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EU budget

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The Fornero pension law will come into effect in February, according to Deputy PM Matteo Salvini (R). Photo: Filippo Monteforte / AFP
The Fornero pension law will come into e […]
EU flag. Photo: Uli Deck/dpa/archive
EU flag. Photo: Uli Deck/dpa/archive
Italy's Fornero pension law will come into effect in February, according to Deputy PM Matteo Salvini. Photo: Philippe Huguen / AFP
Italy's Fornero pension law will come in […]
A new framework for funding the future of Europe

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 […]
"Yes we are global payers, but we have to be global players too," the head of the EU executive told lawmakers Photo: Frederick Florin / AFP
"Yes we are global payers, but we have t […]
A man holds a smartphone with the icons for social networking apps Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in Moscow on March 23, 2018. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP
A man holds a smartphone with the icons […]
The European parliament. Photo: Elyxandro Cegarra/ZUMA Wire/dpa
The European parliament. Photo: Elyxandr […]
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 […]
Europe map with eurozone countries. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa
Europe map with eurozone countries. Pho […]
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses students at the North Rhine-Westphalia technical university in Aachen, western Germany, on May 10, 2018. Photo: Ludovic Marin / AFP
France's President Emmanuel Macron addre […]
Many states, one currency

Elections

ARCHIVE - 03.05.2018, Belgium, Brussels: Manfred Weber (CSU), leader of the Group of the European People's Party (EPP) in the European Parliament, comes to a working breakfast before a Cabinet meeting in the Bavarian representation. According to German Commissioner Oettinger, Weber would be a good candidate for the European elections in May 2019. Photo: Sven Hoppe / dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
ARCHIVE - 03.05.2018, Belgium, Brussels: […]
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 […]
The populist challenge

Migrants

Zia-ul Haq's 4 kids huddled around a burner used as a heater trying to warm themselves in one of the rooms in his small 3-room mud-hut where he lives with a family of 10, including himself, in a small camp in the outskirts of Kabul city on 20 December 2016. He had to flee Kunduz's Chahardara district due to continued fighting where his family was stuck in his house for 13 days. Around 580,000 people have been displaced due to conflict related violence in 2016 alone, surprising the Afghan government and international community alike. Internally Displaced Person (IDP). Photo: Mohammad Jawad/dpa/archive
Zia-ul Haq's 4 kids huddled around a bur […]
Russian flag behind a fence during the Opening Ceremony in Fisht Olympic Stadium at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Sochi, Russia, 07 March 2014. Foto: Jan Woitas/dpa/archive
Russian flag behind a fence during the O […]
Refugees run over a bridge between Hanging (Austria) and Wegscheid (Germany) to Germany. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa/archive
Refugees run over a bridge between Hangi […]
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 […]
The confidential EU proposal comes amid growing concern at Russia's alleged malign cyber activities.Photo: Sail Loeb / AFP
The confidential EU proposal comes amid […]
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses students at the North Rhine-Westphalia technical university in Aachen, western Germany, on May 10, 2018. Photo: Ludovic Marin / AFP
France's President Emmanuel Macron addre […]
ARCHIV - Schwer bewaffnete Bundeswehrsoldaten sichern am 19.12.2016 in Gao, im Norden von Mali, den Flughafen am Feldlager Camp Castor die Abfahrt der Verteidigungsministerin von der Leyen. (zu dpa "Explosiver Mix in der Sahelzone: EU setzt auf neue Anti-Terror-Truppe" vom 22.02.2018) Foto: Kay Nietfeld/dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++
ARCHIV - Schwer bewaffnete Bundeswehrsol […]
A continent's preparations for a world of challenges

Europe's Workforce

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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