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European integration

Illusion of substance

The EU is strengthening the rights of platform workers. But companies are left with loopholes that not every member state wants to close

By Oliver Philipp

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Democracy and society

The Chronicles of Putin, pt. 5

As expected, Vladimir Putin won this year’s controversial presidential election by a record margin. What can Russians expect over the next six years?

By Ruslan Suleymanov

picture alliance/Associated Press | Dmitri Lovetsky

Democracy and society

Dreams of a bygone era

Russia is on a quest for ‘traditional values’, where calls for family and patriotism clash with Soviet nostalgia and historical revisionism

By Daria Boll-Palievskaya

picture alliance/Associated Press | Armando Franca

Democracy and society

Not all is lost for Portugal’s socialists

Following Portugal’s recent election, a narrow margin between the conservatives and socialists promises a tumultuous political landscape

By Fabian Schmiedel

DPA picture alliance/ Celestino Arce

Future of social democracy

Who Cares?

Unpaid care work, mostly performed by women, is hardly recognised as ‘real work’. Tackling this structural disadvantage is long overdue

By Agnes Mach

picture alliance/PantherMedia | Igor Sapozhkov

Democracy and society

Outdated traditions, modern realities

On 8 March, Irish citizens will vote in a referendum to finally replace the 1937 ‘woman in the home’ clause in their constitution

By Laura Cahillane

picture alliance/Associated Pres | Darko Vojinovic

European integration

Humanitarian watchdog

The EU asylum reform enables migration management without curtailing the rights of refugees. Still, solidarity from the member states remains crucial

By Sebastian Hartmann

DPA picture alliance/ Klaudia Radecka

Democracy and society

From populism into the unknown

Poland is in a better place than five months ago, but the return of liberals to power does not automatically imply the end of illiberal politics

By Jan Zielonka

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Foreign and security policy

The Dniester’s soft underbelly

Caught between alignment with Russia and rapprochement with the Republic of Moldova. How much influence does Putin have in Transnistria?

By Vladimir Soloviev

picture alliance / Associated Press | Markus Schreiber

Foreign and security policy

A message of (dis)unity

The Franco-German leadership failure poses a risk to European security. In the long term, the two will have to reach a compromise

By Gesine Weber