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07.03.2024
The New Green Gold Agriculture

Poor harvests are raising olive oil's market value. Solutions to its reduced production lie in structural policies encompassing climate action.

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05.03.2024
Family and Care: Ireland’s Constitution Catching up With SocietyWelfare and Social Issues

Ireland will vote on two changes to its Constitution. But the nature of the proposed changes poses major challenges to constructive public debate.

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01.03.2024
EU Red Sea Mission: Strategic Autonomy Done Wrong Geopolitics

Donald Trump's possible return prompts the EU to rethink its foreign policy. Its new mission in the Red Sea, however, is a wrong move.

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29.02.2024
Should Cooperatives Aim for Growth?Welfare and Social Issues

Cooperatives and social enterprises offer an alternative to capitalist profit-seeking in times of ecosocial crisis. Can they escape the growth model?

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27.02.2024
Covas do Barroso: Local Resistance to Europe’s Lithium RaceGreen Transition

While lithium is at the heart of the green transition, mining it is unsustainable. The residents of Covas do Barroso resist.

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22.02.2024
UK General Elections: The Green Alternative to Starmer’s Uninspiring Labour Democracy

Though a Labour victory is expected, the Green Party hopes to win seats in the upcoming general elections, amidst voters' discontent with old parties.

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21.02.2024
Europe on the Ballot: Long Live the Lead Candidates!Future of EU

Pronounced dead upon Ursula von der Leyen's election as Commission president in 2019, the “Spitzenkandidaten” process is alive and well.

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19.02.2024
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: Europe Is Where Belarus BelongsPolitics

The prospects for a democratic future in Belarus hinge on Europe’s continued support for the fight against Russian imperialism.

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16.02.2024
Polluting Education: Eni’s Greenwashing in Italian Schools and Universities Society, Media and Culture

Despite recognising the need to fight climate change, Italy’s green transition is still lagging. How is the energy giant Eni involved?

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14.02.2024
Abortion in Poland: What Will Tusk’s New Day for Women Bring?  Welfare and Social Issues

The instrumentalisation of women's rights in Poland is nothing new. Will the new prime minister Donald Tusk deliver the change he promised?

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