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Europe – EU Parliament approves reform of civil protection mechanism (Euractiv)

Tiago Almeida | Lusa.pt The European Parliament approved on Tuesday (27 April) a strengthened legal framework for the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to ensure that the EU...

Europe – ‘Act without delay’ to help EU tourism, Portugal urges (Euractiv)

Ana Matos Neves | Lusa.pt Portugal has urged member states and EU institutions to “act without delay” to support European tourism to recover from the crisis, also...

Europe – Worker advocates call for more ‘democracy at work’ ahead of Porto Summit (Euractiv)

Sarah Lawton | EURACTIV.de Trade unions and other labour supporters are continuing their push for greater worker involvement in company decisions, now labelling this as an effort...

Spain – Fresh poll predicts Popular Party win in ‘battle of Madrid’ (Euractiv)

EuroEFE A poll has put Spain’s centre-right Popular Party (PP) ahead of its rivals less than a week before votes are cast in a hotly...

Moldova – Moldova’s pro-EU President dissolves parliament, sets July elections (Euractiv)

EURACTIV.com with AFP Moldova’s recently-elected and pro-European President Maia Sandu on Wednesday (28 April) dissolved parliament and scheduled fresh elections for July, bringing to a...

Europe – Commission ponders stricter rules for contracts with consultancies (Euractiv)

Jorge Valero | EURACTIV.com The European Commission is considering strengthening its rules to avoid conflicts of interest in contracts with consultancies, following complaints from the European Parliament...

Russia – Russia expels two Lithuanian diplomats in tit-for-tat move (Euractiv)

Benas Gerdžiūnas | LRT.lt/en The Russian foreign ministry has expelled two diplomats from the Lithuanian embassy in Moscow, as well as one employee each from the embassies...

USA – Biden wraps up first 100 days pleading for unity, warning of Chinese threat (Euractiv)

EURACTIV.com with Reuters US President Joe Biden wrapped up the first 100 days of his term, proposing a sweeping new $1.8 trillion plan in a speech...

Rail companies should upskill workers for shift to digital: EU Commissioner (Euractiv)

Sean Goulding Carroll The digitalisation of the rail sector will create “quality jobs” but many existing workers will need to reskill to meet the demands...

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