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Cars on the A7 motorway between Lyon and Vienne in southeastern France. Photo: Philippe Desmazes / AFP /File

Cars on the A7 motorway between Lyon and... […]

Climate change, Economy, Environmental pollution, Taxation, Transportation and mobility, Infographic, Video 3D

Will drivers get burned by EU ban on petrol or diesel cars?

The European Commission has unveiled plans to effectively ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines from 2035. What will this mean for drivers?

3 weeks ago

Fishermen fish for mackerel on a trawler in the English Channel on September 28, 2020. Photo: Nicolas Gubert / AFP

Fishermen fish for mackerel on a trawler... […]

Brexit, Food and agriculture, Infographic

French fishermen on tenterhooks as Brexit talks drag on

As the clock ticks down to December 31, when Britain's EU divorce becomes complete, French fishermen fear London's promise to "take back control" of its waters could leave them high and dry

10 months ago

President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen attends an EU summit, held via video conference.

President of the European Commission Urs... […]

Budget, Coronavirus, Europe's Workforce, Infographic

EU Commission plans 81 billion in loans for short-time work schemes

The European Union Commission has planned to pay out billions of euros as loans for workers affected by the corona virus pandemic, as part of the EU's recession recovery plan.

11 months ago

Ukrainian seasonal workers queue for a flight to Finland at Boryspil airport in Kiev on May 13, 2020. Photo: Genya Savilov / AFP

Ukrainian seasonal workers queue for a f... […]

Coronavirus, Europe's Workforce, Food and agriculture, Health, Migrants

Virus highlights plight of Europe’s migrant farm hands

The coronavirus outbreak has thrown the plight of Europe's migrant farm workers into stark relief with the added risk of contagion in overcrowded, unsanitary living quarters

12 months ago

Romanian harvest workers heading to the UK queue to enter the "Henry Coanda" airport in Bucharest April 30, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Daniel Mihailescu / AFP

Romanian harvest workers heading to the ... […]

Coronavirus, Europe's Workforce, Health, Migrants, Infographic, Videos

Romania’s seasonal workers sidestep lockdown out of necessity

Romanian workers are in high demand as farms and home care firms in western Europe clamour for help from the east, even with borders closed because of the coronavirus pandemic

1 year ago

Workers furloughed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden are retrained to work in hospitals and care homes, in Stockholm on April 8, 2020. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP

Workers furloughed during the COVID-19 p... […]

Coronavirus, Europe's Workforce, Health, Videos

Furloughed staff in Sweden retrain to help hospitals

Furloughed because of the pandemic, airline and hotel employees in Sweden are retraining to work as hospital and nursing home assistants as the country's death toll exceeds 1,200

1 year ago

Opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in north London on April 3, 2019. Photo: Isabel Infantes / AFP

Opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Co... […]

Brexit, Infographic, Videos

Britain’s opposition leader Corbyn walks Brexit tightrope

Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has been propelled into a position of power over Brexit but needs to walk a tightrope in dealing with the government, analysts say.

2 years ago

The European parliament. Photo: Elyxandro Cegarra/ZUMA Wire/dpa

The European parliament. Photo: Elyxandr... […]

Europe's Workforce

EU labour authority to be up and running this year

The European Commission, the Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on the establishment of an European Labour Authority.

2 years ago

British Prime Minister Theresa May in London (UK). Photo: Tolga Akmen/London News Pictures via ZUMA/dpa/archive

British Prime Minister Theresa May in Lo... […]

Brexit

May to set out ‘next steps’ for rejected Brexit deal

May suffered a crushing defeat in parliament last week, before she narrowly won a no-confidence vote put forward by Labour.

3 years ago

Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa ...

Europe's Workforce, Infographic

EU ministers agree to set up European Labour Agency

The European member states agree to establish an European Labour Authority aimed at helping employees and employers to deal with complex aspects of cross-border labour mobility.