A Radical Bargain for Europe: Progressive Visions of a European Basic Income

During the last two decades, the European Union has come under increasing existential threat.Successive historic crises have called into question the EU’s ability to meet the needs of its citizens, and effectively navigate the emerging challenges of the 21st century.From sovereign debt, Mediterranean migration, and Brexit to climate change, the Covid-19 pandemic, and spiralling conflicts just beyond its borders, the EU has struggled to carve out a meaningful path forward.Worse, through action or inaction, it has often failed to live up to the lofty ideals of its foundation.In response, the EU has faced a growing tide of Europhobic dissent, driven by insurgent populism and nationalism.Left unanswered, this tide promises to overwhelm the EU and irretrievably damage the legitimacy of its institutions-or see them coopted into the chauvinist projects of a new and emboldened ‘authoritarian international’.In light of this, progressive forces who value the positive role the EU can play in the