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Radu-Dinel Miruță says defence firms seek to exploit SAFE's tight deadlines

The Commission says Brazilian exports could end on 3 September

12 százalékkal több pénzből gazdálkodik idén Kolozs megye, mint tavaly a tegnap elfogadott költségvetés értelmében. Az összeg közel felét befektetésekre szánják, 41 millió eurót például az új kolozsvári gyermekkórház megvalósítására. Továbbá hamarosan kiírják az idén a megyénél megpályázható összegeket is a civil szervezetek számára. A költségvetés elosztásáról Vákár Istvánt, a Kolozs Megyei Tanács alelnökét Forrai […]

Articolul Befektetésre szánják Kolozs megye költségvetésének több mint felét apare prima dată în Kolozsvári Rádió Románia.

"We are certain that the drone is Ukrainian,” said the Greek defence minister

The company is among several oil and gas majors facing growing calls for a windfall tax

This year’s awards went to an Estonian project to boost female democratic participation, a French political engagement app and a Spanish network for relations with China.
Committee on Culture and Education

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This year’s awards went to an Estonian project to boost female democratic participation, a French political engagement app and a Spanish network for relations with China.
Committee on Culture and Education

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

"The EU member countries have been a steadfast friend and have stood by us when we needed it the most," the Greenlandic leader said

On Tuesday, 19 May, at a ceremony in Parliament laureates will receive the inaugural European Order of Merit for their significant contribution to EU integration and values.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

On Tuesday, 19 May, at a ceremony in Parliament laureates will receive the inaugural European Order of Merit for their significant contribution to EU integration and values.

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Digital Networks Act plan for a Big Tech-targeted voluntary 'conciliation' mechanism raises capitals' hackles

Campaigners say reforms would reduce transparency over military transfers

Calls are mounting for the EU to roll over €650 billion in Covid recovery debt. But will ‘frugal’ countries, including Germany and the Netherlands, lift their veto?

Several capitals are amping up pressure to adapt copyright rules for post-ChatGPT world

DRAFT REPORT on a new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Nicola Zingaretti

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Ursula von der Leyen trails possible "social media delay"

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Egypt’s manufacturing sector faces a dual challenge of weak job creation and persistent informality. Drawing on survey evidence on business behaviour and labour market dynamics, this column explains why job creation is limited and informal work remains such an integral part of how firms organise production. The generation of more formal jobs requires a comprehensive policy approach, one that goes beyond enforcement of labour regulations to reshape the economic environment in which firms and workers make decisions.

In a nutshell

Informality in the labour market reflects incentives on both sides: firms benefit from lower costs and flexibility, while workers may prefer higher take-home pay or they may perceive limited benefits from formal employment.

Policies to create formal jobs that are focused solely on enforcement may backfire by raising hiring costs; effective reform requires reducing the cost of formality -including through simpler tax procedures and more proportionate labour costs - while increasing its benefits.

Addressing informality requires targeting informal employment within formal firms, aligning labour market and industrial policies, and adapting social protection and contribution systems to non-standard work arrangements.

Standfirst para:

Egypt’s manufacturing sector faces a dual challenge of weak job creation and persistent informality. Drawing on survey evidence on business behaviour and labour market dynamics, this column explains why job creation is limited and informal work remains such an integral part of how firms organise production. The generation of more formal jobs requires a comprehensive policy approach, one that goes beyond enforcement of labour regulations to reshape the economic environment in which firms and workers make decisions.

In a nutshell

Informality in the labour market reflects incentives on both sides: firms benefit from lower costs and flexibility, while workers may prefer higher take-home pay or they may perceive limited benefits from formal employment.

Policies to create formal jobs that are focused solely on enforcement may backfire by raising hiring costs; effective reform requires reducing the cost of formality -including through simpler tax procedures and more proportionate labour costs - while increasing its benefits.

Addressing informality requires targeting informal employment within formal firms, aligning labour market and industrial policies, and adapting social protection and contribution systems to non-standard work arrangements.

Standfirst para:

Egypt’s manufacturing sector faces a dual challenge of weak job creation and persistent informality. Drawing on survey evidence on business behaviour and labour market dynamics, this column explains why job creation is limited and informal work remains such an integral part of how firms organise production. The generation of more formal jobs requires a comprehensive policy approach, one that goes beyond enforcement of labour regulations to reshape the economic environment in which firms and workers make decisions.

In a nutshell

Informality in the labour market reflects incentives on both sides: firms benefit from lower costs and flexibility, while workers may prefer higher take-home pay or they may perceive limited benefits from formal employment.

Policies to create formal jobs that are focused solely on enforcement may backfire by raising hiring costs; effective reform requires reducing the cost of formality -including through simpler tax procedures and more proportionate labour costs - while increasing its benefits.

Addressing informality requires targeting informal employment within formal firms, aligning labour market and industrial policies, and adapting social protection and contribution systems to non-standard work arrangements.

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