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Democracy and society

Experts call this normalisation

Four years of right-wing rule have shifted Sweden’s political centre. Can the left reverse the trend?

By Kristina Birke Daniels

picture alliance / Chris Emil Janßen | Chris Emil Janssen

Democracy and society

What Alternative?

The far right’s election breakthrough in eastern Germany is about more than protest

By David Fleschen

picture alliance/dpa | Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert

Democracy and society

If they’re too strong, you’re too weak

The Saxony-Anhalt election has once again shown that people vote for parties because they expect them to solve problems

By Nikolaos Gavalakis

picture alliance / NurPhoto | Vlasov Sulaj

Democracy and society

A defining moment for Albania

Three months of protests have turned a flamingo into an unlikely symbol of a much bigger fight

By Ditmir Bushati

picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Francisco Seco

Future of social democracy

A positive example for others to follow

The EU has a historic opportunity to improve workers’ livelihoods by setting an example in how it chooses to spend public money

By Oliver Roethig

picture alliance | Pool Union européenne / Agence Hans Lucas

European integration

Should Icelanders vote ‘yes’?

Iceland is taking the question of EU membership back to the ballot box. For the country’s small economy, the stakes are high

By Willem H. Buiter, Anne C. Sibert

picture alliance/dpa | Christophe Gateau

Democracy and society

The Western way of life as a target

Why the debate after the Berlin CSD attack may be missing the bigger picture

By Holger Marcks

picture alliance / Zoonar | Alexander Limbach

Democracy and society

The terabyte trap

Swapping Palantir for a European equivalent may change who controls the technology, but not its democratic consequences

By Georgiana Banita

Work and digitalisation

Transparency is great, but have you tried real accountability?

Europe is right to require people to know when AI is involved. The next step is giving workers a meaningful way to challenge its decisions

By Gleb Tsipursky

picture alliance / Chromorange | Christian Ohde

Economy and ecology

Concrete fever

In an ever-hotter Europe, how we design our streets will become one of the defining political decisions of our time

By Javi López