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EU gender employment gap in 2024: why women still lag behind at work
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In 2024, women occupied 35.2% of managerial positions across the European Union, marking a steady rise from 31.8% a decade earlier, according...
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Belgium backs France’s expanded nuclear deterrence plan as Macron seeks stronger European defence
Belgium backs France’s expanded nuclear deterrence plan as Macron seeks stronger European defence
Belgium will take part in a new French-led nuclear deterrence initiative, Prime Minister Bart De Wever confirmed, marking a significant...
Read More... EU gender employment gap in 2024: why women still lag behind at work
EU gender employment gap in 2024: why women still lag behind at work
EU gender employment gap: progress made, inequality persists
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Journalists across Europe are facing a rapidly deteriorating working environment marked by violence, intimidation and legal persecution,...
Read More... Women now hold over a third of EU managerial roles, but gaps remain
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In 2024, women occupied 35.2% of managerial positions across the European Union, marking a steady rise from 31.8% a decade earlier, according...
Read More... EU approves €266.8 million payment to Slovenia under NextGenerationEU recovery plan
EU approves €266.8 million payment to Slovenia under NextGenerationEU recovery plan
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Read More... Belgium’s Foreign Minister: strikes on Iran breach international law but are ‘justified for global security’
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Brussels rally draws 1,500 in support of Iranian people amid escalating tensions
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Zurich introduces Eruv, creating a Sabbath-friendly public zone for Jewish life
Zurich has quietly drawn a new kind of line across the city — one that cannot be seen at first glance, yet carries deep religious and social meaning. Spanning severalRead More...
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Zurab Musinyan: “Let my case lie at door of Russian special services combating international terrorism…”
Specialized Oil-Loading Seaport Vitino captured by Russian security officials through hostage taking keeps on being a subject of carve-up and litigations by Russian and international companies....Read More...
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Young Europeans losing faith in democracy
Recent findings from a comprehensive survey conducted by the YouGov institute for the Tui Foundation reveal a concerning trend among Europe’s youth: a growingRead More...
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World Refugee Day: Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative
No country, no region in the world has been spared from the impact of COVID-19. The virus is exacerbating existing inequalities and has a disproportionate effect on refugees,Read More...
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World peace under strain — yet some countries still shine
As a storm of conflicts, rising militarisation and geopolitical fragmentation rattles the globe, the annual Global Peace Index 2025 paints a soberingRead More...
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Women still a minority among Flemish professors despite gains elsewhere
Women account for just one in three professors and visiting professors at Flemish universities, according to new figures released on Tuesday by Statistiek Vlaanderen.Read More...
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Women now hold over a third of EU managerial roles, but gaps remain
In 2024, women occupied 35.2% of managerial positions across the European Union, marking a steady rise from 31.8% a decade earlier, according to the latest EU laborRead More...
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Belgium backs France’s expanded nuclear deterrence plan as Macron seeks stronger European defence
Belgium will take part in a new French-led nuclear deterrence initiative, Prime Minister Bart De Wever confirmed,...03 March 2026Read More...
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EU gender employment gap in 2024: why women still lag behind at work
EU gender employment gap: progress made, inequality persists03 March 2026Read More...
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Press freedom in Europe under fire: new report warns of rising attacks, jailings and political pressure on journalists
Journalists across Europe are facing a rapidly deteriorating working environment marked by violence, intimidation...03 March 2026Read More...
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Women now hold over a third of EU managerial roles, but gaps remain
In 2024, women occupied 35.2% of managerial positions across the European Union, marking a steady rise from 31.8%...02 March 2026Read More...
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EU approves €266.8 million payment to Slovenia under NextGenerationEU recovery plan
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