Many schools across Europe are introducing bans or restrictions on the use of mobile phones amid concerns about their impact on young people’s mental health. While there are no EU-wide rules to tackle the issue, in July EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen also sounded the alarm and vowed to take action.
The European Court of Auditors on Monday released a new report evaluating the performance of the bloc’s major post COVID-19 recovery fund, intended to support member states’ economies to build back better. The verdict: Funds don’t reach countries fast enough, putting its objectives and goals at risk.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has set the goal of achieving gender balance in the next European Commission. Equal numbers of men and women should hold the top jobs. But national governments are not playing ball.
Students return to classrooms after the summer as Europe’s education systems continue to struggle with falling performance and a shortage of qualified teachers. An OECD study published in December 2023 showed a decline in students’ basic skills and competences such as mathematics, reading and science. How does the EU promote quality education across the bloc?
In mid-August, the World Health Organization declared the highest level of alarm due to mpox outbreaks in a number of African countries and a new, potentially more dangerous variant. While the risk in Europe is low according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, calls for solidarity and vaccine sharing emerge.
The European Union’s emergency response mechanism is working at full speed as wildfires ravage across Europe this summer. Multiple countries including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia and Portugal struggle to contain the blazes – their EU partners are sending help.
The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief takes place this Thursday, on August 22. A study by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance shows that key challenges in Europe remain the rise in anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim racism as a result of the current Middle East conflict.
The Geneva Conventions were signed 75 years ago and August 19 marks World Humanitarian Day. With conflicts raging all over the world, to what extent do the European Union and its member states provide humanitarian aid to other countries and their citizens in need?
Five years after the launch of the EU Youth Strategy, young Europeans are grappling with a complex relationship with the EU. While many feel a strong connection to Europe, issues such as unemployment, housing shortages and financial dependence continue to loom large.
Nuclear energy is triggering many debates – also among member states of the European Union. Still, the bloc is looking at nuclear technology, partly in a bid to achieve its climate goals. Dutch innovation aims at reusing nuclear waste and a Franco-Italian cooperation wants to speed up the decarbonisation of the emission-heavy steel industry.