Leaders of eight easternmost European Union nations are gathering in Helsinki on Tuesday to plot a roadmap for how to secure as much funding as possible for building up defences against Russia. Convened by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, heads of government from Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania are expected to set […]
Continue ReadingLuxembourg: Understanding social fractures in order to rethink the economy In Luxembourg, the housing crisis, economic inequalities, and rising poverty are raising questions about how the economy is organized. A cross-disciplinary analysis shows how to rethink land use, taxation, and the distribution of wealth.
Continue ReadingBulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov offered to resign after a wave of protests, deepening political chaos just weeks before the Balkan country joins the euro area. Zhelyazkov said he’ll submit his resignation before a vote of no confidence takes place on Thursday. His move comes after tens of thousands of Bulgarians rallied for days against […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union’s executive branch is drafting sanctions targeting migrant smugglers and their funding, part of the bloc’s broader efforts to restrict illegal border crossings. “We need stronger legal tools to dismantle this criminal business,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday at a global migration conference in Brussels. “This is why […]
Continue ReadingFrench unions have called for a rolling strike at Paris’ Louvre museum starting 15 December over deteriorating working conditions and a lack of resources, Agence France-Presse reported. The CGT, Sud and CFDT labor organizations voted unanimously in favor of the industrial action at a meeting on Monday, the CFDT told AFP. The former royal palace, […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union said Meta Platforms will offer Facebook and Instagram users an alternative choice that shows fewer personalized ads, potentially heading off another clash with the bloc after the US social media company was hit was a €200 million ($233 million) fine. Meta will offer users the option to share less data from January […]
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron warned that the European Union may be forced to take “strong measures” against China, including potential tariffs, if Beijing fails to address its widening trade imbalance with the bloc. “I’m trying to explain to the Chinese that their trade surplus isn’t sustainable because they’re killing their own clients, notably by importing […]
Continue ReadingA Spanish supplier at the heart of a quality lapse involving Airbus’s most popular aircraft was accused by a local workers union of wider manufacturing problems, according to a letter sent to the planemaker’s chief executive. Spain’s UGT FICA labor group said Sofitec Aero forged dates for several steps in the production process so plane […]
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