Some of the oldest universities in the world are located in the EU. Salerno, for example, where medical education was systematized and from there spread to other European countries. To ensure that EU universities continue to benefit from joint exchange in the future, the Commission intends to present several building blocks from its Higher Education […]
After more than three years of work, 25 employment ministers of the EU member states gave their green light for the Platform Work Directive on Monday – outvoting the largest EU member states Germany and France. France voted against the directive, while Germany abstained, as in previous votes. The necessary qualified majority of 65 percent […]
The specialty chemicals group Evonik supplies catalysts, additives for car paints and carbon-silicon composites that make batteries more powerful. Many of the Group’s products are in worldwide demand. The Essen-based company is also regarded as a role model in another area. Since 1995, it has had a European Forum, a European committee with employee and […]
Germany and France want to work together to procure ammunition for Ukraine on the world market. This was agreed by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and the French head of department Stéphane Séjourné at a meeting in Paris on Tuesday, according to delegation circles. The talks focused on how Germany and France could support Ukraine “with […]
The EU may exclude biodiesel from Malaysia as a renewable biofuel. The European Union won a corresponding victory at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday when an adjudicating panel rejected a Malaysian complaint against an EU ruling.In the first WTO ruling on deforestation, a three-member panel voted two to one to reject Malaysia’s substantive […]
As the parties prepare for the European election campaign, a clear starting line-up is emerging in the polls. In Manuel Müller’s seat projection for the European Parliament, the EPP climbs to 176 seats – its best result in three years. At the same time, the second-placed social democratic S&D group is losing ground and now […]
Journalist Can Dündar sees the establishment of the Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Renewal (Dava) party as an attempt by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to exert influence on politics in Germany and Europe. The party is set to compete in the European elections.Even if the party is expected to receive only a small number of votes, […]
Hungarian President Katalin Novák resigned on Saturday after coming under mounting pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children’s home.The whole thing is explosive because Novák is a close ally of conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. She resigned a week after the pardon, which was first reported […]
The political compromise on the Commission’s proposal for the Platform Work Directive provides that the determination of worker status on platforms will be made by the authorities of the member states. Additionally, the compromise does not accommodate a demand from France.The French government aims to ensure that platforms covered by a collective bargaining agreement are […]
The EU border protection agency Frontex expects the number of migrants entering Europe to rise this year compared to 2023. The flow of those fleeing war or poverty cannot be stopped completely, Frontex head Hans Leijtens told Reuters.“We need to manage migration because we can’t cope with unmanaged migration to Europe,” said Leijtens. “But a […]