The EU continues to remain a leading global humanitarian aid donor. With more than 300 million people estimated to need humanitarian assistance in 2025, the EU announces today an initial humanitarian budget for 2025 of €1.9 billion. The EU’s humanitarian aid will be allocated as follows: Middle East and North Africa €375 million will be […]
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Is hyperconnectivity hurting our health?
Switching off from work is becoming more and more difficult in today’s digital workplace. Does your normal workday feel endless? Do emails and texts from clients or colleagues make you anxious long after the day has ended? There’s added pressure to work even during off hours. The borders between work and home are blurring, especially […]
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ELA stops new labour abuse case in Budapest
Workers from Romania were exploited at a waste processing plant in Budapest. They received meagre or no pay and lived in inhumane conditions. These violations were detected during inspections, including at an ELA-supported joint inspection between the Hungarian and Romanian Labour inspectorates in Budapest in December 2023. Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice […]
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New EU rules to improve Gender Balance in corporate boards enter into application
The Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive entered into application at the end of 2024, aiming for a more balanced gender representation on the boards of listed companies across all EU Member States. The Directive sets a target for EU large listed companies of 40% of the underrepresented sex among their non-executive directors and 33% among all directors. […]
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El PE insta a la UE a defender los derechos de las mujeres ante el retroceso global
La Eurocámara detalló el pasado jueves 19 de diciembre sus prioridades para la posición europea en la próxima reunión mundial de Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de las mujeres, en marzo de 2025 en Nueva York. De cara al 69º período de sesiones de la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer […]
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Combatting child sexual abuse: Council adopts position on strengthened EU criminal law
Last december 13, the Council agreed its position on a proposal to update the EU’s criminal law rules on child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children. The revised rules expand the definition of the offences, making sure that all forms of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, including those enabled or facilitated by new […]
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Migrant smuggling: member states reach agreement on criminal law
Today the Council agreed its position on an EU law on preventing and countering migrant smuggling. The objective of this proposal is to bring member states’ criminal law closer together on issues such as the definition and sanctioning of migrant smuggling. The position agreed today will serve as the basis for upcoming negotiations with the […]
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Creative sectors: ELA study reveals precarious working conditions and undeclared labour
A new study by the European Labour Authority (ELA) highlights the precarious conditions faced by the 7.7 million workers in the cultural and creative industries in the EU, accounting for 3.8% of the total workforce. Reliance on self-employment and temporary contracts leaves many without essential protection like health insurance and pensions. Widespread undeclared work, compounded by cash […]
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Accidents at work claimed 3 286 lives in 2022 in the EU
There were nearly 2.97 million non-fatal accidents at work in the EU in 2022, a 3% increase from 2.88 million in 2021 (+ 87 139 more non-fatal accidents). This increase is probably due to the economic restart in 2022 that followed the general slowdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, 3 286 work-related accidents were fatal, accounting for 0.1% of all […]
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