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Democracy and society

Greek idol returns

After leaving Syriza, Alexis Tsipras is seeking a new political beginning

By Nick Malkoutzis

picture alliance/KEYSTONE | GAETAN BALLY

Work and digitalisation

More than a sandwich

Behind every döner stand is a worker — and now, a movement

By Kıvanç Eliaçık

picture alliance / IPON | Stefan Boness

Foreign and security policy

Why conscription is the wrong answer

The revival of this question means a failure of political imagination and democratic governance, both for Europe’s youth and its history of peace

By Julian Rossmann

pa / dpa | Stefan Kiefer

Economy and ecology

Driving in circles

While Europe is hesitating over its 2035 combustion engine ban, others are setting the rules for the electric future

By Claudia Detsch

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Tomas Tkacik

Democracy and society

Brussels’ new headache?

With Andrej Babiš poised to return as prime minister, Prague’s next government could test EU ties and shift foreign policy priorities

By Pavlína Janebová

picture alliance / empics | Danny Lawson

Democracy and society

Between Farage and failure

Under pressure, the British prime minister scored points at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. But his future will be decided elsewhere

By Michèle Auga

picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Claudio Furlan

Democracy and society

Italy’s colonial amnesia

Ninety years after its invasion of Ethiopia, Italy continues to honour the perpetrators of crimes it should instead confront

By Andrea Enrici

picture alliance / Zumapress.com | Lev Radin

Foreign and security policy

A warning from the skies

Europe’s military response to Putin’s air provocations shows that its defences are in place. What remains missing is political confidence

By Christos Katsioulis

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Jerome Gilles

Democracy and society

Prizes without freedom risk becoming trophies of hypocrisy

This year’s Václav Havel Prize must signal the Council of Europe to turn praise of courage into action against autocrats, even within its own ranks

By Emin Abbasov, Maria Dahle, Natallia Satsunkevich

picture alliance / REUTERS | Vladislav Culiomza

Democracy and society

Voting under watchful foreign eyes

The last week before the parliamentary elections in Moldova is not lacking in drama

By Felix Hett