Mental health at work starts by breaking the taboo, EU agency says Nearly half of European workers face mental health risks on the job, yet the subject remains taboo. Euronews · Oct 15
European leaders rush to counter looming diesel price surge as Saudi pipeline attacked A pipeline that was being used as an alternative to the besieged Strait of Hormuz has come under attack, threatening to drive worldwide fuel prices even higher. Euronews · Sep 17
As many Europeans jet off for the summer, how many citizens can't afford a holiday away? The number of EU citizens who can afford a week off varies across the bloc, with the rising costs of accommodation, transport, and food cited as reasons for holiday poverty. Euronews · Aug 7
European trade unions call for World Cup-style ‘cooling breaks’ for workers as temperatures soar The European Trade Union Confederation is pressing the European Commission to set a maximum working temperature law, warning that extreme heat now poses a predictable and preventable threat to workers across the continent. Euronews · Jun 25
Podcast | Is the future looking bright or bleak for European workers? Can the EU become more competitive while preserving its workers’ rights? What role do trade unions have in a time of deregulation? Is AI going to replace Europeans’ jobs? Brussels, My Love? tries to answer these questions. Euronews · May 1
No holiday for 42 million EU workers: Where is holiday the most unaffordable in Europe? 15% of working people in the EU — around 42 million individuals — cannot afford a one-week holiday away from home. Euronews Business takes a closer look at the issue of holiday poverty. Euronews · Jul 19, 2025
‘Holiday poverty’ is a very real problem for 40 million Europeans—and Ireland, France and Italy are leading the pack “These figures show how social progress is being reversed as a result of increased economic inequality,” the European Trade Union Confederation's head said. Fortune · Aug 1, 2024
Thousands of protesters gather in Brussels calling for better wages and public services Thousands of protesters have gathered in the capital of the European Union, calling for better public services, salaries and living conditions The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
Europe’s workers face bleak winter as firms ‘profiteer’, says union chief Millions ‘holding on with their fingertips’ due to high interest rates, squeezed wages and Covid costs, says the European TUC boss, Esther Lynch The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023