Skills shortages are a serious problem for majority of EU SMEs, Eurobarometer shows
By: EBR | Tuesday, November 21, 2023
A new Eurobarometer survey released today finds that skills shortages are one of the most serious problems for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the EU
German farmers: Ukraine membership would spell end of EU farming system
By: EBR | Monday, November 20, 2023
EU membership of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine would result in the ‘death’ of family farming, the German farmers’ union has warned amid growing concerns over the future direction of the EU’s farming subsidies programme
Greece is blocking Albania for opening EU accession process
By: EBR | Monday, November 20, 2023
Greece is blocking a letter from the 27 member states to the EU Commission on opening up the first five chapters of the accession process, a source revealed
What’s next for EU sanctions on Russia?
By: EBR | Monday, November 20, 2023
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the EU has applied 11 packages of sanctions against Moscow, with measures spanning across sectors and including some 1,800 individuals and entities
Health consequences of the climate crisis needs more focus in policy-making
By: EBR | Friday, November 17, 2023
Despite an increase in EU policies on health and climate, there are calls to link the two even further as almost 25% of excess mortality in Europe can be traced back to the health impacts of fossil fuel burning
Commission proposes new measures on skills and talent to help address critical labour shortages
By: EBR | Thursday, November 16, 2023
The Commission is proposing to establish an EU Talent Pool to facilitate the recruitment of jobseekers from non-EU countries in EU-wide shortage occupations
Before Enlarging, the EU Must Cement Democracy at Home
By: EBR | Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Admitting countries from Eastern Europe and the Balkans would complete the European project
Euro 7: The winner takes it all
By: EBR | Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The European Parliament last week finalised its negotiating stance on ‘Euro 7’, a regulation aimed at tightening vehicle pollution limits
Europe’s AI weakness has a long history of missed opportunities
By: EBR | Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The more AI (artificial intelligence) makes headlines, the clearer it is that Europe has failed disastrously to keep up in the global race for digital technologies
‘Friends of Western Balkans’ push for more cooperation with region on EU foreign policy
By: EBR | Monday, November 13, 2023
Western Balkans representatives should join their EU counterparts more regularly to align with the bloc’s common foreign and security policy, according to a non-paper on “deeper cooperation” with the region
Debt and Migration: Does Germany Need a New Consensus?
By: EBR | Monday, November 13, 2023
Germany needs to take major decisions on migration and fiscal policy soon
European Parliament and EU countries agree on 2024 EU budget
By: EBR | Monday, November 13, 2023
Negotiators of the European Parliament and the EU Council reached an agreement on the bloc’s 2024 budget
EU lawmakers back recognition of parental rights across the EU
By: EBR | Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Members of the European Parliament agreed their position on a proposed EU regulation to ensure parental rights are recognised across the Union independently from how a child is born
Outsourcing EU hypocrisy
By: EBR | Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Last week’s agreement between the UK and Austria to work together on ‘third country’ asylum schemes is the latest confirmation that the EU’s southern borders extend well beyond the Mediterranean Sea
WHO lobbies EU lawmakers against watering down alcohol cancer risk
By: EBR | Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Ahead of a crucial European Parliament vote, the World Health Organisation (WHO) sent a letter to MEPs -expressing increasing concern about the state of play of the EU’s flagship Beating Cancer plan due to “scientifically inaccurate and worrisome” wording on alcohol use
Why Ireland Matters for European Security
By: EBR | Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Against the background of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and changes in the global security environment, Ireland is undertaking a much-needed national debate on security policy
European Commission says ‘European Jews today are again living in fear’
By: EBR | Monday, November 6, 2023
The European Commission condemned the jump in anti-Semitism across the EU since the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East
End ‘denial’ on foreign interference, French report says
By: EBR | Friday, November 3, 2023
The French Parliamentary Delegation for Intelligence (DPR) has identified Russia, China, Turkey and Iran as leading the way in terms of foreign interference in France and Europe, and while Moscow currently holds the top stop
War of the lingua franca
By: EBR | Thursday, November 2, 2023
England may be out of the EU, but English has not gone anywhere
UK backs suspension of deep-sea mining in environmental U-turn
By: EBR | Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Britain has announced its backing for a moratorium on commercial deep-sea mining, after criticism from scientists, MPs and environmentalists of its previous stance in support of the emerging industry
