Borderless Europe? Not anymore! Why Schengen is functionally broken in 2025

After 40 years of open borders, passport controls are quietly returning inside the EU’s Schengen Area. Since late 2024 and going into 2025 a growing number of Schengen countries have quietly reinstalled checkpoints at once-open borders.

4 min

How does the EU support workers after a company shuts down?

There’s a special tool for that.

4 min
How does the EU support workers after a company shuts down?

Energy poverty: the thermostat of inequality in Greece

Amid a relentless heatwave, Greece in 2025 confronts a silent crisis: energy poverty. Cool air has become a privilege, and the most vulnerable pay the highest price. As temperatures soar past 44°C, inequality doesn’t sweat — it burns.

8 min

Europe at a crossroads: skills shortages, surpluses, and the digital shift

Why are chefs more in demand than clerks, and why is finding a young truck driver so hard these days?

4 min
Europe at a crossroads: skills shortages, surpluses, and the digital shift

Europe’s workforce is shrinking – and that’s a big deal

An ageing population, low birth rates and the emigration of young people – this combination could seriously shake the future of the EU labour market. But there's still time to turn the tide.

5 min
Europe’s workforce is shrinking – and that’s a big deal

300 protesters block Israeli ship as EU tensions rise; Kallas warns of consequences

A Greek port protest exposes EU–Israel tensions, prompting new debates on sanctions, Palestine recognition, and a potential migration crisis.

5 min

The EU at a crossroads: can it deliver on migration reform in time?

With one year left to fully implement the Migration and Asylum Pact, the EU still faces key hurdles. Can it build a fairer, more unified system — and do it in time?

4 min

Schools, too many teachers are precariously employed: the EU Commission launches infringement proceedings against Italy.

Too many precarious workers in schools. The European Commission has decided to launch infringement proceedings against Italy over fixed-term teachers' contracts: our country has failed to adapt its national legislation to the Fixed-Term Work Directive.

4 min
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