Belgium (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): Young adults face the toughest economic challenges since 2008, with rising housing costs forcing them to spend over 30% of their payments. In 2022, many young individuals between 18 and 30 were purchasing homes due … Read more Continue reading Young Adults Face Unprecedented Housing Affordability Crisis at The Brussels…
Read moreEU’s southern states aim to boost renewable energy
Brussels (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Officials from nine southern European Union states expressed they’re concentrating on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy to attempt to turn the Mediterranean region into a renewable energy hub and stave off the threats … Read more Continue reading EU’s southern states aim to boost renewable energy at The…
Read moreEnvironmentalists halt cruise ship entry in Marseille
Paris (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Environmental activists stopped the cruise ship port in the southern French city of Marseille to oppose the sea, air and climate pollution induced by these huge vessels. Approximately 20 members of Extinction Rebellion and … Read more Continue reading Environmentalists halt cruise ship entry in Marseille at The Brussels…
Read moreBrussels Faces Financial Struggles Amid Rising Pension Costs
Brussels (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): Belfius highlights Brussels local government challenges, with rising pension costs over 40% of expenses, leading to a small surplus of €58.5 million amid increased spending. Belfius’s report on Tuesday listed the money issues for Brussels’s … Read more Continue reading Brussels Faces Financial Struggles Amid Rising Pension Costs at The…
Read moreGermany expands border checks to tackle irregular migration
Berlin (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Germany started random checks at its borders with five Western European countries as it aims to crack down on irregular migration, kicking off a system of checks already in place at four other borders.… Read more Continue reading Germany expands border checks to tackle irregular migration at The Brussels…
Read moreBelgium’s Job Vacancy Rate Declines to 4.4% Amidst EU Inflation Drop to 2.6%
Belgium (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): Belgium and the Netherlands had the most job openings in the EU at 4.4% each in Q2 2024, lower than Belgium’s 4.7% a year ago. The EU’s inflation rate dropped to 2.6% in Q1 2024 … Read more Continue reading Belgium’s Job Vacancy Rate Declines to 4.4% Amidst EU Inflation…
Read moreBelgian Economic Growth Forecasts
Belgium (The Brussels Morning Newspaper): Belgium’s economy is expected to grow by a small amount in 2024 and 2025, but it’s not growing as fast as they hoped. People are cutting back on spending, international trade is struggling, and there … Read more Continue reading Belgian Economic Growth Forecasts at The Brussels Morning Newspaper.
Read moreMEP Carolina Morace urges EU to defend LGBTQ+ rights in Italy
Rome (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – MEP Carolina Morace criticized Italy’s far-right for attacking LGBTQ+ rights and called for EU intervention. Carolina Morace, an MEP for the 5 Star Movement, conveyed in a note that the Italian right is … Read more Continue reading MEP Carolina Morace urges EU to defend LGBTQ+ rights in Italy…
Read moreRail sector welcomes major EU report on competitiveness
The European rail supply industry says it “supports” a major new competition report’s recommendations. The sector says this could cut emissions, lower freight costs by 10% and “drive investment in rail.” The report on the future of European competitiveness was … Read more Continue reading Rail sector welcomes major EU report on competitiveness at The…
Read moreSpanish PM Sanchez urges EU to reconsider China EV tariffs
Madrid (The Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Spanish PM insists European Union to ‘reconsider’ China’s electric vehicles tariffs plan. Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed the European Union should “reconsider” a schedule to impose tariffs of up to 36 percent on … Read more Continue reading Spanish PM Sanchez urges EU to reconsider China EV tariffs…
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