Effective pandemic response must be truly global
The world needs a pandemic preparedness and response strategy built on equitable and representative decision-making.
European women’s football—still a cold-war divide
Why have teams from central and eastern Europe again been absentees?
European union leaders on the fight for democracy
As core democratic institutions, trade unions have had to learn hard lessons on defeating authoritarianism.
The paradox of Polish migration policy
Poland has opened its border with Ukraine to war refugees. Not so at another border, with Belarus.
Inflation: saving households from insolvency
Peter Bofinger argues that state guarantees of loans to households could cushion the price shock at negligible cost.
Disability: EU funding of institutions barely legal
Is the European Commission complying with the UN convention on disability vis-à-vis funding institutions from the EU budget?
Tackling inflation from a pro-poor standpoint
Easements of the impact of inflation will still leave the poorest losing ground. Positive pro-poor policies are needed.
European Roma and a new social Europe
The establishment of a Roma foundation provides an opportunity for a deep dialogue on the route from marginalisation to inclusion.
From subsidising energy to reducing dependence
The only answer to energy price inflation is to reduce energy needs and dependence on fossil fuels, prioritising those on low incomes.
Blindspots in free movement lead to homelessness
Mobile EU citizens can fall through national safety nets.
Ukraine re-emphasises need to combat human trafficking
Trafficking linked to the Ukraine exodus underscores the need to tackle this scourge—and for a unified EU response.
European solidarity: silver linings through dark clouds
Say it quietly but adversity is bringing Europe together.
The paradox of inequality
Kate Pickett explains how to turn the vicious circle of inequality and social mistrust into a virtuous one.
Reversing inequality: from capital to citizens
Reviving the postwar spirit of egalitarianism is an economic and social imperative.
Does the future of Europe include disability?
The Conference on the Future of Europe failed to address persons with disabilities.
Sweden’s schools: Milton Friedman’s wet dream
Lisa Pelling explains how ‘freedom of choice’ has wrought a vicious circle of inequality and underperformance.
Deinstitutionalisation, disability and delay
After a decade of inertia, the EU has made little progress on the deinstitutionalisation of disabled people.
Europe’s future hangs in the balance
Europe Day should be a day of celebration. Today it is an affirmation of resolve.
Covid-19 and the ‘deserving’ vulnerable
In public vaccination programmes, all humans should be equal. But some have proved more equal than others.
On May 1st, need for solidarity greater than ever
From Ukraine to the cost-of-living crisis to the pandemic, the social challenges of the moment demand a solidaristic response.
Public pensions push profit over care
The forthcoming European Care Strategy must seek to return long-term care to public control.
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