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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

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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

picture alliance / Anadolu | Sefa Karacan

Foreign and security policy

The price is not high enough

Losses will not stop Russia. To achieve peace, Ukraine must ensure that the war is not merely costly, but strategically futile for the Kremlin

By Nickolay Kapitonenko

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Democracy and society

The many faces of Ceuta

Migration, geopolitics, social media and history all shaped the events in the Spanish exclave. Europe’s response must reflect that complexity

By Anna Terrón

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Democracy and society

The progressive blind spot

Why the left should not leave the critique of Islamic fundamentalism to the right

By Michael Roth