Austria’s Headscarf Ban Shows What Happens When Law Replaces Integration
Four parties backed a ban on headscarves for girls under 14, and a child pays the price.
Mirafiori’s Restart Exposes the Blind Spot in Europe’s Industrial Policy
Five years among the men at Turin's factory wall reveal what 44 million furlough hours conceal.
Iceland Needs the EU as a Political Project, Not a Market
Trump's new map swallows Iceland, yet Icelanders have just voted against reopening membership talks with Brussels.
Beyond Free Trade and Protectionism: Towards a New Pro-Worker Trade Policy
Four changes – from enforceable labour rights to seats in the boardroom – would restore democratic legitimacy to open economies.
Europe Cannot Defend Its Values by Teaching Them
Hizb ut-Tahrir's founder called Western values purely utilitarian; Europe's institutions are struggling to prove him wrong.
EU Trade Deals Must Uphold The Due Diligence Rules Europe Passed
Only four EU trade agreements since 2022 allow any sanction for breaking labour and climate commitments.
Nobody Will Pull The Trigger When Humanity Loses Control Of AI
Around 1,200 OpenAI agents built themselves a messaging system, and every step towards it was individually rational.
Nativism Does Not Need Migrants — Or A Fixed Nation
In El Ejido a third of residents are foreign, and Vox still more than doubled its regional score.
The Hugging Face Incident and the Future of Work
The agents hacked a global platform to hide their cheating from a scorer that did not exist.
Public Money Must Come With Public Obligations for Europe’s Industry
Steel and chemical plants cannot wait 10 years for cheap power, and the Industrial Accelerator Act needs teeth.
Europe’s Circular Economy Act Will Fail Without Workers at Its Heart
Two union leaders warn that waste, repair and recycling jobs risk becoming Europe's next low-pay, high-hazard market.
Europe’s €2 Trillion Budget Buys Less Investment, Not More
Once NextGenerationEU expires, the EU's real fiscal capacity falls, leaving a €300 billion annual investment gap.
People Want Economic Change but Have Stopped Trusting Governments to Deliver It
While two-thirds say that democracy is the best way to govern, four in ten say a strong leader would serve their country better.
Fair Labour Mobility Must Mean Fair for Workers
Some 950,000 Europeans move to another member state each year, and many land in jobs beneath their qualifications.
Services Now Outpace Manufacturing as the Engine of Development
In India, a worker who leaves the factory floor for services now adds more to national income.
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