Eradication of multidimensional poverty and the role of the UN
1.3 bln people are economically, socially, politically or culturally poor. In too many cases, decades of development aid couldn’t stop the rising inequality.
Analysis
G20 outcomes: a cheat-sheet
G20 leaders achieved no historic breakthrough in Buenos Aires. But at least the summit ended without any major damage to the global political atmosphere either.
COP24 under pressure to implement Paris Agreement
In a context of global temperature increase, the Secretary–General of the United Nations António Guterres warns: “We cannot afford to fail in Katowice”
European Parliament and Commission clash over endocrine disruptors
MEPs reject the Commission’s proposal and join public health NGOs in demanding more rigorous protection.
Municipal elections and credit rating upgrade strengthen Portugal’s governing left
Support for Portugal’s anti-austerity government is growing, along with investor confidence, as the left’s economic policies bear fruit.
Precarious couriers’ struggle against platform capitalism
Delivery companies exploit an invisible precariat. Now, against all expectations workers are mobilizing across borders to claim their rights.
Europe in the crossfire of words and aggressive gestures
Russia’s geopolitical intentions set it on a collision course with NATO. Has Europe been doing a good job of defending itself?
Polonia y la UE: ¿en busca de la salida?
Por Marcin Zaborowski Hasta hace poco, en la Unión Europea se hablaba de Polonia como un extraordinario ejemplo de éxito. Se había incorporado al club en 2004 y, desde entonces, no había dejado de crecer en prestigio e importancia hasta 2015, como demuestra la elección de su ex primer ministro Donald Tusk para el puesto de…
V4 residents confused about the EU and their place in it: Here’s the data to prove it
Different sets of statistics show very different results about what Central Europeans think about the EU.
My Greek grandmother broke her leg, but the health system needed more help
The story of my grandma shows what can happen to EU citizens if their country cannot pay for its health system.
