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04/04/2025

🇺🇲 🇪🇺 As Trump proclaims liberation day and imposes high trade tariffs on imports from literally the whole world, EU businesses reliant on exports to the US scrabble to make sense of the situation and keep their heads above water.

ℹ️ https://euranetplus-inside.eu/liberation-day-not-just-another-hollywood-action-movie/

EU-US relations are at something of an all-time low right now, as Trump celebrates his first 10 weeks back in the Oval Office by pressing the red trade button.

03/04/2025

🌍📊 Trade is the backbone of the global economy, but US tariffs could shake things up, impacting EU businesses and consumers. Want to understand how ? Watch the Euranet Plus video animation on trade policy.

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28/03/2025

➡️ On the eve of ETA going live, adding yet another layer of border bureaucracy to cross-Channel travel, we look at how EU UK relations have evolved of late, and what this spells for the future.

➕ Find out more : https://euranetplus-inside.eu/love-thy-neighbour-is-the-uk-returning-to-the-fold/

A certain EU-UK ‘rapprochement’ seems to be underway, with Donald Trump installed across the pond and Europeans increasingly aware of their own (in)security.

26/03/2025

In 2024 the US is still the top country for European patent applications, says European Patent Office , followed by Germany, Japan, China, and Korea. There are slightly more patent applications from Europe.
But who is investing the most in research and development in the 🇪🇺 EU? ⬇️
https://euranetplus-inside.eu/eu-maps-how-much-are-the-eu27-countries-spending-on-research/

In 2022, the EU spent €354 billion on research and development; R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP stood at 2.23 % in 2022, compared with 2.08 % in 2012.

26/03/2025

🌎 A trade war is looming between the EU and US. But what's our global trade relationship look like? Check out our video animation with lots of figures and data here.
➕ℹ️ https://euranetplus-inside.eu/

21/03/2025

➡️ This week we delve into mental health in the EU. Is our young connected generation really suffering from loneliness and isolation or is that a problem restricted to older people? What are the possible consequences? And what can Brussels reasonably be expected to do about it?

➕ https://euranetplus-inside.eu/feeling-lonely-join-the-crowd/

Perhaps counterintuitively, loneliness is no longer the preserve of the elderly. Indeed, Europe’s youth seems to be facing a surge in mental health issues, including those related to social isolation.

14/03/2025

📢 Panorama is back with a bang, looking at the response of the 🇪🇺 EU to recent global events impacting on European security and defence. Brussels is on the brink of taking the decision to 'ReArm Europe', with a shiny new 800-billion-euro plan. ⬇️

There now appears to be a groundswell of support for increased militarisation in Europe, against a backdrop of suspended US military aid to Ukraine and a radical reshuffling of global alliances.

10/01/2025

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03/01/2025

The employment landscape in the European Union is evolving rapidly, influenced by technological advances, demographic shifts, and global challenges.
👉 Watch this video from now to find out more.

26/12/2024

Billions of euros of EU budget are dedicated to supporting SMEs. Does this funding concretely reach the ground? Howcome nobody hears about it locally?

Charlotte Vergne, EU Policy Officer at Bpifrance, explains how this works.

In collaboration with : https://shows.acast.com/a-quoi-tu-sers-le-podcast-des-metiers-de-leurope?

24/12/2024

Giulia Cannizzaro, Italian journalist for Radio 24/Il Sole 24 Ore, travelled to the European Union’s southern border in Calabria, where a community on the frontline of migration is teaching us about tolerance.

👉 Find out more https://euranetplus-inside.eu/life-on-italys-mediterranean-border-a-calabrian-town-on-the-frontline-of-migration/

24/12/2024

🇪🇺 Don’t lobbyists run counter to democracy by acting behind closed doors to influence political decision-makers?
🎙️ Listen to Charlotte Vergne, EU Policy Officer at Bpifrance, talk about her jobs with the EU institutions.

In collaboration with : https://shows.acast.com/a-quoi-tu-sers-le-podcast-des-metiers-de-leurope

23/12/2024

🌍 📦 The EU is a global trade leader, shaping markets through major exports, trade deals, and sustainable policies. However, it faces many challenges.
👉 Find out more about the EU's position in world trade in this video.

20/12/2024

🎙️ Tim Vorspel, a journalist with ams, takes us back and forth across the “Bridge of Three Countries”, following in the footsteps of those who live there.

https://euranetplus-inside.eu/life-on-the-german-swiss-border-is-it-all-about-the-money/

20/12/2024

🎙️ 🇪🇺 A new college of European Commissioners took office on 1 December. Its five-year term is likely to be marked by strong leadership from Commission president von der Leyen and an unstable majority in the European Parliament. How will this work out Journalist Vincenzo Genovese interviews MEPs and experts in this new episode and article of Voices from Brussels.

➡️ https://euranetplus-inside.eu/what-will-the-new-european-commission-be/

19/12/2024

Lukas Oželis, a journalist at Žinių Radijas, is on the Lithuanian border with Belarus to find out if the rising geopolitical tensions are having an impact on people’s daily lives.

19/12/2024

In a context of war and geopolitical tensions, existing socio-economic differences can exacerbate division. How can the EU respond?

19/12/2024

Enhancing competitiveness cannot come at the expense of social, labour and environmental protection standards, Iratxe García argues, adding Europe needs to lead by example.