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Economy and ecology

The treaty that threatens to derail Europe's Green Deal

When private courts of arbitration can award transnational energy firms billions in compensation for lost profits, climate protection becomes a farce

By Nico Schmidt

Reuters

Democracy and society

Europe cannot allow itself to be blackmailed forever

Last week, European leaders decided to extend the EU-Turkey refugee deal. But the agreement has been a complete disaster. Europe needs a new strategy

By J. Olaf Kleist, Marcus Engler

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Denmark's social democrats seized the ‘corona moment’

The party has weathered the Covid-19 crisis remarkably well. Now, their biggest challenge is to reconcile its climate goals with welfare investments

By Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard, Alexander Grandt Petersen

European integration

Vaccines: a very European disaster

On healthcare, the US has a lot to learn from Europe’s successes. Yet the latter's vaccination fiasco also revealed flawed institutions and attitudes

By Paul Krugman

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Dutch elections: the triumph of two liberalisms

Among dismal results for the Left, Mark Rutte's VVD and Sigrid Kaag's D66 consolidated the dominance of economic and cultural liberalism

By René Cuperus

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Lost an empire, not found a role

The real strategic threat to UK security is that the rules-based global order disintegrates. That's why Britain’s defence focus should be European

By Paul Mason

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European integration

Why Europe’s digital decade matters

Digitalisation is the driving force of the modern economy and a critical factor in geopolitics. That's why the EU wants more democratic governance

By Margrethe Vestager, Josep Borrell

Reuters

Economy and ecology

The 'Green Industrial Revolution' is not what it seems

The UK government's ‘green’ recovery plan is thick in rhetoric but thin on substance — and it will fail to create a low-carbon, more equal economy

By Katie Gallogly-Swan, Miriam Brett

Reuters

European integration

'Frontex should have no role in asylum procedures'

The EU border agency's conduct has been scandalous — from illegal pushbacks to meeting arms manufacturers. MEP Birgit Sippel calls for accountability

By Birgit Sippel

Reuters

Foreign and security policy

Europe could make good use of a new SDR allocation

As the G20 just agreed on a new allocation of special drawing rights, the IMF’s reserve asset, Europe should transfer its shares to poor countries

By Jayati Ghosh