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“Brain Waste”: Recent research highlights how EU nations restrict the ability of educated individuals from overseas to practice in their trained fields

The joint investigation, conducted by Lighthouse Reports in collaboration with the FT, El País, and Unbias the News, reveals that most European countries are falling short in providing favorable job prospects for highly educated migrants, potentially impacting their labor pools and economies significantly. The findings, which are based on data from the EU’s labour force survey between 2017 and 2022, show that nearly half of all migrants with...

EU job seeker’s aid worth €3 million for 835 dismissed steel workers in Germany

Support for 835 former workers of Vallourec Deutschland GmbH in Mülheim an der Ruhr Vallourec France decided to close its German production sites, moving production to Brazil Support package includes upskilling measures, job search assistance, and support for business creation 835 employees of Vallourec Deutschland GmbH, who lost their jobs due to the closure of the company’s German tube mills, should receive almost €3 million in EU aid....

EU job seeker’s aid worth €1.9 million for 390 dismissed workers in Denmark

Support for 390 former workers of “Danish Crown” meat company The company closed one of its six slaughterhouses, in Sæby, near Frederikshavn Support package includes advisory services, job search assistance, and training 390 employees of the meat processing company “Danish crown”, who lost their jobs due to the closure of the Sæby slaughterhouse, should receive €1.9 million in EU aid. On Monday, the Committee on Budgets approved...

26 multinational construction worksites checked across the EU

ELA supported in March cross-border inspections of almost 200 companies. More than 600 workers were interviewed. Eight joint inspections took place across the EU on 18-24 March, in Cyprus, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Romania and Slovakia. The action was carried out by labour inspectors as well as enforcement officers from customs, social security, tax, police and migration authorities. Observers joined from Austria,...