world news Unemployment marches higher in Europe as pandemic grinds on While Europe's unemployment rate is still modest compared with the spike seen in many other countries, economists predict it could hit double digits in coming months as wage support programs expire. 01/10/2020
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
state of the union Europe's week: Recovery, risk and US-China relations Paris and Berlin teamed up to present their post-pandemic financial recovery plans for Europe, but not everyone was cheering Macron and Merkel. 22/05/2020
Poland 'Our plans collapsed in a second': Polish lockdown hits migrants hard There are nearly two million migrant workers in Poland. Most have lost jobs during the pandemic and some are frantically trying to find a way home. 06/04/2020
Europe News EU hopes to mitigate lockdown and help workers with €100 billion fund Brussels has launched a €100 billion fund to help those feeling the economic fallout from coronavirus lockdowns. 02/04/2020
Europe News Coronavirus in Europe: one million job losses in two weeks Trade unions are calling on the EU to save jobs with income replacement systems. For this to work, a 200-400 billion euro fund is needed 31/03/2020
Europe News How should the EU mitigate the coronavirus economic downturn? The EU is looking at different ways of how to help businesses and workers weather the economic storm created by coronavirus uncertainty. 24/03/2020
Europe News The Brief: Citizens' choice - what should Team Ursula focus on in first 100 days? We asked the people of Brussels what they think should be the policy priority of the new commission for the first 100 days: unemployment, migration, climate change, or gender equality - find out which issue came out top. 27/11/2019
Europe News The Brief: MEPs' choice: politicians rate incoming European Commission's priorities In Strasbourg, MEPs voiced their opinions on what they believed to be the most important priority of the incoming Commission. 26/11/2019
Europe News Europeans skeptic of improving economy, questions of job security The economy may look better on paper, but there are still clear economic disparities between regions of Europe. A Nobel-prize winning economist explained how the situation can improve. 20/06/2019
Unreported Europe Fashion victims: Bulgaria's textile workers on the poverty line With one hundred days to go before the next European elections, Insiders goes to Bulgaria to discuss the difficult working conditions for textile workers in a country which has the lowest minimum wage in Europe. 12/02/2019
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
Austria Keeping patients safe: our next #Europeanhero is a hospital cleaner When Juliana Vintala was working as a tax consultant in Romania, she never envisaged working as a cleaner. But in Vienna, she found work as a hospital cleaner, and this #Europeanhero is pleased to make patients more comfortable. 30/07/2018
Europe News Human trafficking in Brussels With the Council of Europe saying labour exploitation is on the rise, migrant rights activists say many countries across Europe need to crack down on 22/05/2018
Europe News One year on: America under Trump On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump became president of the United States, marking the start of one of the most unusual years in American political history. What has Trump done this year and how does it compare to what he promised? 18/01/2018
Europe News Migrant weary EU promises to change relations with Africa EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc is changing its attitude towards Africa after the massive increases in migration in the past few years. 15/05/2017
Unreported Europe Greece and the European Union - don't blame me There were a lot of people who were very skeptical about being in the EU because they thought it was all about politics and not funding projects that actually could help people. 20/03/2017
Unreported Europe Cyprus: the trapped treasures of a divided island For over 40 years Cyprus has been divided between its Turkish and Greek communities. Many however strive for reunification, which could boost the island's economy. 23/02/2017
Unreported Europe Unemployment in Spain: a life without hope? Jerez de la Frontera – where more than 1 in 3 is out of work Every day is a challenge for 27-year-old Miguel Angel Vaca Fernandez, as he strives to 18/12/2015
My Europe Series Spanish election: redrawing the political map of Spain On the Network this week Chris Burns and his guests look at what is at stake in Spain’s general election later this month. Can the ruling Partido 10/12/2015
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
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 Youth Guarantee Malgorzata from Warsaw in Poland had a question for UTalk: “I would like to know what the EU is doing to support young people, especially those who 24/10/2014
Unreported Europe Bosnia-Herzegovina: corruption protests fuel a potential political spring Tuzla in Bosnia is the epicentre of protests against corruption and bad governance. In this edition of Reporter we look at the future of 28/02/2014
My Europe Series Europe in 2014: green shoots or dark days? Looking to the year ahead, are the EU economy’s green shoots outnumbering the dark spots? What dangers are there inside and outside the EU? Could 19/12/2013
My Europe Series EU-law on bilateral tax agreements explained In this edition of Utalk, Martin from the Czech Republic posed this dilemma to euronews: “I am from the Czech Republic and am actively looking for a 27/09/2013