Buffeted by the pandemic and by populism, the EU needs the European Pillar of Social Rights to become a solid anchor of security for all.
Breaking the impasse on corporate taxation
As Europe’s exchequers go deep into the red due to the pandemic, a co-ordinated approach to corporate taxation is ever-more urgent.
Sustainability is social, environmental and economic
The principle of ‘sustainability first’ should become the golden thread unifying all EU actions.
Widening The Social Protection Safety Net
What makes Europe different from many other parts of the world? One answer is social protection: the principle of assisting the most vulnerable in society and guaranteeing a minimum standard of wellbeing – a social safety net. In the nineteenth century, writers like Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens highlighted the horrors of extreme destitution, helping […]
As MEPs Vote On CETA, Trade Unions Demand A New Approach To Trade
After months of argument which brought hundreds of thousands of protestors onto the streets of European cities, the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is this week taking a further step towards implementation, with the vote in the European Parliament. MEPs were put in a difficult position: forced to vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to […]
Setting A New Agenda For Fair World Trade
As the weather cools and Europeans get back to work after the summer break, the temperature of the EU trade policy row is hotting up. With the date set for the signing of the controversial EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in October drawing nearer, positions are hardening. On 17 September, Germans and Austrians […]