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Economy and ecology

An ever poorer Union?

Europe’s next budget is caught in a tug-of-war between national interests. But there is an alternative to cuts: making new sources of revenue work

By Jonathan Schnock

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Economy and ecology

Mélenchon is right about France’s debt

More austerity could deepen France’s social tensions and strengthen the far right. But there is another way to tackle its debt

By Yanis Varoufakis

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Economy and ecology

Europe has an investment problem

Decades of underinvestment and regional disparities have left Europe divided. What is needed is a continent-wide investment strategy

By David Harrison

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Economy and ecology

Europe, eh?

The EU cannot replace Canada’s largest trading partner. But it could give Ottawa something increasingly valuable: options beyond the US market

By Surjit Singh Flora

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Economy and ecology

‘Horses were better’

Empty petrol stations, long queues, growing frustration: in Mongolia, the fuel crisis is becoming a political stress test

By Hanna Kirchberger

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Economy and ecology

Can the IMF help restore Senegal’s room to manoeuvre?

In 2025, an audit exposing massive hidden debts plunged Senegal into crisis. A new loan agreement might offer some relief

By Elisabeth Bollrich

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Economy and ecology

California is taking on the ultra-rich

Could this be the start of a global movement to end tax impunity at the top?

By Lamia Oualalou

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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

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Economy and ecology

Earth’s last ownerless territory

The race for Antarctica is still guided by old ideas of sovereignty. It’s time to stop claiming and start protecting

By Florencia Davidzon

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Economy and ecology

Here he goes again

Trump’s tariff war has found a new justification. Yet if he were truly concerned about forced labour, he would address the problem at home

By Joseph E. Stiglitz