UCSIA advocates for an Eco-Social Union

On 9 May - Europe Day - Bea Cantillon and Erik De Bom of the Universitair Centrum Sint-Ignatius Antwerpen (UCSIA) published an editorial on the future of Europe in newspaper De Morgen. Their plea: an Eco-Social Union in which ecological sustainability and social justice are inseparable.

UCSIA advocates for an Eco-Social Union

Moving towards an Eco-Social Union

The quiet fulfilment of Schuman’s dream

75 years of Schuman Declaration

75 years after the Schuman Declaration, a new interpretation of European solidarity is emerging. The Union is making tangible progress in combining climate policy with social protection, but these achievements often remain under the radar.

A socially just climate transition

Cantillon and De Bom emphasise that a Europe committed to a socially just climate transition is not a utopia, but a necessary and growing project. Yet vigilance is called for: without public support, regression is imminent.

With their contribution, the authors aim to look towards a future in which Europe once again stands for peace, solidarity and sustainability – not as ideals, but as concrete policy areas that are intertwined.