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Portugal’s construction industry is facing its worst-ever labour situation, as 70% of foreigners entering the country to join the sector have no experience, the country’s Construction Union said on Thursday. “I have nothing against foreign workers, but around 70% of...

Spain ended this year’s third quarter with a new record employment rate of 21.3 million people despite the overall rise in unemployment as figures for youth remained well above an “acceptable ceiling” by EU standards, a report from the National...

Two US fighter jets struck weapons and ammunition facilities in Syria on Friday (27 October) in retaliation for attacks on US forces by Iranian-backed militia as concerns grew that the Israel-Hamas conflict may spread in the Middle East.

Italian lawmakers will have another go at debating the minimum wage bill at the end of next month, it was decided on Thursday, even though the bill, tabled by the left-wing opposition and now postponed several times, is likely to...

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne presented the government’s anti-riot plan in Paris on Thursday to mayors whose cities have been hardest hit by rioting following the police killing that sparked widespread unrest across the country in June. On 27 June,...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday stressed the need to “advance” humanitarian aid for people in Gaza but doubled down on Germany’s unconditional support for Israel as EU leaders were wrangling over the wording of their EU summit communiqué. Speaking to...

As espionage cases pile up, members of the European Parliament have expressed anger at the lack of follow-up to their spyware recommendations, with some of them supporting a second inquiry committee – ‘PEGA2’ – to scrutinise emerging cases and to...

Seventy-six Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to EU Commission and Council leaders on Thursday to push for an ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza to allow humanitarian access, ahead of the EU countries’ stance agreement. EU countries’ heads of...

A wave of disinformation comes as Kyiv is scrambling to retain Western support -- while attention shifts to the war between Israel and Hamas - ahead of what is expected to be another winter bombing campaign by Russia.

The rapid withdrawal of the derogation for the import of Russian crude oil for Russian company Lukoil’s Bulgarian refinery has the potential to lead to a crisis in the fuel market in the Balkan region, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov warned in an exclusive interview for Euractiv Bulgaria.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov told Euractiv Bulgaria in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that the approach of positive engagement with Austria for removing obstacles to the enlargement of Schengen with Bulgaria and Romania is working. The Bulgarian approach contrasts...

President Andrzej Duda has named two serious candidates for the position of prime minister and two political forces declaring readiness to form a new government, despite the ruling PiS party not having secured a parliamentary majority in elections on 15...

Brussels should tighten its belt instead of asking EU countries for additional contributions to its multi-annual budget, outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD/Renew) told the EU Council on Thursday, pointing to his country needing to be more fiscally conservative in...

A group of EU leaders on Thursday (26 October) failed to convince Kosovo and Serbia to make a breakthrough in the protracted push to normalise ties. Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic came for separate talks...

After days of discussions on how to call for a pause in the conflict to get urgently needed humanitarian aid into Gaza, EU leaders on Thursday (26 October) agreed on a call for “humanitarian corridors and pauses for humanitarian needs”...

The European Parliament has set its internal deadlines for the legislative files to be approved within the end of this legislative mandate, according to a note seen by Euractiv. 

In a report adopted with a broad majority in the European Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, lawmakers argue that digital platforms should be less addictive, focusing on child protection and the harms of social media.

Representatives of the media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) met with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov on Thursday (26 October) to take advantage of what they see as a window of opportunity to promote press freedom in the country.

Following the EU's recent push for greater autonomy on critical minerals, France has begun preparations for a "major mining inventory" to explore the resources of its subsoil - though experts urge that time is of the essence.

The first specialised European Reference Centre for aquatic animals is expected to open in Greece's island of Crete, Greek agriculture minister Lefteris Avgenakis announced after a meeting with EU Health and food safety Commissioner Stella Kyraikides.