Security & Geopolitics#4
China
Partner, competitor and systemic rival — all at once.
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Europe's public debates
The Agenda
62 issues shaping Europe's politics.
From Ukraine to pensions — the debates every European government and party is answering.
62 topics9 themes27 countries
2 topics
Gender equality, family policy & LGBTQ+ rights
Equal rights, family values and the culture war.
In short
The EU has a Gender Equality Strategy and laws on pay transparency and violence against women, but LGBTQ+ rights and abortion are divisive, with sharp differences between, for example, Spain and Hungary.
Why it matters now
Hungary's legal restrictions and abortion debates make these rights a rule-of-law and identity issue.
The divide
Progressive camp
expand rights
Conservative / family-values camp
traditional family and national competence
Middle
equal-pay consensus.