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Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher.

Can the EU Still Escape the Authoritarian Pull of the USA?

Jürgen Habermas

Waning US leadership and China's new world order compel Europe to unite or face marginalization.

“New” Perspectives For Europe

Jürgen Habermas

I am invited to talk about New Perspectives on Europe, but new ones fail me, and the Trumpian decay afflicting even the core of Europe

Are We Still Good Europeans?

Jürgen Habermas

When I graduated from high school, my career aspiration was listed on my diploma: Habermas wants to become a journalist, it said. Yet once I

Why The Necessary Cooperation Does Not Happen: Introduction To A Conversation Between Emmanuel Macron and Sigmar Gabriel on Europe’s Future

Jürgen Habermas

Henrik Enderlein has granted me the privilege of making a couple of introductory remarks on the topic of the conversation between our illustrious guest Emmanuel

For A Democratic Polarisation: How To Pull The Ground From Under Right-wing Populism

Jürgen Habermas

After 1989, all the talk was of the “end of history” in democracy and the market economy and today we are experiencing the emergence of

Core Europe To The Rescue: A Conversation With Jürgen Habermas About Brexit And The EU Crisis

Jürgen Habermas

Mr Habermas, did you ever think Brexit would be possible? What did you feel when you heard of the Leave campaign’s victory? It never entered

The Paris Attack And Its Aftermath

Jürgen Habermas

President Hollande spoke of the need for constitutional changes to amend the processes of the state of emergency (which go back as far as the

Why Angela Merkel Is Wrong On Greece

Jürgen Habermas

The latest judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) casts a harsh light on the flawed construction of a  currency union without a political

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New Edition - Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2025

Can Europe preserve its distinctive social model while simultaneously rearming, reindustrialising, and reorganising its economy in a more conflictual and competitive world? This is the central question raised in this new edition of the Bilan social, a reference publication released every spring for more than 25 years by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the European Social Observatory (OSE).

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Is financial resilience and trust in Europe faltering?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks, host Mary McCaughey and senior researcher Eszter Sandor unpack the results of the 2025 Living and Working in the EU e-survey. While headline inflation has stabilised at 2.1%, the data reveals a continent gripped by chronic precariousness, with 57% of respondents now at risk of depression. Mary and Eszter explore how this economic insecurity is impacting institutional trust and democratic engagement.

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The Summer issue of The Progressive Post is out! 

The EU is belatedly awakening to a changing Mediterranean sea, where more assertive regional powers are reclaiming a role.

The new issue of the magazine also reflects on how we struggle to keep pace with AI innovations, examines the uncertainties surrounding the execution of the Pact on Migration and Asylum and the risk to human rights posed by the Return Regulation, and focuses on the EU Commission's newly proposed Industrial Accelerator Act.

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“What is the actual purpose of the state?” – this central question is the focus of the analysis. At a time when bureaucratic processes are making life difficult for citizens, the paper proposes a three-part model. It aims at a conception of the state as a platform that helps society build the capabilities it needs to address its problems effectively.

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