Nationalist prime minister Viktor Orbán is facing an unprecedented revolt against a law that will impact Hungarian workers.Read the full article
“What we did was a peaceful action to stop state terrorism. The government are really projecting their own actions on us.”Read the full article
In 1990, Transnistria, a narrow strip of land located between the Dniester River and Ukraine, declared its independence from Moldova. No member states of the United Nations have recognised the self-proclaimed republic, leaving its half a million citizens to political [...]Read the full article
Women are disproportionately affected by poverty in old age, and many pensioners turn to the food banks of organisations such as Berliner Tafel to make up for their inadequate pensions.Read the full article
“We were amateurs. We didn’t really know what we were doing. We were just trying to get more information about what is happening in the shipyard and share it with other workers.”Read the full article
Europe’s population is ageing and EU member states are looking for ways to ensure the sustainability of their pensions systems. But should this quest be limited to purely budgetary considerations?Read the full article
On 29 July 2018, a single party, the CPP, received 100 per cent of the seats in parliament. In Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodia, there is no separation between party, state and government. Those who challenge his power – the media, NGOs, activists, critics, and trade unions – find themselves in the [...]Read the full article
Could city-based environmental movements drive climate-action in Poland, even without support at a national level?Read the full article
“Ireland’s interests, Ireland’s peace, will always be subordinate to English prejudices and xenophobia.”Read the full article
The bid for European defence rests on greater independence from NATO and the development of its own programmes for the collective security of its members. The idea is that such military cooperation should also contribute to advancing the complex process of community [...]Read the full article
“Gig economy companies use self-employment to move all the risk on the worker, while paying no taxes to contribute to the welfare state.”Read the full article
“The EU approach of bringing back as many Gambians as possible can only be a recipe for violence without making the effort to understand the role that European countries are playing in these conditions.”Read the full article
