20 March 2019

A discussion with Patrizia Toia, MEP of the S&D Group in the European Parliament

By

PDF Button


In this podcast, we discuss the establishment of a European Social Union with Patrizia Toia, MEP of the Italian party Partito Democratico (PD), and member of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament.

Photo credits CC Flickr: Cédric

Political visions
6 November 2020

Myth: Europe is in need of a “Finalité Politique”

By and

A finalité politique is at odds with the nature of European integration. There is no end goal, and that is how it ought to be. By definition, the Europe of European integration is a volatile and hybrid institution, a temporary fix. A temporary fix that has to prove itself as an appealing and convincing version of that big post-war Western experiment with capitalism and democracy. Capitalism and democracy the European way, if you wish. Key to its attraction is that is never set in definite form, nor believes in such a thing.

Analyses
30 October 2020

Reforming the Dublin Pact and Activating EU Solidarity: The Objectives of the New EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

By

The increase in migratory flows towards the European Union (EU) during the 2014–2016 period was followed by a genuine political–institutional crisis and the paralysis of the Common European Asylum System. In 2020, the European Commission presented the New Pact on Asylum and Migration, a composite policy instrument that promises to deeply reform the common asylum policy.

Subscribe to our newsletter

«What emerged from the Tripartite Social Summit is a general convergence around the Social Fairness Package. The difficulties on the horizon, however, are manifold. The success of the initiative will depend on the practical ability to overcome the vetoes of some governments and employers' organisations in giving full enforcement to the European Pillar of Social Rights»