Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: Council agrees to extend protection for refugees
The EU Council of Ministers has decided to offer those fleeing from the war in Ukraine a continued facility to stay and work in their EU country of refuge …
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European Union: Which regions have the most highly-skilled people in employment?
According to the Eurostat, in 2022 there were some 80 million highly-skilled people employed across the EU, accounting for 44 …
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European Union: The usual workweek for people aged 20-64 averaged 37.5 hours in 2022
The longest average working weeks were recorded in Greece (41 …
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European Union: 9% of EU population unable to keep their home warm (2022)
In 2022 the highest shares of people claiming to be unable to keep their home adequately warm were in Bulgaria (22 …
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European Union: 2.4% of the EU’s population were unable to afford an internet connection in 2022
The highest share of people at risk of poverty and unable to afford an internet connection was in Romania (25 …
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European Union: Cleaners – a 3 million workforce (2020)
According to the latest available data from Eurostat, in 2020, the number of persons employed in the general cleaning of buildings accounted for 2 …
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European Union: Gender pay transparency directive must be implemented by 7th June 2026
Back in April this year, we informed FedEE Members about the then draft Pay Transparency Directive …
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European Union: When do young Europeans leave their parental home (2022)?
According to the latest Eurostat data (2022), Finland had the earliest average departure age at 21 …
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European Union: Inflationary forces finally coming down in the eurozone (July 2023)
For the first time since May 2010 broad money supply (M3) fell in July, indicating that much needed austerity was finally being applied by the European Central Bank after the excesses of the Covid years …
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European Union: Spanish agenda for its EU Presidency
The Spanish government took charge of the EU earlier this month as part of the rotating presidency of different functional councils where the principal business is undertaken in the EU …
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European Union: Schengen visas to be fully digitalized
The old system of placing a simple sticker in a passport to indicate that a Schengen visa has been issued will soon be replaced …
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European Union: Cross-Border reorganisation
There was a time when EU laws were distinguished by their simplicity of structure and language …
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European Union: Effective end to Digital COVID Certificates (DCC)
The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation requires the issuing of a QR code that travellers can show to prove they are vaccinated, have recently recovered from COVID or have tested negative …
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European Union: Temporary protection directive
All EU states have enacted the Directive in order for those escaping the Ukrainian war to reside and work in EU countries whilst the current war is taking place …
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