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#Europe’s Workforce

Passengers stand near the Ryanair check-in counters during a strike at Barajas airport in Madrid. Photo: Oscar Del Pozo / AFP
Passengers stand near the Ryanair check-... […]
Economy, Europe's Workforce, Transportation and mobility, Infographic, Videos

Summer travel misery ahead as industry workers in revolt

A spiral of worker strikes in Europe's crucial aviation sector and cancelled flights at a time when millions of travellers are looking to escape for the summer, threaten the sector's tentative recovery
5 months ago
Aircraft stored by Tarmac Aerosave at the firm's aerodrome in Azereix, southwestern France, on February 4, 2021. Photo: Lionel Bonavenure / AFP
Aircraft stored by Tarmac Aerosave at th... […]
Coronavirus, Economy, Europe's Workforce, Transportation and mobility, Infographic

At the foot of the Pyrenees planes put out to pasture

Under the snow-capped Pyrenees, dozens of planes are lined up like toys on a shelf at one of several airports in southern Europe where parking planes has become big business
2 years ago
Former ECB head Mario Draghi leaves the Quirinale palace in Rome after a meeting with the Italian president on February 3, 2021. Photo: Andreas Solaro / AFP
Former ECB head Mario Draghi leaves the ... […]
Coronavirus, Economy, Europe's Workforce, Eurozone, Infographic

The economic challenges facing Italy’s ‘Super Mario’

Political instability and the worst recession since World War II -- Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief brought in to rescue his native Italy, has some major challenges ahead
2 years ago
A sign is seen in the window of a shop explaining to customers that it has temporarily closed due to the coronavirus outbreak in Portobello Market in west London on June 1, 2020, following the easing of the lockdown restrictions during the novel coronavirus pandemic. - Some non-essential stores, car dealerships and outdoor markets in Britain on June 1 were able to reopen from their COVID-19 shutdown in an easing of coronavirus lockdown measures. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)
A sign is seen in the window of a shop e... […]
Coronavirus, Economy, Europe's Workforce, Health, Tourism, Infographic, Video 3D, Videos

World lost equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020: UN

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a huge toll on global jobs, with a new study by the United Nations estimating that the equivalent of 255 million jobs were lost last year
2 years ago
"To me, Brexit means logistical chaos, which will hinder our work," says Bulgarian truck driver Dimitar Velinov. Photo: Nikolay Doychinov / AFP
"To me, Brexit means logistical chaos, w... […]
Brexit, Economy, Europe's Workforce, Trade, Transportation and mobility

Trucker, fisherman, scientist… the voices of Brexit

They transport goods from Europe to Britain, export British produce to the EU, or recruit scientists and researchers... AFP has spoken to six people whose lives will be directly affected by Brexit
2 years ago