European Union enlargement has always been more flexible than the story about a strictly ‘merit-based’ approach would suggest. Here’s why.

Comparing four basic income pilots, the study finds strong well-being gains but shows political and institutional factors decide reform outcomes.

Amid Kosovo’s political instability in the past two years, a nickname hardened into a title: Albin Kurti’s voters no longer call him Prime Minister but Baba –father. This essay asks what that word is ...

Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress The heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said. Almost half of Europe’s 850 largest cities are also enduring their worst ever heat stress, a combination of temperature and humidity, they found. Muggier conditions mean sweating is less effective at cooling the body, making heatwaves even more dangerous. Continue reading...

Abstract. The article analyzes the evolution of the European Union’s work–life balance agenda over the past three decades, focusing on key policy initiativ

The 2024 European Parliamentary elections yielded an opposition landslide in Hungary. Respect and Freedom (TISZA), a genuinely new party led by a Fidesz defector, emerged as Orbán's unequivocal cha...

Bei einem verheerenden Gerüsteinsturz in Wien-Alsergrund wurden am Dienstag fünf Arbeiter unter Trümmern verschüttet. Für vier von ihnen kam jede Hilfe zu spät. Die Bergearbeiten waren für die Einsatz...

A pilot scheme offering some artists €300-plus a week for three years is being made permanent. But should something so fundamental be run like a lottery, asks writer Caelainn Hogan

The paper examines citizenship constellations in Kosovo and Albania as a means of exploring the way in which these citizenship regimes evolved in conjunction with uneven democratic development and ...

As antigovernment protests in Serbia continue into their second year, who is the man maintaining a grip on power?

by Laia Balcells, Patricia Justino, and Andrea Ruggeri

 

The populist revolt against liberal democratic institutions in the United States and elsewhere is not necessarily an irrational backlash, but reflects many voters’ calculations of self-interest. Resis...

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has announced that Syria has recognized the state of Kosovo

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Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’

The would-be autocrats’ toolkit: what do incumbents do when they undermine democracy?

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Diella, who is powered by artificial intelligence, will handle public procurement.

Systems leaders are trusted actors who help many people to collaborate to address wicked policy problems. These policy problems resist simple solutions by a few powerful actors in one center of gov...

The reviewed books attempt systematic evaluations of the transition from communism but come to very different conclusions, ranging from catastrophe to success. They tend to lay blame for the proble...

Kickoff contribution by David Owen and Rainer Bauböck. Comments by Jocelyn Kane and Patti Tamara Lenard, Ashley Mantha-Hollands, Timothy Jacob-Owens, Lior Erez, Peter Spiro, Christoph Sperfeldt, Alfon...