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Policies have a strong impact, argues EIGE director Carlien Scheele. But gender equality is improving by a snail's pace. And more women in decision-making also mean more backlash.

EU leaders are preparing to bless joint purchases of Ukraine ammunition, amid deeper strategising on how to protect Europe from Russia.

In a letter to Italy's prime minister, concerning the shipwreck that killed some 70 people, the European Commission suggests shoring up the Libyan coast guard and launching anti-smuggling partnerships with Tunisia and Egypt.

More pay-transparency equals more tools to close the gender pay-gap. A historic step in the EU, but still with room for improvement.

The European Commission proposed a temporary fix to the bloc's much-debated debt and deficit rules — which will allow member states more leeway in reducing public debt this year.

An opinion piece accuses our think-tank, MCC Brussels, of promoting "Putin's vision". Hungarian MEP Katalin Cseh states that our aim is "to destroy the EU". In typical McCarthyite fashion she relies on innuendo and false allegations to discredit our work.

Five years ago, investigative Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, were murdered. The Slovak authorities are now close to delivering a verdict in the trial — offering an example of how to challenge impunity for journalist killings.

Long-term care facilities are subsidised to a large extent by public money. When financial risks aimed at increasing profitability do not pay off, the state must step in to ensure the welfare of care recipients, from the public purse.

Women and frontline workers are most exposed to the risks of bullying, harassment, violence, verbal abuse or threat, resulting in burnout, exhaustion, anxiety and depression according to a study by Eurofound, an EU agency.

"It's important, especially in times of crisis, that we look at the benefits of gender equality," Carlien Scheele, the director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) said, adding that losing women in the labour market is a "shame".

While there is a shortage of healthcare workers all over Europe, wealthier European countries are recruiting healthcare workers from other parts of Europe. With dire consequences.

A new report has found regional differences in the tendency for workers to take on low quality online jobs, with workers in less prosperous EU regions taking on more online jobs — often next to their 'traditional' jobs.

Press-freedom groups from Paris and Berlin to New York have voiced dismay at Sweden's proposal to weaken a landmark EU law against corporate and political bullies.

The European Commission is imposing new rules to restrict free trips paid for by countries like Qatar, following revelations that its director-general of transport not only accepted such flights — but had also cleared himself of any conflict of interest.

20 million children do not have their basic rights ensured: they lack healthy food, adequate shelter and health care, and their chances for personal and professional development are also undermined.

This 'Windsor Framework' renegotiation took place without any (European) Council guidelines, mandate or involvement. Members states and the European Parliament, which once used to scrutinise every twist and turn with their magnifying glasses, now face a fait accompli.

In last month's 'State of the Nation' address in Budapest, an isolated Viktor Orbán outlined a strategy to ramp up his anti-EU disinformation campaign. European institutions must find a way to fight back, writes Hungarian MEP Katalin Cseh.

Gáspár Miklós Tamás, Hungarian philosopher, politician, and public intellectual died in January. He was often on the same side of the barricades as Viktor Orbán. Later he became key figure opposing Orbán's authoritarian measures, and inspired a new Left.

The EU's response has been swift and coordinated, but will need adjustments to be sustainable in the long term if they want to effectively adapt their markets to Ukrainian workers.

Telework in the EU has a growth potential of up to 49%—what if a status was created to work from any EU country without major bureaucratic hurdles?