Unpaid Work in the AI Age
Americans spend six working days annually navigating government bureaucracy, a burden that AI could help ease.
Parliament Has Spoken: The Commission Must Now Regulate Psychosocial Risks
After a 413-to-210 vote for binding EU rules on psychosocial risks, stress and mental health at work, the Commission has three months to respond.
Burnout: Parliament Puts the Commission to the Test
Estelle Ceulemans’s report would make burnout an occupational disease and strengthen workers’ right to switch off.
Humans Are Abandoning the Body Just as AI Learns to Live Without One
Young people shun sex while OpenAI’s agents break out of their sandboxes: both sides are shedding the body.
Spain’s Housing Crisis Is a Concentration Crisis
Joan Pedro-Carañana, Toby Miller and Ana S. Andrés
Only 4.9 per cent of Spaniards collect rent, yet multi-property landlords own over half the homes individuals let.
After the AI Bubble Bursts
Lenders slice data-centre loans into tranches and sell them on, yet nobody knows who holds them.
Measuring the Right Things Reveals a Stronger Europe
Magalí Brosio and Enrico Giovannini
The EU’s wellbeing index rose 9.5 points between 2010 and 2023, against 1.2 for the United States.
Trump’s Latest Gift to Putin
Ukrainians risk their lives to refuel as Washington blames them for fuel costs driven by Trump’s war.
The EU Needs Dedicated Capacity to Track AI’s Impact on Jobs
Samuel Goodger and Dora Wierzbicka
A Brussels workshop ranked the signals Europe must track, from junior vacancies to the labour share of GDP.
France’s Student Revolt Exposes a State That Cannot Provide but Can Police
Over 5,000 arrests in three weeks reveal a republic quicker to discipline teenagers than to teach them.
Europe Must Turn Its Green Transition Into Green Power
Europe imported 57 per cent of its energy in 2024, and Hormuz has just sent the bill.
Workers Are Not Europe’s Cost Problem
Profits have grown almost twice as fast as pay since 2000, yet workers are told to work longer.
Voters Want AI Regulated for Jobs, Not Just Safety
Stefano Sacchi and Gregorio Buzzelli
From Italy to Britain, six in ten citizens or more want an independent authority to police AI.
Europe’s Restraint Makes Trump’s Tariffs Pay
Tariff revenue is bankrolling American tax cuts, and Europe is quietly footing the bill.
AI Now Scores Every Call, and Workers Cannot See the Rules
Elisa Pannini and Chiara Benassi
Union reps say AI sentiment scores can swing variable pay by up to 40 per cent.
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