European Union

With Israeli forces now deep inside Gaza, some two weeks after the start of a ground operation to destroy the Islamist movement Hamas, EU foreign ministers on Monday (13 November) started looking into what the future may look like after the fighting ends.

The radical transformation of the economy towards a more decarbonised and digital industry will change the skills that are in demand. But how can these skills be acquired in sufficient quantity and speed, and who is responsible for making this...

What remains baffling, to Ukrainians fighting for their country and environmental NGOs fighting to save the planet, is that terminals in Belgium and France continue to serve as transshipment points for Russian LNG cargoes destined for India and China.

A deal to keep migrants in Albania while waiting for their asylum applications to be processed by Italy is ‘unacceptable’ and ‘not compatible with the legislation’, the Spanish socialist MEP Juan Fernando Lopez Aguilar told Euractiv.

“It’s the economy, stupid.” The phrase was coined by American political consultant James Carville in a TV quip in 1992 when he was advising Bill Clinton in his successful run for the White House.

Auctions have always been a friend to clean technology, with the cost of wind and solar projects in Europe dropping substantially over two decades thanks to bidding schemes that incentivise developers to ask for lower and lower levels of subsidies. It is clear that this same mechanism will help reduce green hydrogen prices.

As European employers complain about skills shortages, a study shows that European workers feel financially stressed, that they are more unlikely to upskill than US workers and that they feel less confident that their employers will help pay for their further education.

Some 900 earthquakes hit southern Iceland on Monday (13 November), authorities said, adding to tens of thousands of tremors that rattled the region in recent weeks as the country braces for what could become a significant volcanic eruption.

There was no evidence linking the former digital campaign manager of the European People's Party to bribes allegedly received during the 2019 EU election campaign, German prosecutors announced on Monday (13 November), concluding a year-long case that involved a raid of the EPP headquarters in Brussels.

Divisions over the war in the Middle East, the Italy-Albania migration deal, and other political events involving Socialist leaders underlined the fragility of the European Socialist family during its congress in Málaga last weekend, just seven months before the next European elections.

The Party of the European Socialists met in Málaga this weekend to discuss next year's election priorities — but some of the most fundamental issues remained unresolved.

Czech health insurance providers will not be able to penalise patients based on previous cancer diagnoses if they have successfully completed treatment, following a deal based on the “right to be forgotten” by ministers and insurance companies. 

United Nations workers observed a minute's silence on Monday (13 November) to honour the more than 100 employees killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began last month, the largest toll of humanitarian workers in the organisation's 78-year history.

The EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as several Arab countries, later this week as part of a wider effort to discuss humanitarian aid to Gaza and political issues with regional leaders.

As of 1 November, a broader group of Polish women will have access to preventive screenings for the early detection of breast and cervical cancer, but experts warn that more should be done.

Connectivity is increasingly linked to achieving the EU’s socioeconomic and climate goals. Europe must  reduce the time and cost of rolling out high-speed internet service. This is only possible if the Gigabit  Infrastructure Act remains focused on this objective.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak brought back former leader David Cameron as foreign minister on Monday (13 November) in a reshuffle triggered by his firing of interior minister Suella Braverman after her criticism of police threatened his authority.

While the fifth round of COVID-19 vaccination encounters re-occurring delays in Slovakia, the country’s problem with immunisation seems to be rooted deeper.

PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński has rallied against the EU treaty, dubbed Donald Tusk's opposition a "German party," and warned of Poland's independence being at risk. Meanwhile, the pro-democratic coalition has unveiled its 24-point programme, which lacks concrete detail.

At a special summit in Riyadh, the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League called for an immediate end to "Israeli aggression" in Gaza and an international peace conference. Syria's demand to break off relations with Israel was not accepted. Saudi Arabia had previously rejected a proposal by Iran to impose an oil embargo on the country. Commentators analyse the situation.