France French workers protest job cuts amid COVID-19 pandemic Thousands protested job cuts and wages as COVID-19 cases rise in France. 18/09/2020
United Kingdom British Airways retires entire Boeing 747 fleet "It is unlikely our magnificent 'queen of the skies' will ever operate commercial services for British Airways again due to the downturn in travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic," the carrier said in a statement. 17/07/2020
United Kingdom UK retailers Boots and John Lewis announce up to 5,300 job cuts Boots will close 48 opticians and cut 4,000 jobs while John Lewis will close eight stores affecting 1,300 jobs due to fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. 09/07/2020
Europe News EU countries split over size and conditions for coronavirus recovery As the European Commission prepares to announce its recovery fund and new EU budget to help the economy rebound from the pandemic, the 'frugal four' have called for Brussels to be 'realistic' on the size and conditions for funding. 26/05/2020
The Cube Refugee rocket scientist takes job hunt to London's streets A double-space engineering graduate and refugee known only as Mohammed is taking a unique approach to searching for a job after university 16/08/2018
Europe News Training migrants for European jobs That's the aim of a new pilot project by the International Organisation of Migration called Skills2work. Its hoped it'll bridge the gap between the working population and aging community within the EU 03/07/2018
Unreported Europe How posted workers became a byword for social dumping Posted workers is a framework by which workers are sent by their employers to carry out a service in another EU country on a temporary basis. 29/09/2017
Unreported Europe Posted workers: a French paradox? At the height of grape harvesting season in France, Euronews was in the Touraine vineyards. Posted workers are a blessing for winegrowers as local workforce is scarce. But is it all that simple? 29/09/2017
Unreported Europe Time for fair and equal wages for posted workers, says ETUC chief Sophie Claudet spoke to Luca Visentini, the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). 29/09/2017
Unreported Europe Posted workers facing harsh realities Euronews reporter Hans von der Brelie investigates the abuses faced by Eastern European 'posted workers' in the EU. 28/09/2017
state of the union State of the Union: EP presidency race goes to the wire This is the State of the Union, a weekly roundup of the top stories from Brussels. 13/01/2017
My Europe Series Know your rights when your company sends you to work in the EU This week’s question on UTalk comes from Isabelle in Toulouse, France: “Why does the EU regulation on seconded workers regularly stir controversy in 04/03/2016
Unreported Europe Domestic workers: debunking the myths Often vulnerable and exploited, domestic workers around the world have long faced discrimination, low wages, extremely long hours and poor working 02/12/2015
My Europe Series Technological change a nettle that must be grasped says expert “Do the digital revolution in business, technological advances and the increasing use of robots destroy more jobs than they create?” asks Franck in 04/09/2015
My Europe Series Jobless Youth: struggling programs, debating new solutions EU youth employment policies have so far failed to significantly bring down youth jobless rates often double the national average. How to make the 11/06/2015
Unreported Europe Opportunity or exploitation: the debate in the UK over zero-hours contracts They have been credited with putting the UK on the road to recovery, but the issue of zero-hours contracts is among the most divisive of the general 01/05/2015
My Europe Series Labour shortage amid high unemployment - Europe's jobs paradox For one of our viewers Europe’s need for extra labour in a time of high unemployment is something of a conundrum. Carmen in Madrid asks: “In the 01/05/2015
My Europe Series The Network: is digital killing jobs? How much does Europe’s digital market create and kill jobs? Bricks and mortar retailers, even taxi drivers, are losing out to online ways to shop 10/07/2014
My Europe Series Working in another EU state: your rights and obligations Daniela in Sofia asks: “I am from Bulgaria and wish to move to Slovakia to work. Do I need a work permit? Who can help me to find a job 18/02/2014
My Europe Series Free movement for Bulgarians and Romanians in the EU In this edition of U-talk our question comes from Laurent in Brussels. “Several EU countries still restrict the access of Romanian and Bulgarian 13/12/2013
Unreported Europe Kids or career: Germany's falling birth rate dilemma Germany has one of the lowest birth rates in Europe and it continued to decline between 2001 and 2011. This is despite Angela Merkel’s government 13/09/2013
state of the union Europe Weekly: EU aims to tackle youth unemployment In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: As youth unemployment reaches crisis point in Europe, we visit Germany, the new Mecca for those seeking 28/06/2013
Unreported Europe Europe's jobless generation Mary Kolonia is 19 years old and lives in Athens. She doesn’t go to university, she is in gainful employment. Sort of. She works eight hours a 21/06/2013
Unreported Europe Italy youth unemployment feeds black market for labour Young people in Italy are finding it more and more difficult to make their way into the job-market. Nationwide, unemployment is on the rise, and 15/02/2013
Unreported Europe Fighting youth unemployment in the Netherlands While youth unemployment rates in Greece and Spain hover around 60 percent, the figure in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands is below ten percent 25/01/2013
My Europe Series Gender equality on the EU labour market With EYP – the European Youth Parliament Question from Elsa, Germany: “My name is Elsa Lund, I’m from Frankfurt in Germany. I’m yet to enter the 07/12/2012
