Open Society Publications

publication June 2022

Demolition of Roma Homes in Bulgaria

Each year, the systematic demolition of Roma homes in Bulgaria leaves thousands homeless and in legal limbo. This breaches domestic, EU, and international law. The Bulgarian government must tackle this issue.

explainer June 2022

How to Hold Russia Accountable for War Crimes in Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was an international crime of aggression and has led to indiscriminate attacks on civilians, executions and unlawful killing, torture, and other atrocities. Here’s how to achieve accountability.

publication May 24, 2022

How Can the EU Deliver a Socially Just Green Deal?

The EU wants to be the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050. But do the EU and its member states have the right policy tools to ensure that the green transition is socially just?

publication May 2022

International System Change Compass

For the European Green Deal to succeed, the EU must actively support and promote the development of sustainable economic systems and societal well-being both at home and across the planet.

publication March 2022

Shifting Paradigms

Addressing the climate crisis demands that we examine how our economies are organized. Yet, research shows that people in Europe and the United States fail to see climate policy as intrinsic to economic decision-making.

publication March 2022

Building a Coalition for Intergenerational Fairness in the European Green Deal

Both intergenerational and social justice are at the heart of the climate change debate. This must be central to policymaking around European Green Deal and building social and political consensus around the green transition.

explainer March 2022

Why Responding to COVID-19 Requires Justice, Not Charity

The development of effective vaccines has been a great achievement in the fight against COVID-19, but true success will not be won unless we fix vaccine shortages around the world and ensure affordable and wide access.

A group of people waiting in line outside of a medical tent

publication March 2022

Why the European Union Needs Anticorruption Sanctions

If the EU wants to be a global player in the fight against corruption, it must adopt stand-alone anticorruption sanctions, enabling it to work with its allies to deny kleptocrats’ access to western financial systems.

publication December 2021

How Clean Are Europe’s Food Supply Chains?

The Spanish pork industry is thriving, boasting the largest herd numbers in the European Union and record growth, but behind this supposed “success story” are grave concerns over the treatment of workers and the environment.

publication November 30, 2021

Joint Civil Society Report on the Fundamental Rights Impact of the EU Directive on Combatting Terrorism

EU legislators failed to address fundamental rights challenges in rushing the overly broad 2017 Directive on Combating Terrorism. This report makes recommendations for reform after years of negative consequences.

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Publications

Demolition of Roma Homes in Bulgaria

How to Hold Russia Accountable for War Crimes in Ukraine

How Can the EU Deliver a Socially Just Green Deal?

International System Change Compass

Shifting Paradigms

Building a Coalition for Intergenerational Fairness in the European Green Deal

Why Responding to COVID-19 Requires Justice, Not Charity

Why the European Union Needs Anticorruption Sanctions

How Clean Are Europe’s Food Supply Chains?

Joint Civil Society Report on the Fundamental Rights Impact of the EU Directive on Combatting Terrorism

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