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Industrial Policy Must Include Citizens And Workers

Werner Raza

Europe's twin transformation needs social conditionalities to prevent corporate capture and build democratic legitimacy.

Europe’s Green Jobs Crisis: Why Slow Decarbonisation Threatens Employment More Than Climate Action

Béla Galgóczi

Lagging investment in clean technologies poses a greater risk to European jobs than the green transition itself.

Europe’s Critical Raw Materials Strategy Demands Equitable Global Partnerships

Bernhard Tröster, Simela Papatheophilou and Karin Küblböck

The EU's industrial ambitions hinge on transforming extractive relationships into sustainable partnerships with resource-rich nations.

Germany’s Minimum Wage Hike In Accordance With The European Minimum Wage Directive

Thorsten Schulten and Malte Lübker

Germany’s wage commission sets a new course, linking pay floor to EU benchmark after years of modest rises.

Europe’s Energy Divide: Why the Green Transition Risks Leaving Half the Continent Behind

Dario Guarascio, Jelena Reljic and Francesco Zezza

As fossil fuel dependency threatens sovereignty, the EU's fragmented response deepens existing inequalities.

Europe’s Quest for Technological Sovereignty: A Feasible Path Amidst Global Rivalries

Christian Reiner and Roman Stöllinger

The European Union must pursue robust industrial policies to counter technological dependencies and safeguard its future prosperity and stability.

Reclaiming Sutan Sjahrir: The Quiet Moral Core of Democratic Socialism in Southeast Asia

Deny Giovanno

Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesia’s first Prime Minister, offers a forgotten blueprint for ethical leadership.

A Fair Future?  How Equality Will Define Europe’s Next Chapter

Kate Pickett

Inequality fuels crisis — for people, planet, democracy and the next generation. It’s time to act.

A Progressive Industrial Policy for the Global South: A Latin American Perspective

José Miguel Ahumada and Fernando Sossdorf

The Global South must redefine industrial policy to build new productive capabilities and address escalating global challenges.

Europe’s Green Transition: A Fund Under Pressure

Valeria Cirillo, Marialuisa Divella, Lidia Greco and Eustachio Ferrulli

The EU's flagship Just Transition Fund, designed to mitigate social inequalities, faces significant challenges in achieving its ambitious goals.

Housing Crisis Threatens to Fracture Central and Eastern Europe

Jeffrey Sommers, Daniel Pop and Cosmin Marian

A lack of affordable housing in urban centres is driving political instability across Central and Eastern Europe.

AI’s Impact on Europe’s Job Market: A Call for a Social Compact

Federico Pozzi, Pietro Valetto and Elizabeth Kuiper

The European Union must urgently address AI's profound impact on employment, income, and social cohesion.

Europe’s Perilous Path: It’s a Rush Before the Crash

Jan Zielonka

Europe is on a self-destructive course with no plausible remedies for mounting problems. The result is widespread uncertainty, helplessness and fear.

The EU’s Landmark Mercosur Deal Promises Much But Delivers Little

Simela Papatheophilou, Werner Raza and Bernhard Tröster

The revised EU-Mercosur trade deal offers limited economic benefits for Europe, while its environmental provisions may undermine the bloc’s climate ambitions.

Will Denmark Lead Europe Towards a Super-Rich Tax?

Isabelle Brachet

Despite past failures, growing public support and recent international initiatives offer Copenhagen an opportunity to push for wealth taxation.

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The Summer issue of The Progressive Post is out!

It is time to take action and to forge a path towards a Socialist renewal. European Socialists struggle to balance their responsibilities with the need to take bold positions and actions in the face of many major crises, while far-right political parties are increasingly gaining ground. Against this background, we offer European progressive forces food for thought on projecting themselves into the future.

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