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Future of social democracy

Will the Portuguese Social Democrats remain in power?

Without a clear majority on Sunday's snap elections, the Socialist Democrats will have to prepare for long negotiations to form a government

By Fabian Schmiedel

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Democracy and society

Austria's vaccine mandate is no example to follow

Inconsistent, toothless, politically toxic. Why Austria's new mandatory vaccination law is not a model for other European countries to follow

By Barbara Tóth

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Work and digitalisation

Europe needs a public service internet

Europe shouldn't try to imitate Silicon Valley. Instead, it must use its strengths to counter the threat Big Tech poses to democracy: public service

By Christian Fuchs

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Foreign and security policy

How France greenwashes nuclear weapons

France plans to modernise its nuclear power – allegedly to insure cheaper and greener electricity. Yet behind it nestles a nuclear weapons agenda

By Angelika Claußen

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Interviews

‘A policy of détente for this day and age’

In the long term, Europe needs a security architecture that goes beyond two opposing blocs, argues German social-democratic MP Rolf Mützenich

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Democracy and society

BoJo has served his purpose

Boris Johnson's days in office may be numbered. But the Tories don't need him to continue advancing anti-social, anti-democratic policies

By Michèle Auga

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European integration

Germany's most pro-European government ever?

The new German coalition calls for the EU to become a federal European state. Here's a breakdown of its policy on European integration

By Manuel Müller

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Democracy and society

Could Bosnia and Herzegovina disintegrate?

The delicate balance established after the Bosnian War is on the brink of collapse. That's a failure of the ruling elite and its international backers

By Svetlana Cenić

Reuters

European integration

How the Polish-German relationship turned sour

Poland's PiS may try to build not only an illiberal but also anti-German coalition in Europe — making it a tough partner for Germany's new government

By Maria Skóra

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Democracy and society

France's culture wars are going into the next round

A French dictionary starts listing the gender-neutral pronoun ‘iel’ online — sparking a wave of politicised outrage over supposed ‘wokeism’

By Julia Korbik