Among the demands of the “gilets jaunes” – “yellow jackets”, who have been protesting in France for more than a month, is a reduction of the tax burden. Indeed, France regularly tops the European rankings in this regard.
A surge in retirements, lack of new doctors in training, emigration to countries with better working conditions… by 2020, Europe could be facing a shortage of 230,000 doctors.
The unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in Portugal in March 2018, compared to 8.5 percent in September 2017, while in the same period unemployment in the European Union has decreased from 7.5 to 7.1 percent.
While the economic turnaround is undeniable, Portugal’s recovery still conceals some grey areas.
The unemployment was 15.2 percent in Spain in June 2018, compared to 16.5 percent in December 2017. In the same period, unemployment in the EU has decreased from 7.3 percent to 6.9 percent.
Almost half of European students depend on their families in order to meet their costs, and more than a third live with their parents. This phenomenon is particularly acute in the South, though certainly not unique to the region.
The unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in France in June 2018, the same as in December 2017. In the same period, unemployment in the European Union has decreased from 7.3 percent to 6.9 percent.
The unemployment rate among men was 5.1 percent in Ireland in June 2018, compared to 6.5 percent in December 2017. In the same period, male unemployment in the European Union has decreased from 7.0 percent to 6.7 percent.
The unemployment rate was 8.2 percent in Cyprus in June 2018, compared to 10.4 percent in December 2017. In the same period, unemployment in the European Union has decreased from 7.3 percent to 6.9 percent.
The unemployment rate was 9.1 percent in Cyprus in March, compared to 12.3 percent in March 2017, while in the same period unemployment in the European Union has decreased from 7.9 percent to 7.1 percent.