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Austerity déjà vu: the return of the wrong economic medicine
The EU faces a stark choice: invest boldly in a sustainable, competitive future or risk repeating the mistakes of austerity, ...
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Why Europe’s Migration Crisis Starts in Africa
In 2023, 150,000 migrants crossed the Central Mediterranean in small boats from North Africa, fleeing war, pestilence, and ...
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Why the Democrats Lost Workers – And the Election
The Democrats’ failure to reconnect with American workers cost them the election, leaving the party adrift in a coalition ...
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Labour shortages – an opportunity to rebalance bargaining power?
These shortages reflect both structural factors, such as an ageing population and the demand for labour from the green and ...
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How the EU should tackle the housing crisis
The EU has its first Commissioner for Housing, Dan Jørgensen, but his mission will only succeed if the EU manages to come up ...
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Europe’s Shifting Alliances: Can the EU Stand Up to Trump?
Trump’s return tests the EU’s unity like never before. Can Europe hold its ground, or will divisions reshape the Union’s ...
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A diverse regional picture in income disparities across Europe
After years of being sidelined in the European policy debate as labour markets recovered in the wake of the Great Recession, ...
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Germany’s Minimum Wage Controversy: Will the EU Directive Be Enforced?
The European Minimum Wage Directive (2022/2041) adopted in autumn 2022 is the first Europe-wide legal framework to enforce ...
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Can the EU’s Tariffs on Chinese EVs Save Its Auto Industry?
EU imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs—but can this safeguard jobs and competitiveness, or must Europe rethink its clean tech strategy? The central idea of the Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal initiative ...
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Trump Wins Big, Germany’s Coalition Falls—A New Global Order?
As Trump reclaims the White House, Germany’s coalition collapses. Explore how these seismic events signal a shift in global power. Donald Trump wins a landslide victory. On the same day, Berlin’s ...