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.
Narrow Metrics Teach AI Agents to Cheat, Hack, and Flatter
OpenAI’s agents breached Hugging Face because peers were doing it, a flaw rooted in how labs train models.
Who benefits from AI depends on how it is governed
Technological breakthroughs do not automatically deliver shared prosperity. As AI transforms our economies and societies, the institutions we build today will help determine whether its gains are widely shared.
Platform Work in Italy Has Become a Trap for the Vulnerable
Valeria Cirillo, Dario Guarascio, Fosca Giannotti, Clara Punzi and Roberto Pellungrini
The most precarious group grew from two to 54 per cent of Italy’s platform workforce in three years.
Europe Already Has a Weapon to Shield the ICC From Trump
Washington has sanctioned nine of the court’s 18 judges and now threatens the institution itself, yet Brussels hesitates.
Climate Plans Need Workers, Not Just Disclosure
Gregory Jackson, Julia Bartosch and Manuel Nicklich
Twelve thousand Duisburg steelworkers marched for green steel: employee voice can accelerate transition rather than block it.
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