In April 2020, during the first phase of the pandemic, Romania was confronted with the highest number of corona infections and deaths in all of Europe. Not only because of suspicion about the vaccine. But there was also simply too little healthcare staff to care for patients. According to the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW), between 2010 and
Continue reading Around1.5 million Europeanscross a physical border within the continent every day to get to work. They are known as frontier workers. For a while, Carla and Oriol, a Spanish couple in their early 20s, were two of them. They used to live in Thionville, a French commune of more than 135,000 inhabitants located about 70 kilometres from Luxembourg, where they
Continue reading Salaries of medical staff in Romania have tripled compared to 2014. Still, the shortage of personnel in the system persists, according to a report by the Court of Accounts issued following an audit of public hospitals under the Ministry of Health, as83% of vacant positions in ministry-owned hospitals were not advertised between 2014 and 2021. The situation of the 58
Continue reading Algarve News TAGS Algarve Algarve News Hotels Portugal Portugal News Solutions for hotel staff shortage to be tested this summer By Michael Bruxo – 28th February 2023 FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedin … particularly in the Algarve Has enough been done to solve the hotel sector’s staff shortages, which proved to be a critical issue in 2022? This summer will provide the answer, according
Continue reading The large influx of people from Ukraine was seen as a huge opportunity for states which are currently facing labour shortages – such as Poland, Slovakia or Czechia. However, this chance could be easily missed. [Shutterstock/Pixel-Shot] EURACTIV is part of the Trust Project >>> Languages:Français Print Ukrainians coming to EU countries following Russia’s invasion could fill significant gaps in national
Continue reading Summary A lack of solar skills could worsen as demand soars and industry officials want more direct aid to training programs and better cross-border mobility. February 16 – The European Union’s plan to rapidly expand solar and wind power depends on a significant expansion of the solar and wind workforce at a difficult time for hirers. Solar employment in the
Continue reading The EU is working to reduce the unfilled vacancy rate among the 27 member states (Photo: Helena Spongenberg) ByPAULA SOLERBRUSSELS, 11. JAN, 12:18LISTEN TO ARTICLE The European Commission is hoping to mitigate regional and industry-specific labour shortages with the launch of a new mechanism to encourage migration from third countries to the European Union. The commissioners for home affairs and
Continue reading Ford to cut nearly 4,000 jobs in Europe, including 1,300 in UK This article is more than 1 month old US carmaker blames losses on rising costs and need to switch to electric vehicle production Staff and agencyTue 14 Feb 2023 15.49 GMT The British car industry faces the prospect of further steep job cuts without urgent government support for
Continue reading EU countries suffering from labour shortages are starting to look abroad for skilled workers.–Copyright Canva ByGiulia Carbonaro•Updated:26/01/2023 Europe is well known for being a difficult place to move to for non-European citizens trying to relocate for work. Some countries in the EU – tiny nations like Liechtenstein and Vatican City, for example – have some of the strictest immigration rules
Continue reading How to tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage in the EU The cybersecurity skills shortage is a global problem, but each region – including Europe or, more specifically, the EU – has distinct problems it has to tackle to solve it. In this Help Net Security Dritan Saliovski, Director – Nordic Head of Cyber M&A, Transaction Advisory Services atAon, offers some
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