European Union
EU gets temporary tariff reprieve, but will it use it to chart a new course?

EU officials were relieved by the US decision to delay new tariffs by 90 days, but they remain at risk of an economic crisis

EU underfunds medicines while allocating billions to arms

The EU is mobilizing up to €850 billion for so-called defense and armament, missing out on building true security through investment into health

The EU fast-tracks militarization as Ursula von der Leyen pushes rearmament agenda

As Ursula von der Leyen pitched her rearmament agenda to the European Parliament, only left parliamentarians pushed back against the pressure to expand military spending

Corporate lobbying drives EU policy as Austerity 2.0 rolled-out

Corporate lobbying expenses in the EU have surged by a third in five years, fueling policy shifts that reinforce the bloc’s focus on ‘competitiveness’

Care crisis in Central and Eastern Europe at risk of deepening further, trade unions warn

A report from the European Federation of Public Service Unions points to the widening gap between rising care demands and limited resources in Central and Eastern Europe, leaving care workers overwhelmed

Workers rally in Brussels against EU industrial failures

Thousands of workers took to the streets of Brussels to protest the planned closure of an Audi production site, highlighting broader concerns over the EU’s failed industrial strategy

Von der Leyen’s second term: more money for armament and border control

Ursula Von der Leyen announces increased funding for EU armament and border control as she is confirmed for a second term as President of the European Commission

Greek health workers intensify protests for pay hike, more staff

Workers are demanding a significant pay rise to compensate for cuts in their real wages, made as part of structural adjustments as dictated by the European Troika

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EU releases funds to Tunisia as part of controversial migrant deal

Human Rights Watch says that the migrant deal will make the EU complicit in the human rights violations committed by the Tunisian security forces as they try and prevent migrants and asylum seekers from reaching Europe

Leftist parties condemn EU-Tunisia agreement to curb migration

The Workers’ Party of Tunisia and the Italian leftist party Potere al Popolo said that Tunisia’s deal with the EU on migration and an upcoming agreement with the IMF are a “perfect pact between liberalism, authoritarianism and xenophobia” 

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EU signs border control pact with Tunisia to stop migration

Tunisia will be the second country after Libya to play the role of border patrol to stop the inflow of migrants into European countries through the Mediterranean sea

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WHO Europe’s health workforce guidance doesn’t protect East European health systems

A recent health workforce declaration by WHO’s European region misses on the opportunity to protect East European health systems from health workers’ brain drain