The other member states have hidden behind the EU Commission and the ECJ for too long, criticises Piotr Buras of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). This has only served to swell the crisis of the rule of law in Hungary and Poland. Now it's up to the governments to resolve the conflict.
By Redaktion Table
Online platforms like Uber and Deliveroo are booming, their revenues have increased fivefold in recent years. For many employees, however, little of this comes through: They struggle with precarious working conditions and a lack of transparency from algorithms that evaluate their performance. The European Commission yesterday presented a law aimed at remedying the situation.
By Jasmin Kohl
The poor energy efficiency of the building stock makes the sector the biggest energy consumer in the EU. This not only creates energy poverty in many regions. The sector is also responsible for around a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. With the revision of the Buildings Directive, the EU wants to address the problems, but for many the requirements go too far.
By Timo Landenberger