model is faltering. Developing economies' best hope now lies in raising productivity across labour-absorbing services.
Europe’s Drug War Punishes the Poor and Spares the Powerful
As welfare provision retreats, European states police the marginalised while laundering networks and corporate enablers escape scrutiny.
Péter Magyar Defeated Orbán on Nationalist Ground
In Budapest, Magyar took back the flag — and showed Europe how to beat the far right.
The Industrial Accelerator Act Is Too Weak, Not Too Protectionist
Bruegel wants the EU to drop its manufacturing target and trust the market China spent decades engineering.
Germany’s Seventh Year of Stagnation Exposes a Missing Strategy
Berlin's new growth package and pension overhaul dodge the real problem: the collapse of corporate investment and innovation.
The Climate Consensus of 2019 Is Gone — Europe Needs a New One
The Commission's upcoming proposals on carbon markets and electrification will signal whether Europe still means to decarbonise.