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EU Socialists warn against potential alliance between right and far right

Nicolas Schmit, the lead candidate for the Party of European Socialists (PES), speaks to FRANCE 24 about the dangers, as he sees them, of a potential alliance between the right and the far right. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and French far-right leader Marine…

France 24

EU’s far-right parties expel Germany’s AfD from their group

ID group of populist parties cuts off Alternative für Deutschland after its candidate’s comments that SS were ‘not all criminals’

The Guardian - UK

Von der Leyen quizzed on whether she would work with far-right in EU election debate – as it happened

Frontrunner to be European Commission president was questioned over alliances with Meloni and others in face-off with rival candidates

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Lawmakers Skewer EU Chief Over Contested Job Pick

European lawmakers will cast votes Thursday on a contested appointment to a plum Brussels job, with Ursula von der Leyen suspected of playing favourites to aid her own re-election as commission chief.

International Business Times

EU Chief Plunged Into Controversy Over Top Job Pick

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is facing calls from senior officials and lawmakers to justify her choice of candidate to staff a top new EU role, according to a letter seen by AFP on Thursday.

International Business Times

EU to crack down on unpaid internships ‘exploiting despair of young people’

Proposal seeks to retain talent in Europe and end labour shortage – but criticised for not going far enough

The Guardian - UK

'I call on member states to combat social dumping': EU jobs commissioner Nicolas Schmit

Talking Europe interviews the EU commissioner in charge of jobs and social rights, Nicolas Schmit. He speaks to the importance of protecting workers, particularly the "gig" or "platform" workers, whose status is at the core of a dispute between the European Commission and several EU member states. He also addresses…

France 24

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EU Backs Rules To Improve App Workers' Conditions

The European Parliament and EU member states struck a landmark deal Wednesday to strengthen conditions for those working through apps, such as ride-hailing drivers.

International Business Times

'The pension age cannot be same for everybody': EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights

Talking Europe speaks to the European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit. With anger growing in France about the government's push to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, and the EU facing an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, his portfolio is very much in the spotlight – including…

France 24

Uber whistleblower calls on Europe to tackle ‘undemocratic’ power of tech companies

Mark MacGann tells MEPs Uber had ‘almost unlimited finance’ to silence drivers with legal disputes

The Guardian - UK

'SMEs are Europe's job creators': Employment Commissioner Nicolas Schmit

As households and businesses face rising energy bills, the EU's Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights is stressing the importance of supporting small and medium-sized businesses all over Europe. "A lot of households and household incomes depend on the survival of SMEs. That's why it's important to support businesses and…

France 24

Davos day 4: Olaf Scholz condemns invasion of Ukraine and urges global cooperation on threats – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the final day of the World Economic Forum in Davos

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