The key to unlocking Europeโs potential lies in harnessing new technology to revitalise the economy, and in empowering citizens and SMEs.
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The rapid rise of AI presents an opportunity to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, but only if leaders act now to close persistent skills gaps in the workforce.
The leopard claims he has changed his spots, but will he bring stability to the devastated nation?
Dreamer No. 1 โ Germany
This quietly compelling documentary tells the stories of a select group of people as they cope with Christmas with hardship and humourA modest film with modest ambitions, this is a documentary that paints a portrait of a small Irish town at Christmas, …
The EU’s plans to ramp up defence production require the sector to become “a more attractive employer”, the Commission says.
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Will Kaja Kallas be able to make her voice heard?
Was the astonishing implosion of Bashar Assadโs regime exclusively the result of its rottenness or did elements inside his government coordinate with rebels?
The president-electโs advisers havenโt yet begun meeting with federal agencies, despite signing an agreement late last month allowing them to do so.
All cultures have their quirky Christmas traditions, but no one builds Yule goats to celebrate the holidays like the Swedish.
Europeโs pharmaceutical sector has grown slowly for 25 years and its share of research is shrinking. Itโs time to turn things around
Premierโs diplomatic skills run out of rope with far-right opposition
Antรณnio Costa becomes the new European Council president at a crunch moment for the bloc.
From poverty to emigration and corruption, here are some the issues at the top of Romanian voters’ minds โ and politicians’ programs.
For all the talk of revitalizing and greening Europe, company owners in Italy are being allowed to relocate their businesses abroad rather than modernize and adjust at home.
French president to give โrepublican and secularโ speech outside monument days before it reopens to publicAs firefighters doused the embers of the blaze that threatened to destroy Notre Dame Cathedral on 16 April 2019, Emmanuel Macron promised the chur…
Elon Musk and Europe’s tech gaps show the Finnish nominee has a major task at hand.
Sรฉjournรฉ will have a busy first few months as VP for industrial policy if his promises in the hearing are anything to go by. Plus, POLITICO unravels the secrets of the mystery bag.
โWe had a leaky roof. We didn’t have hot water,โ said Mรฎnzatu, rejecting claims it was a “historic monument.”
The members of two committees questioned Roxana Mรฎnzatu, Romanian candidate for Vice-President for the People, Skills and Preparedness portfolio on Tuesday afternoon.Committee on Culture and EducationCommittee on Employment and Social Affairs Source : …
The former presidentโs closeness to Vladimir Putin and isolationism bode ill for Kyiv. Accelerating US support is essentialEven Volodymyr Zelenskyyโs extraordinary communication skills were stretched as he rushed to congratulate Donald Trump on the vic…
Donald Trump didnโt engage in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet in the run-up to his election. But that didnโt stop him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be great at this,โ or โShe would [โฆ]
The ex-banker and industry minister would get to play with the โฌ300 billion budget for the Global Gateway infrastructure initiative.
Our team of policy reporters dissect what you need to know about Brussels’ biggest event of the year.
The affable farmerโs son will need all his people skills to deliver a 100-day โvisionโ for the future of EU agriculture.
Franceโs incoming commissioner is a Macron loyalist who prefers backroom dealing to attention-grabbing stunts.
With so many men in uniform, Ukrainian women are helping keep weapons production going.
รรฑigo Errejรณn resigned and his former chief of staff was expelled in a snowballing scandal.
Two men, worlds apart, are Britain’s diplomatic double act in Samoa. But there’s more to connect Keir Starmer and King Charles III than meets the eye.
Irelandโs transition year shows us that going off-curriculum can bring significant advantages, says Ruth MarvelEnrichment activities are often seen as the poorer cousin to core academic subjects โ but we know that they can have a powerful influence on …
Former President Donald Trump, who is in the throes of a tight campaign, has not engaged in formal conversations about a potential Cabinet. But that hasnโt stopped him from spitballing potential contenders during his frequent plane rides to campaign events, or when he is impressed by one of his allies on television. โHe would be [โฆ]
Wait, I thought. Am I back at school?
How do you rule a country that you’ve spent your life trying to split up?ย
London is reluctant to cut ties with Tehran “at a time when Iran is causing such danger in the world.”
The EU policy agenda is increasingly focusing on ensuring the long-term competitiveness of the EU. As such, addressing the current green and digital skills gap is becoming a priority, as highlighted in the Draghiโs report. Businesses are pivotal in thi…
The French prime minister understands the scale of the emergency heโs been confronted with โ and that it will determine the fate of his minority government.
The PM was probed on his economic promises โ and managed to largely escape unscathed.
Less than 100 days after taking office, the prime minister has already been forced to shake up his team.
POLITICO has reviewed the declarations of interest of every European Commission nominee.
The man chosen to be the next budget commissioner will have to draw on all the skills he’s picked up over many years in Brussels.
Walz and Vance played defense for the presidential nominees.
Rosie Duffield quit the party over the ongoing freebies scandal and the prime minister’s austerity policies.
Looking to be less dependent on China and Taiwan, the West is keen to have alternative suppliers and are pushing at an open door with New Delhi and Hanoi.
Former cabinet minister will take over on Oct. 4 while the Conservative leadership election is still ongoing.
prime minister says UK needs skills strategy to become โless reliantโ on imported talent
For 177 years, Siemens has been creating technologies to transform the everyday, for everyone. Inspired by this mission, Siemens is passionately committed to being a vital force that can turn the challenges Europe is facing into opportunities โ by leve…
The previously unreported DHS monitoring effort aims to scrutinize Americans who joined the fight in Kyiv โ and identify if any could pose a threat when they return home.
To reap the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), the EU needs to change its regulatory approach, invest in research and development (R&D) and infrastructure, and skills, writes Google’s Matt Brittin.
The initiative, which collaborates with market data startup, Metroc, aims to reduce re-offending by equipping inmates with modern skills.
SNEAK PEEK โ Austriaโs Clemens Martin Auer stresses the role of health care in democracies ahead of a major health policy summit in the Alps. โย The European Medicines Agency recommended two updated Covid-19 vaccines โ but targeting different variants. โย Hungaryโs secretary of state for health will present the Hungarian presidencyโs program on health to Parliamentโs [โฆ]
As boss of the EUโs โฌ300 billion Global Gateway infrastructure initiative, Jozef Sรญkelaโs job will be to beat China at its own game.
POLITICO’s guide to understanding what the European Commission president says vs. what she means.
We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labourโs trade policy.
Ursula von der Leyenโs pick for agrifood commissioner is a political animal and skilled mediator โ qualities he will need to do a better job than his hapless predecessor.
After unveiling her new team, the European Commission president holds more power than ever.
Romania’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said he was satisfied with the People, Skills and Readiness portfolio allocated to Romania in the next European Commission. At the same time, the Liberal Party, a coalition partner in the govern…
From issues as diverse as supporting councils with childrenโs care to dealing with cybersecurity attacks and the drive to net zero, our firms are delivering specialist expertise, value, and support.
Spainโs climate expert is poised to become the EUโs competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer โ all in one.
Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.
The war has done nothing to still the president’s populist impatience with the complexities of governing, and it’s playing against the country’s strengths.
He gave no ground in his refusal to explicitly cheer for Ukraineโs success.
A review of her most memorable moments on the debate stage and the dais offer clues to how sheโll take on Trump.
Can the former chief Brexit negotiator, now France’s prime minister, grease the wheels on budget talks with Brussels?
A tie-up between Birmingham businesses and a local university illustrates the need to plug the skills gap and attract young trainees
Are Labourโs ambitions for delivering clean energy an inspired example of ‘mission thinking’ โ or one more doomed big idea?
She faces tough competition for an economics job in the new Commission.
We have an important chance to regain Europeโs edge in one of its most important sectors โ and, in turn, help people live longer and feel better.
A government spokesperson says the U.K. has โno plansโ to rejoin European program.
Germany is starting to distance itself from China, but the auto industry isnโt so keen.
President Emmanuel Macron is an avid user of the app and his government granted Pavel Durov a French passport. That didn’t shield the Telegram CEO from arrest.
From immigration to housing and confronting the left, new U.K. PM Keir Starmer appears to offer a playbook for victory to the Democrats in the U.S.
A new microchips plant by world leader TSMC is a boon for Dresden, but Berlin wants to avoid alienating its major trade partner Beijing.
Costas Kadis is an environmental science professor who has held ministerial portfolios.
GDP per capita is still below its pre-pandemic peak, meaning that the average Briton is still worse off than five years ago.
Former banker Ian Corfield donated thousands to politicians including Chancellor Rachel Reeves before his appointment.
The broadside is similar to the campaign to discredit 2004 Democratic nominee John Kerry over his Vietnam service.
In rural Colombia, a converted bus and a 30-strong interdisciplinary team are bringing basic healthcare services to pregnant women affected by poverty.
Walz knows how to speak the language of places where Democrats have hemorrhaged votes for decades.
EU needs to up its game on military mobility, but it’s no easy task, General Bertrand Toujouse tells POLITICO.
The U.K. prime minister canโt afford to get tangled up in a war with labor unions. His green crusade could make it inevitable.
A state dinner with the U.K.’s king cost the French nearly โฌ500,000.
The 37-year-old’s low profile helped make her a consensus pick on the left, but now she needs to take the fight to the French president.
The vice president has united her home stateโs political class behind her and, for now, silenced the doubters.
Would she bring continuity with Joe Bidenโs policies? A more centrist vibe? A sharper progressive bite? Industries including tech, energy and pharma want to know.
The EITโs first three industry-focused networks are now set to โgraduateโ. What have they achieved and are they ready to operate independently?
Tatarstan is offering people over $1,000 if they can talk their nearest and dearest into taking up arms for Moscow.
Region hobbled by some of the UKโs lowest educational attainment, productivity and skills
โWeโre not sure that, even if he wins, he can survive four years more,โ said one official from a European NATO country.
A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.
The EU is falling short of meeting its 2030 digital targets, particularly in connectivity and digital skills, states the European Commission’s latest report on the State of the Digital Decade, released Tuesday (2 July).
Calls for President Biden to step aside after a poor debate give new life to old resentments.
Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar is following in the footsteps of his legendary political father.
Drawing on our unique global membership, we at ACCA call on newly elected Members of the European Parliament to champion sustainability, ethical AI, and talent development. These priorities are crucial for shaping a sustainable, competitive, and future…
The key eyebrow-raising pledges in the Reform UK ‘contract’ with the public.
Centre dedicated to ancestral dairy expertise will provide demonstrations, tastings and explain how to โreadโ milkSay โcheeseโ and Pierre Brisson is a happy man.The 38-year-old founder of Franceโs first Musรฉe du Fromage is passionate about the subject …
Chinese and Thai flavours with modern European execution.
The ex-prime minister of Portugal is the frontrunner for the presidency of the European Council, but he’s still under investigation in Lisbon.
