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Find out about the Covid-19 vaccines, vaccination campaigns across the EU and how the European Parliament is supporting and scrutinising the roll-out process.

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As the EU economy reels from the pandemic, forecasts suggest that unemployment rates across the bloc may hit their peak this year. At the same time, some 20% of firms foresee a permanent reduction in employment, according to the European Investment Bank's (EIB) investment report published last Thursday (21 January).

Parliament wants to protect employees’ fundamental right to disconnect from work and not to be reachable outside working hours.

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Parliament wants to protect employees’ fundamental right to disconnect from work and not to be reachable outside working hours.

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Climate change will be key to the review of the European Central Bank's policy, its president, Christine Lagarde, announced on Monday (25 January), marking a possible shift towards 'greener' monetary policy.

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Thousands of EU workers in British care homes risk falling foul of the legal requirement for them to register their status in the UK before a government deadline expires on 30 June, according to a new report published on Monday (25 January).

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is expected to quit on Tuesday (26 January) and try to form a new coalition government to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 85,000 people in Italy and crippled the economy.

The Netherlands has been hit by a second night of riots, as coronavirus curfew frustrations boiled over, even as President Joe Biden said herd immunity could be achieved this year.

Placing the hospitality and tourism sectors at the heart of national recovery and resilience plans will be essential, the EU commissioner for jobs and social rights, Nicolas Schmit, told EURACTIV.

In today's edition of the Capitals, find out more about Spain's high-level politicians receiving the COVID-19 vaccine earlier than they should have, Czech companies receiving large amounts of the EU Modernisation Fund, and so much more.

Air pollution is a problem shared across the Western Balkans for which regional solidarity is needed so that people can exercise their “right to breathe,” the executive director of the European Fund for the Balkans, Aleksandra Tomanić, told BETA in...

COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy is turning into vaccine hijacking, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković told the press on Monday, adding that a joint EU lawsuit against vaccine manufacturers is possible if they do not meet contract obligations. Some countries are paying more...

If people continue to respect the basic rules – wearing masks, using disinfectants, respecting social distancing – even a faster-spreading virus variant won’t pose problems, Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Monday. A few people infected with the UK...

The development of artificial intelligence will become one of the focuses of the new improved version of the EU recovery plan that the Bulgarian government will propose in the coming days. The country expects €7.7 billion in grants from the...

The newly formed party of former Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (formerly Smer-SD) has emerged as the most popular party with more than 24% support, a January poll conducted by the Focus agency and published for TV Markíza shows. While the...

The Czech government approved a document on Monday granting a large amount of money from the EU’s Modernisation Fund to large coal mining companies. The Modernisation Fund should support the low-carbon transition of ten lower-income EU member states, including the...

The first round of informal non-binding exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey lasted for three and a half hours in Istanbul. Although little information was released following the meeting, both sides decided to renew their discussion with the next round...