Efi Koutsokosta
Real Economy
EU's 100 billion euro scheme to tackle coronavirus unemployment
In partnership with The European Commission
With unemployment surging across Europe and worldwide, will the EU's SURE scheme (Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency) help avoid another pandemic - joblessness - once the COVID-19 emergency has receded?
Real Economy
How to get older workers back into the EU's labour market
In partnership with The European Commission
With its low birth rate and fast-ageing population, Europe is facing a demographic crisis, but the EU Commission is trying to find ways to re-integrate older people into the labour market and create new opportunities.
World
Climate crisis requires wartime-style mobilisation, says Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz
In his new book “A Bit of Everything: Power, People, Profits and Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent”, Professor Stiglitz argues that capitalism needs to be transformed if it is to meet the challenge of creating a more equal society.
World
Failure to begin EU accession talks 'a betrayal' - Zoran Zaev
North Macedonia's Prime Minister has warned that the agreement with Greece that led to his country's renaming could be in danger.
Zoran Zaev's comments follow the European Union’s decision not to begin accession negotiations with the Balkan nation. France vetoed the plan.