Germany and other EU countries are struggling to integrate Ukrainian refugees into their labour market, to which Ukrainians have access under a temporary protection mechanism introduced by the EU in 2022.
The European Parliament is holding its first plenary session since the European elections in June this week. Newly-formed far-right groups are taking the stage and MEPs from the 27 EU member states are reshaping the 720-member institution for the next five-year legislative term.
Although Germany is a member of the European Union’s Schengen free movement zone, the country will impose border controls with France from July 26 to August 11 due to the Olympic Games in Paris.
Three leading groups of economists have urged the European Union to build a stronger capital market to boost funding for key developments such as the green transition and artificial intelligence, as well as to help boost the bloc’s competitiveness.