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Can the EU fix the gender pay gap? Take our poll.

The European Union’s Pay Transparency Directive, officially implemented on 7 June this year, introduces new rules requiring private and public companies to standardise and open their pay systems. Under the new law, businesses must include pay ranges in all job ads or disclose them before interviews. Recruiters cannot ask candidates…

Kazakhstan and the EU: The next chapter of a strategic partnership

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews. A decade after the 2015 Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), the EU is today Kazakhstan’s largest trading and investment partner. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Thousands of European companies…

How does the EU ensure pay transparency? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

Published on 22/06/2026 – 8:00 GMT+2 In Europe, pay transparency is the exception, rather than the norm. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Europeans apply to jobs without knowing the salary, then to discover after several interviews that it is far below their expectations. Asking about pay levels is a no-go, while women still…

Starmer weighing ‘political realities’ amid resignation reports

Published on 21/06/2026 – 16:09 GMT+2 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weighing up the current “political realities” amid reports that he is set to step down next week, the UK’s business secretary has said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Speaking with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, Peter Kyle said Starmer was…

France bans alcohol at Fête de la Musique as heatwave grips Europe

Published on 21/06/2026 – 13:07 GMT+2 France has banned alcohol at the annual Fête de la Musique festival in Paris as a heatwave continues to grip Europe over the weekend. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Temperatures are expected to reach 35°C in Paris on Sunday, while parts of southern France and Spain are…

Poland and Ukraine’s ‘honours war’ intensifies

Current and former Ukrainian officials are to return honours bestowed upon them by Poland after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was stripped of the country’s highest state honour. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Tensions have been rising between Kyiv and Warsaw since Zelenskyy named a military unit after the controversial World War Two Ukrainian…

Russian-occupied Crimea suspends petrol sales amid fuel crisis

Published on 21/06/2026 – 10:29 GMT+2 Petrol sales in Russian-occupied Crimea will be suspended from Sunday morning as a fuel crisis deepens on the peninsula. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Today, June 21, starting at 9:00 AM, fuel sales at Crimean gas stations will be suspended for cash, non-cash payments, and vouchers for…

Wife of Spanish PM Sanchez to stand trial as passport revoked

A Spanish court has ordered the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Begoña Gómez, to stand trial by jury for corruption and banned her from leaving the country, according to a court order released Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Judge Juan Carlos Peinado ordered Gomez to hand in her passport and to…

France swelters in heatwave as temperatures look set to hit 40C

By&nbspRomain Gutkind&nbspwith&nbspAFP Published on 20/06/2026 – 10:48 GMT+2 A heatwave sweeping across France this week could be produce similar conditions to August 2003, when extreme heat led to the deaths of more than 14,800 people. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This year, municipalities such as Biarritz and Limoges are calling for vulnerable people…

Bardella in Poland: We will win in 2027 and shift course in the EU

Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s National Rally and the frontrunner in presidential polls for 2027, vowed on Friday to win the French elections and mark a shift in the course of the European Union. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Bardella said this on the second day of his two day visit to Poland…