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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?

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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

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Output gap nonsense

How misleading statistics have led to terrible economic policy-making in the EU since 2008

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'The wall has not completely disappeared'

15 years after the EU’s enlargement towards Eastern Europe, then-Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Špidla takes stock

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The EU’s China conundrum

The EU is increasingly caught between the US and China. It must avoid being divided and falling victim to great-power plays

By Philippe Legrain

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A symbolic figure with limited powers

Claudia Ehing on the first woman to be elected head of state in Slovakia: Zuzana Čaputová

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Why we need a social network for Europe

Europeans talk past instead of to each other. Johannes Hillje argues that a publicly-funded social network may finally build a European public sphere

'Hello, I'm your father, I return to work'

Montserrat Mir Roca on work-life balance, gender equality and the future of work in Europe

By Montserrat Mir Roca

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Not all AI is alike

Some alarmists claim that Europe is losing the AI race to the US and China. That's not only dangerous, but just plain wrong

By Virginia Dignum

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We need a European Republic

Equal electoral law, equal tax law, equal social benefits: Ulrike Guérot argues that the only way to secure Europe’s future is institutionalised solidarity