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Germany’s gender pay gap shrinks, but still higher than EU average

German women made 19% less than men in 2019, a slim decrease from 2018. With the European Union average at 15%, Germany has the bloc's second-worst gender pay gap after Estonia.…

4 years ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

The State of the European Union: Covid, Brexit damage limitation, foreign policy challenges

Covid, economic recovery, green goals, and testing times on foreign policy:EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has now given her first ever “State of the European Union” address, putting the coronavirus-battered…

4 years ago

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EU rejects Belarus election result, vows quick sanctions

European Union leaders say the bloc will soon impose sanctions over Belarus elections that were "not free and fair." They also rejected the outcome of the poll that saw President Alexander Lukashenko…

4 years ago

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Brexit trade deal appears ‘unlikely,’ says EU’s Michel Barnier

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says Britain has failed to engage, with two key issues proving particularly troublesome to resolve. The UK now faces a real risk of quotas…

4 years ago

Business·News

US pulls out of talks on big tech tax at last minute

France has accused the US of deliberately provoking the European Union by withdrawing from major talks on digital tax. Tech giants are able to pay minuscule tax rates by shifting profits overseas.…

4 years ago

Science & Tech

EU new car sales collapse 76% in April

New car registrations in the European Union fell by 76 percent in April, the largest fall on record, as lockdown measures hit production and sales. Figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association…

5 years ago

Business·News

Who pays for it? Europe’s response to Covid-19 crisis

Is it already too late for the European Union to seize the initiative and prevent a repeat of the debt spiral triggered by the financial crisis in 2008? Former ECB president Jean-Claude…

5 years ago

Business·News

Coronavirus: Debt relief key to helping Africa, says EU Commissioner

The European Union is spending vast sums of money fighting the COVID-19 crisis. But Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, has told DW it's not true that Africa is being left empty-handed.…

5 years ago

Africa·News

Covid-19: EU leaders to discuss options for trillion-euro pandemic fund

European Union leaders will meet by videoconference this Thursday to discuss a new fund of over €1 trillion to help finance an economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Several countries have tabled…

5 years ago

News·World

Meeting young Macedonians, divided over EU membership

For the past 15 years, North Macedonia has been a candidate to join the European Union. Its application has recently made sudden progress in Brussels. In this small Balkan state, which went…

5 years ago

News·World

Greece-Turkey migrant border crisis to deteriorate, says Frontex

The European Union's border agency is expecting the situation at the Greece-Turkey to deteriorate even further, according to documents seen by Die Welt. Greece has declared its highest alert level.…

5 years ago

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European Union

Germany’s gender pay gap shrinks, but still higher than EU average

The State of the European Union: Covid, Brexit damage limitation, foreign policy challenges

EU rejects Belarus election result, vows quick sanctions

Brexit trade deal appears ‘unlikely,’ says EU’s Michel Barnier

US pulls out of talks on big tech tax at last minute

EU new car sales collapse 76% in April

Who pays for it? Europe’s response to Covid-19 crisis

Coronavirus: Debt relief key to helping Africa, says EU Commissioner

Covid-19: EU leaders to discuss options for trillion-euro pandemic fund

Meeting young Macedonians, divided over EU membership

Greece-Turkey migrant border crisis to deteriorate, says Frontex

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