According to the car manufacturers’ association ACEA, the European Union must calm down when it comes to regulations in the coming years. ACEA President Luca de Meo warned in Brussels on Wednesday of a “tsunami” of new rules rolling towards the industry. By 2030, an average of eight to nine new regulations will be introduced […]
The UN Committee against Torture has expressed concern about Denmark’s efforts to transfer asylum seekers to third countries such as Rwanda while their applications are being examined. The reason for this is concern for the safety of migrants.The criticism comes two weeks after the UK Supreme Court ruled that Rwanda could not be considered a […]
Slovakian truck drivers are threatening to block the country’s most important border crossing with Ukraine from Friday. This follows criticism of cheap competition from Ukraine. The truckers want the EU to take measures to restrict competition with Ukrainian hauliers, said the head of the Slovakian truck drivers’ association UNAS.Polish truck drivers have been blocking several […]
The EU and China are in the final preparations for next week’s summit in Beijing. As the European External Action Service (EEAS) announced on Tuesday, the Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the EEAS, Enrique Mora, and China’s Vice Foreign Minister, Sun Weidong, exchanged views on several topics such as the war in Ukraine, the […]
Finland will close its last border crossing to Russia, which is still open for passenger traffic, for the time being. This was announced by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at a televised press conference on Tuesday. Most recently, only one border crossing north of the Arctic Circle remained open.Finland has a 1,340-kilometer border with Russia. […]
Lending to companies in the eurozone has fallen for the first time in eight years as a result of the ECB’s tight interest rate hike policy. Financial institutions in the currency area granted 0.3 percent fewer loans to companies in October than in the same month last year, as the European Central Bank (ECB) announced […]
The EU Commission presented its Skills and Talent Mobility Package on Wednesday. The proposals contained therein are intended to create new legal pathways for foreigners to work in the EU. At the same time, the Commission hopes to alleviate the shortage of skilled workers in the EU. A central component of the package is a […]
300,000 truck drivers – that’s how many truckers were lacking in the EU this year, according to data from the World Association of Road Transport Employers. The picture is similarly dramatic for IT specialists and nursing staff. Due to demographic change, the number of workers in the EU will continue to decline in the coming […]