Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: 77% of EU companies sourcing staff abroad do it within the EU
When EU jobs are moved to another country, they are more likely to stay within the EU …
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European Union: Energy continues to be big driver of price rises
The harmonised index of consumer prices in the euro area was 10% over the year to September 2022, up from 9 …
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European Union: Guidelines on collective agreements by solo self-employed
New Guidelines open way for individual self-employed workers to unite in order to bargain collectively …
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European Union: English leads in general and in vocational upper secondary education (2020)
The English language came first in general and in vocational upper secondary education during 2020 …
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European Union: Proposed new mechanism to enforce a ban on products manufactured through forced labour
The European Commission has drafted a regulation that would require each EU Member State to establish a body tasked with the identification of geographical areas, organisations and products that are linked with the exploitation of modern slavery methods …
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European Union: Over 1 in 5 at risk of poverty or social exclusion (2021)
Living near the edge …
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European Union: Five Member States commit to early introduction of minimum tax rules
Pillar two of the OECD plan to set a common 15% minimum rate of corporation tax around the world for large multinationals is being advanced most quickly by France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain towards a deadline next year …
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European Union: How many students worked whilst studying in 2021?
According to Eurostat, 23% of young people aged between 15 and 29 years in formal education were also employed, while 3% were looking for a job and available to start working (i …
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European Union: Hague Judgments Convention – Entry into force on 1 September 2023
The EU has joined the Hague Judgements Convention …
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European Union: Ban Russian tourists? EU is divided on visa restrictions
Cut in visa availability, but no visa ban …
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European Union: Decline in air transport personnel mainly affecting younger workers
According to Eurostat, during the first quarter of 2022, 325,600 people were employed in the EU air transport sector …
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European Union: Transparency and work-life balance – new obligations for employers
August 2022 saw the deadlines for two important Directives to be incorporated into national laws …
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European Union: Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home (2021)
Just over one in four of the EU population were unable last year to afford one-week’s annual holiday away from home …
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European Union: NEET rate (2021)
In 2021, the NEET rate for young people (aged 15–24 years) stood at 10 …
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European Union: Economic growth falters – as further recovery remains uncertain
The latest Eurostat figures show that although GDP grew by 4% over the year to Q2 2022, it remained much more modest in the EU’s largest national economy …
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