Negotiators seal EU top jobs deal for von der Leyen, Costa and KallasDespite the reported deal, the decision will not become official until the 27 leaders gather in a summit later this week.
With Immigration, Perceptions Matter More Than RealitySweden’s experience with immigrants from outside Europe shows the importance of acknowledging both critics and supporters of its policy.
Germany's new visa programme makes it easier for skilled workers to immigrateIf you've ever longed to live in Germany, now might be the perfect time to try. The country recently announced a new work visa, the Chancenkarte, or "Opportunity Card", which offers non-EU nationals a new opportunity to immigrate to Germany.
Clean energy, fresh mussels: Scandinavia’s experiment to harvest seafood and wind power togetherRun by the Swedish state-owned power firm Vattenfall and Denmark’s Aarhus University, the four-year project started in 2023 off the Danish east coast at Scandinavia’s largest wind farm, Kriegers Flak. With its first harvest just 18 months later, it’s already showing signs of early success.
Rich US Tourists Will Make Europeans Feel PoorPrior to stepping down as chief executive officer of Dutch chip manufacturing equipment giant ASML Holding NV, Peter Wennink warned last year that Europe is falling behind and must overcome complacency. “Looking at our society, I sometimes get the impression that we are, as they say, `fat, dumb and happy,’” he said.
Eike Schmidt: Could this German be Florence's next mayor?Having woken the world-famous Uffizi gallery from its slumber, Eike Schmidt now aims to become the mayor of his adopted city of Florence.
In Ukraine, midsummer celebrations are both respite and a cultural weaponAgainst a backdrop of regular blackouts and a nightly curfew, Ukrainians marked their third midsummer of the war – full of folk dancing, fire jumping and flowers.
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