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The centre hasn't lost populist right voters (yet)

Support for right-wing populists isn't that deep and coherent. That's why the centre shouldn't shift further to the right

Reuters

Germany's anti-social market economy

The problem isn’t Germany's economic model, but its erosion. Labour market, education and taxation require urgent reform

By Marcel Fratzscher

Reuters

Europe’s coal problem

The eurozone muddled through its crisis at Germany’s behest. The climate emergency is much too serious for that

Reuters

Made in Europe

Europe needs a common industrial policy to carry out the ecological transition — and compete with China

By Peter Bofinger

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EU-Belarus relations have hit a wall

Ten years after the launch of the Eastern Partnership, Minsk and Brussels look at an underwhelming track record

By Artyom Shraibman

Pexels

‘I’d rather die in a democracy than live in a sustainable dictatorship’

Between China and the US, Europe can find a third way to build a sustainable, democratic society, argues Stephan Rammler

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The European elections 2019

What the results of the European elections mean: dispatches from Rome, Vienna, London, Madrid, Warsaw and other capitals

Reuters

The new European Parliament

The final results of the European elections 2019 are in. But what do they mean for the power balance in the EU?

By Renate Tenbusch

Reuters

Can the right in East and West unite?

Eurosceptic right-wing parties made significant gains in the European elections. But their common interest can only go so far

By Daniel Hegedüs

Reuters

The free market is not the answer

We need a new economic order that serves the public interest. A plea for a more democratic economy

By Jochen Steinhilber