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Modern Monetary Theory's promise

The state can never run out of money. Therefore, the argument that we can't 'afford' the green transition doesn't hold

Reuters

A clever political staging

By nominating Ursula von der Leyen, the Council has needlessly driven the European Parliament into a corner

By Tiemo Wölken

Reuters

Keeping your word

The EU should initiate accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania – because they are no guarantee of membership

Reuters

Back to normal

After ten years of crises, the result of the Greek elections sends a clear signal: the country wants to enter calmer waters

By Ulrich Storck

Reuters

Migrants, militias and the Mediterranean Sea

Criminalising NGOs and relying on Libyan militias cannot make up for a European solution in the Central Mediterranean

The EU’s ongoing East-West divide

How the West’s economic exploitation and moral arrogance fuel right-wing populism in East-Central Europe

By Eszter Kováts and Katerina Smejkalova

Pexels

Time for postcapitalism

Neither falling poverty nor rising wellbeing, but time itself will be the ultimate measure of the transition beyond capitalism

Reuters

Letting go in order to win

Paradoxically, a party split might be the only thing keeping the Austrian Social Democrats from becoming irrelevant

By Katharina Mittelstaedt

Pexels

Industrial policy is back

The state needs to make strategic investments to increase demand for socially and ecologically beneficial goods

By Gustav A. Horn

Pexels

The therapeutic society

Collective problems cannot be solved by the self-optimisation of individuals. It’s time for collective action