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European integration

The rule of law in Europe is not negotiable

We don’t need compromises and unfulfilled promises but political courage to stop rule of law backsliding in Europe

By Márta Pardavi

Reuters

European integration

A country to envy?

Thirty years after reunification, Britain still does not really know what it wants of Germany. But the tide might be turning

By John Kampfner

Reuters

Democracy and society

Moria: a catastrophe by design

Years of malign neglect by Greek and EU authorities didn't just create an inhumane present — it also sows the seeds of a toxic future

By Nick Malkoutzis

Reuters

European integration

New pact, old problems

The EU's new migration pact doesn't offer a truly novel approach. Nevertheless, it is certainly better than the status quo

By Marco Funk

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Future of social democracy

Can Macron's 'France Relance' rebuild the country?

France’s unprecedented recovery plans are ambitious on industry and enviroment but risk to widen the social divide

By Thomas Manz

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Future of social democracy

Social democracy in one corner of the world

The belief that progressive politics today can recreate the benign conditions for post-war social democracy is a mirage

By Branko Milanović

Foreign and security policy

The Eastern Mediterranean quagmire

The conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean is less about hydrocarbons than the future of the EU-Turkey relationship

By Harry Tzimitras

Reuters

Future of social democracy

Just another transition

The European Green Deal won't deliver justice for workers in Europe's East — just like the economic transition 30 years ago

By Bohumil Čáp

Reuters

Europe

Belarus' IT sector could face a mass exodus

Since 1990, Belarus' tech industry has flourished under the government's protection — until it became involved in politics

By Sergei Lavrinenko

Reuters

Europe

Sweden's never-ending debate on migration

A cross-party consensus on migration was supposed to choke off the right-wing populists. The attempt failed spectacularly

By Jesper Bengtsson