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Digitalization

Netzwerkkabel hängen am 14.02.2013 in Jülich (Nordrhein-Westfalen) im Forschungszentrum an der Rückseite des Supercomputers Juqueen. Europas schnellster Rechner, Juqueen, geht offiziell an den Start. Mit einer maximalen Rechenleistung von 5,9 Petaflops kann der Supercomputer sechs Billiarden Rechenoperationen pro Sekunde durchführen. Foto: Oliver Berg/dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Netzwerkkabel hängen am 14.02.2013 in J […]
14.09.2016, Frankreich, Straßburg: Das Europäische Parlament in Straßburg. Das EU-Parlament will am 05.07.2017 über seine Position zur umstrittene Reform des Urheberrechts abstimmen. Foto: Patrick Seeger/dpa
14.09.2016, Frankreich, Straßburg: Das […]
The new GDPR restrictions could delay or prevent security firms from acting on these cybersecurity threats. analysts say. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP
The new GDPR restrictions could delay or […]
A connected continent

Eurozone

ILLUSTRATION - Griechische Euro-Münzen stehen am 07.01.2015 in Köln (Nordrhein-Westfalen) auf einer EU-Fahne. Die Bundesregierung entwickelt einem Medienbericht zufolge konkrete Strategien für einen möglichen Austritt Griechenlands aus der Eurozone. Foto: Oliver Berg/dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
ILLUSTRATION - Griechische Euro-Münzen […]
A European Union flag along with other Greek flags waving outside of a store in central Athens, Greece. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa/archive
A European Union flag along with other G […]
A protester waves a Greek flag as he demonstrates with thousands against a new austerity package in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on June 5, 2011. Photo: Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP
A protester waves a Greek flag as he dem […]
13.08.2018, Turkey, Ankara: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, giving a speech to Turkish ambassadors in the Presidential Palace. After another dramatic slump of the lira on the stock exchanges, the Minister of Finance and the Central Bank on 13.08. Emergency measures taken. Photo: Uncredited / Presidency Press Service / AP / dpa +++ dpa broadcast +++
13.08.2018, Turkey, Ankara: Recep Tayyip […]
Many states, one currency

Brexit

Britain's new Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt attends a press conference with his Latvian counterpart after their meeting in Riga, Latvia on August 15, 2018. Photo: Ilmars Znotins / AFP
Britain's new Foreign Minister Jeremy Hu […]
Flags of Great Britain hanging from a sign marked "Exit" in London. Photo: Jens Kalaene/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/archive
Flags of Great Britain hanging from a si […]
03.08.2018, France, Bormes-les-Mimosas: Emmanuel Macron, President of France, meets Theresa May, Prime Minister of Great Britain, in the south of France to discuss Brexit. The Brexit meeting between French President Macron and British Prime Minister May has met with clear criticism in advance. Photo: Sebastien Nogier / EPA POOL / AP / dpa +++ dpa broadcast +++
03.08.2018, France, Bormes-les-Mimosas: […]
Britain’s divorce from the EU

Elections

Former Slovenian PM, current president of the right-wing Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) and winner of the Parliament elections Janez Jansa (R) meets President Borut Pahor to discuss the formation of a coalition in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on June 7, 2018. Photo: Jure Makovec / File
Former Slovenian PM, current president o […]
The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. Photo: Patrick Seeger/dpa/archive
The European Parliament in Strasbourg, F […]
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (centre) is flanked by Matteo Salvini (left) and Luigi Di Maio. Photo: Andrea Solaro / AFP
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (c […]
The populist challenge

Migrants

ARCHIVE - 24.07.2018, Berlin: Horst Seehofer (CSU), Federal Minister of the Interior, Home and Construction, answers questions from journalists at the presentation of the 2017 report on the protection of the constitution. (dpa "Seehofer lays cornerstones for immigration law" from 08/16/2018) Photo: Wolfgang Kumm / dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
ARCHIVE - 24.07.2018, Berlin: Horst Seeh […]
Migrants cheer aboard the Aquarius rescue ship as it arrive at Bolier Wharf in Senglea, Malta, on August 15, 2018. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli / AFP
Migrants cheer aboard the Aquarius rescu […]
Crew members wave as the rescue ship Aquarius, chartered by French aid group SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), leaves the harbour in Marseille, southeastern France, on August 1, 2018, after docking for maintenance. Photo: Boris Horvat / AFP
Crew members wave as the rescue ship Aqu […]
A new home in Europe?

Europe's youth

Schüler der Edith-Stein-Schule präsentieren am 06.09.2017 in Erfurt (Thüringen) die selbstgestalteten Wahlplakate für die U18-Bundestagswahl. Foto: Martin Schutt/dpa
Schüler der Edith-Stein-Schule präsent […]
A female student reads a book about the ERASMUS programme in Berlin. Photo: Jens Kalaene/dpa/archive
A female student reads a book about the […]
Worker in the Vatican in Rome. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa/archive
Worker in the Vatican in Rome. Photo: Mi […]
People queue at the French Pole Emploi employment agency stand at an employment fair in Lille, northern France, on May 28, 2015. Photo: Philippe Huguen / AFP
People queue at the French Pole Emploi e […]
Endless opportunities or no future?

Defence and security

25.04.2018, Brandenburg, Schönefeld: Das zweistrahliges Mehrzweckkampfflugzeug Dassault Rafale aus Frankreich ist bei der Raumfahrtausstellung (ILA) ausgestellt. Bis Sonntag präsentierten 1100 Aussteller aus 41 Ländern ihre Neuheiten von Flugzeugen über Drohnen und Flugtaxis bis hin zu Raketentechnik. (zu dpa "Ein Kampfjet für Europa - Berlin und Paris gehen in Rüstungsoffensive" am 26.04.2018)
25.04.2018, Brandenburg, Schönefeld: Da […]
People demonstrate in Prague against the Czech government's ties to the Communist Party during commemorations marking the 50th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of former Czechoslovakia in 1968. The placards read "who rules with Communists defames the memory of the victims of Soviet invasion". Photo: Michal Cizek / AFP
People demonstrate in Prague against the […]
Britain's new Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt attends a press conference with his Latvian counterpart after their meeting in Riga, Latvia on August 15, 2018. Photo: Ilmars Znotins / AFP
Britain's new Foreign Minister Jeremy Hu […]
US President Donald Trump addresses a press conference on the second day of the NATO summit in Brussels on July 12, 2018. Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP
US President Donald Trump addresses a p […]
A continent's preparations for a world of challenges

Europe's Workforce

Photo: dpa
Photo: dpa
A man works. Photo: Lukas Schulze/dpa/archive/illustration
A man works. Photo: Lukas Schulze/dpa/ar […]
ARCHIVE - 07.08.2014, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: A construction worker works on a construction site on a cement tank. (to dpa: "Construction boom: Baden-Württemberg must trash waste in other countries" from 30.01.2018) Photo: Sebastian Kahnert / dpa +++ (c) dpa - Bildfunk +++
ARCHIVE - 07.08.2014, Baden-Württemberg […]
A man and a woman look towards the financial district of Canary Wharf in east London from Greenwich Park, on January 17, 2017. Photo: Ben Stansall / AFP
A man and a woman look towards the finan […]
Tensions between the poor and the rich