On Wednesday, the European Newsroom (enr) interviewed Kata Tüttő, President of the European Committee of the Regions, and Irene Tinagli, MEP and Chair of the European Parliament’s Special Committee on the Housing Crisis, regarding the EU’s initiatives for affordable housing.
Europe is experiencing a crisis marked by escalating house prices and growing housing costs, impacting nearly al

Lawmakers from the international trade committee are divided over the duration of a sunset clause limiting the proposals’ application to 18 to 36 months, as well as whether the EU should retract any tariff concessions until a resolution is reached with Washington regarding the 50 percent tariff imposed by the Trump administration on steel derivatives.
Amid the EU’s continued processing

Last year, the average gross salary in Greece’s private sector was 1,362.66 euros, an increase of 20 euros from 2024, with the average full-time salary rising to 1,516 euros from 1,478 euros, an increase of 38 euros, according to Ekathimerini.com.
In 2025, one-third of workers earned less than 1,000 euros gross monthly, while 60% earned up to 1,200 euros.
The recent significant increase in

Another podcast day features Peter Mandelson, with rising political pressure across parliament. How will Number 10 respond, and is the turmoil over?
In the past 24 hours, Lord Mandelson relinquished his peerage, and the Metropolitan Police announced it is reviewing allegations of misconduct in public office, involving claims he leaked sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein, a convicte

Matthias Schmale expressed his shock at the attacks in Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Kyiv, highlighting that people in regions like Dnipro, Odesa, and Vinnitsya are experiencing power outages. He stated that the Russian Armed Forces’ systematic attacks on critical infrastructure disrupt millions of lives and pose life-threatening conditions for the vulnerable, such as the elderly and children, as noted in

Im März finden die ersten zwei von fünf Landtagswahlen statt: Baden-Württemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz machen den Anfang. Innerhalb der CDU sorgen Vorschläge zur Abschaffung der „Lifestyle-Teilzeit“ und zur Streichung von Kassenleistungen beim Zahnarztbesuch für Unruhe. Einige Mitglieder äußern Bedenken, während andere die Ideen schnell zurücknehmen.
Eine Partei sucht öffentlich nach ihrem Kurs, was

A man with cancer near a kidney was mistakenly treated for two years for a psychiatric disorder at Carballo Hospital in Galicia, instead of receiving proper cancer treatment. Reports, particularly from The Voice of Galicia, indicate that he was wrongly referred to psychiatric services, which severely affected his diagnosis and treatment timeline.
How could kidney cancer be confused with a psychia

Negotiations between Canberra and Brussels on quotas are ongoing, according to a person familiar with the talks.
Von der Leyen will fly to Australia directly after attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany from February 13-15, as reported by Australian digital newspaper The Nightly, which revealed details of the Commission chief’s four-day visit.
In December, EU countries permitted

Europeans are highly concerned about extreme heat and climate change impacts like wildfires according to a Europe-wide survey released today. It reveals that many citizens are also underprepared to face the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves, flooding, or water shortages at home.
The survey results were analyzed in the report ‘Overheated and underprepared’ published by the European E

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