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Labour Day saw Austria’s centre-left leadership candidates fight for support while far-right FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl announced he would be a people’s chancellor and institutions would be unable to stop him. The social democrat SPÖ, is currently in the midst…
The Home Office plans to house asylum seekers in 10 unused cruise ships, ferries and barges in ports around the country, The Guardian reported. Officials have been told to look at “all options” to find housing for asylum seekers dealing…
The opposition and labour unions oppose the new labour decree adopted Monday by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government that introduces new tax cuts, saying it would only spur more precarity. The day before the decree was adopted, the unions complained…
Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz and Spain’s two main trade unions, UGT and CC.OO have again urged the country’s largest employers’ association, CEOE, on Monday to find agreement on a wage increase else they will call for nationwide strikes. On Labour…
Poland wants to focus on strengthening the EU’s ties with the US during its next presidency in the Council of the EU in 2025, announced President Andrzej Duda on Monday. As Poland celebrates its 19th anniversary since joining the bloc,…
A declining birth rate has not stopped Slovenia’s population from growing as the number of foreigners, who now represent 9% of all residents, has increased, official statistics show. In January, Slovenia’s population grew by almost 10,000 compared to the year…
Experts and lawmakers are making a case for a co-decision process allowing European citizens to have a voice in deciding how the EU budget is allocated, which could strengthen citizen participation and drive sustainable economic growth models across member states.…
One day before the next EU-backed meeting with Serbian President Aleksander Vucic in Brussels to continue the path towards the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said he would not accept a Republika Srpska…
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Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti held a meeting at the Delphi Forum with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, the latest in a series of high-level meetings between the two countries, leading to whispers Athens could change its stance on non-recognition…
The number of people diagnosed with HIV and AIDS is increasing in Albania, with eight cases diagnosed since the beginning of 2023, showing a year-on-year rise. According to a report from the Institute of Public Health, the new cases included…
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Saturday announced a new package worth € 1.3 billion to strengthen vocational training amid record-high youth unemployment and with regional and general elections looming. On Saturday, Sánchez (PSOE/S&D) spoke at a socialist rally in Pamplona (Basque Country,…