In 2024, the highest job vacancy rate in the EU was registered for sales, marketing and development managers, with 8.4%. This means that this occupation had the highest unmet labour demand, indicating possible difficulties in recruiting staff. These figures are partly compiled using a novel…
Category: 3. Europe
-
Disney strikes $1 billion deal with OpenAI to bring Mickey Mouse to Sora AI video tool
OpenAI said the agreement with Walt Disney was part of a push to ensure the rights of creators in the generative AI space – amid growing concerns over copyright, deepfakes and misinformation.
Continue Reading
-
EU becomes major Green Bond issuer
The European Commission has published the 2025 edition of the NextGenerationEU (NGEU) Green Bonds Annual Allocation and Impact Report. This report, based on a cut-off date of 1 August 2025, shows that the EU has become one of the largest issuers of green bonds in the world, with €78.5 billion…
Continue Reading
-
Commission approves new geographical indication from Croatia and Slovenia
The Commission has added ‘Istarski ovčji sir / Istrski ovčji sir’ from Croatia and Slovenia to its list of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI).
‘Istarski ovčji sir/Istrski ovčji sir’ is a hard, full-fat cheese obtained through the coagulation of raw or pasteurised sheep’s…
Continue Reading
-
European Research Council invests €728 million in 349 top researchers through Consolidator Grants
The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 349 mid-career researchers for this year’s Consolidator Grants. Funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, these grants will let researchers pursue ground-breaking ideas across disciplines.
The grants will support cutting-edge research at…
Continue Reading
-
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is game of the year
Tom RichardsonBBC Newsbeat
Picture GroupClair Obscur: Expedition 33’s director Guillaume Broche accepted the game of the year prize Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been named game of the year at this year’s Game Awards.
The French-developed role-playing game (RPG) cleaned up in 9 of the 10…
Continue Reading
-
Europe Today: Nadia Calviño discusses Trump and Europe’s economy
Published on
Speaking from Berlin, NATO secretary general Mark Rutte has made a stark announcement to Europeans that Russia could attack in the next five years. A…
Continue Reading
-
How Pakistan’s internal breakdown became Europe’s new border war
Europe today faces a three-fold crisis: a migration crisis straining its borders and asylum systems, a humanitarian crisis born from escalating persecution and violence in Pakistan, and a criminal crisis fueled by powerful transnational smuggling networks. These are not separate phenomena but…
Continue Reading
-
Cheap online fake accounts make misinformation a ‘thriving underground market’, study finds
Researchers have mapped how much it costs to set up fake online accounts in every country in the world, as governments and regulators grapple with online misinformation and fraud.
The University of Cambridge on Thursday launched the Cambridge Online Trust and Safety Index (COTSI), a website,…
Continue Reading
-
Millions live in cold houses in Europe: Where is fuel poverty worst?
Housing is a social right, yet tens of millions of Europeans are forced to live in cold homes.
According to Eurostat, more than 41 million people in the EU are unable to afford to keep their properties adequately warm, amounting to 9.2% of the population. About two-thirds of those in ‘fuel…
Continue Reading