Opinion

Opinion
14.04.2020

Rethinking Germany's 2020 summer vacation

Schoolchildren need support after lockdown, say Michaela Kreyenfeld and co-authors from the academic advisory council to Germany's family affairs ministry.
Opinion
02.04.2020

After the pandemic

Dennis J. Snower outlines three long-term lessons for policymakers in a Brookings Institution blog piece.
Opinion
01.04.2020

Before it spreads “like wildfire”: prisoners' rights in the time of COVID-19

Emre Turkut, Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Fundamental Rights, and co-author Ali Yildiz discuss the obligation of states to safeguard rights of prisoners in time of coronavirus.
Opinion
31.03.2020

How can the EU address a rise in sovereign debt burdens coupled with an economic downturn?

Mark Hallerberg and Stavros Zenios discuss the politics of a common EU fiscal instrument.
Opinion
27.03.2020

COVID-19 and the European Central Bank

Mark Dawson and Ana Bobić: Will the legal foundations of the European Monetary Union be the next victim?
Opinion
27.03.2020

When the coronavirus crisis turns into a crisis of democracy

Michal Kramer of the Centre for Fundamental Rights asks: Is the Israeli government acting in good faith in its COVID-19 response?
Opinion
26.03.2020

Human rights victims’ complaints to UN not treated effectively

UN human rights treaty system for dealing with complaints needs urgent reform, write Başak Çalı and Alexandre Skander Galand.
Opinion
19.03.2020

Verfassungsblog: Coronavirus emergency measures and Germany’s Basic Law

Pierre Thielboerger reflects on government emergency measures in the constitutional context.
Opinion
18.03.2020

Help for the self-employed in the time of the coronavirus

Anke Hassel and Christian Odendahl see a way to help those with a total earnings loss.
Opinion
13.03.2020

The sharing economy is thriving, but the work of volunteers is often overlooked

Good communication and recognition are key to volunteer retention, write Johanna Mair and co-author.
Opinion
13.03.2020

During the coronavirus crisis, don’t forget those who need help most urgently

In Zeit Online, Anke Hassel and Christian Odendahl propose measures to aid families and workers.
Opinion
06.03.2020

Offering a sign of political responsibility

The EU has the power to solve the border crisis with Turkey, Lucas Rasche of the Jacques Delors Centre writes in Die Zeit.