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A new study comparing Germany to Estonia, Spain, and Finland
Germany’s education policy has faced scrutiny ever since the results of the very first PISA survey were released in 2000. The report revealed that academic success in Germany fell below the OECD average and was more strongly contingent upon a student’s socio-economic and family ... read more "European Education between Justice and Selectivity"
Brazil hosted COP30 this year, and under the leadership of President Lula da Silva it sought to set itself apart from previous COP presidencies and showcase its climate ambitions, even as it continues to back new oil extraction projects within its borders.
At the same time, Brazil is one of the key areas of interest for the European Union due to its large... read more "Brazil’s green transition beyond COP30"
Rosa Luxemburg vécut la naissance du mouvement sioniste et fut une adversaire résolue de toute forme de sionisme. Elle pensait que le sionisme était une tentative ridicule tendant à faire diversion pour détourner les opprimés et exploités de leur combat contre les exploitants et exploiteurs. Rosa ... read more "Rosa Luxemburg – Sur la révolution, le parti et la fin du capitalisme: textes choisis"
A new study comparing Germany to Estonia, Spain, and Finland
Germany’s education policy has faced scrutiny ever since the results of the very first PISA survey were released in 2000. The report revealed that academic success in Germany fell below the OECD average and was more strongly contingent upon a student’s socio-economic and family ... read more "European Education between Justice and Selectivity"
In the last four decades, we have experienced secular stagnation, priva[1]tisations, cuts in public investments and employment, and a rise in financialisation, financial profits, market concentration, profit share in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), unemployment, and inequality at the global level. This neoliberal era is marked by the ... read more "Financialisation, Wage Inequality and Market Concentration"
The right to mobility must be guaranteed for all people, because mobility means social participation. Getting to work, meeting friends, going to a medical appointment, taking children to nursery, visiting a mother in need of care – all of these must be affordable, reliable, climate-friendly and stress-free. ... read more "Mobility for Everyone. How do others do it? What can we learn from their experience?"
Amidst a severe energy and cost-of-living crisis, Mapping a Public Pathway for Europe’s Energy Transition delivers a compelling critique of Europe’s failing energy system. This comprehensive study exposes how, despite public commitments to reform, the EU’s continued reliance on a liberalized, profit-driven energy market is driving up ... read more "Mapping a Public Pathway for Europe’s Energy Transition"
30,000 lobbyists…and counting. The sheer number of corporate lobbyists that influence EU policy-making, and the financial firepower available to them, constitute a challenge to democracy, social rights, peace and the planet. In this book, lobbying researcher and campaigner Kenneth Haar explores how corporate representatives have shaped the institutional foundations of the EU. ... read more "A Europe of Capital"
According to its presentation of itself, the European Union (EU) is based on principles and values such as freedom, democracy, equality, and the rule of law, promoting peace and stability.1 Against this background, the huge inequalities, high poverty rates, and multiple cases of precarious living across and within the Member States (MS) are... read more "The Impact of EU Policies on Housing and Urban Development"
Mobility is a basic human need. Over the last 100 years, the automobile has revolutionised the transport of people and goods. The automotive industry is a core industrial sector employing millions of people in Germany, Europe and the world. The trade unions in the metal sector are strong and powerful organisations without which the enforcement of... read more "The Transformation of the Global Automotive Industry"
Groups fighting for energy democracy at all levels of society are leading resistance and remedies towards a better future.
Profit-driven energy models have escalated the climate crisis, failed to decarbonise our energy systems, and do not provide universal access to clean, affordable energy. We need to unite globally to transition to public energy systems ... read more "Energy Democracy Movement Declaration"
An analysis of the perspectives for the French left and the NUPES in the 2024 European Parliament elections
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This study aims to provide a brief analysis of the current state of affairs in the European Union in order to analyse the perspectives of the French left in the 2024 European Parliament election. In France, the question of the ... read more "Unity Makes Strength?"
A Call for Sustainable Alternatives to the EU-ASEAN Trade Regime
This report explores the effects of existing trade agreements between ASEAN and EU states, takes a look at possible effects induced by potential developments of these trade agreements, and discusses alternatives to their approach to organizing ASEAN and EU trade relations.
We seek to offer an... read more "Casting off the Chains of Unfair Trade"