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- 1Europe short a million health workers, Parliament seeks EU funding▼Europe is short of a million health workers. Parliament asks Brussels for money
The European Parliament is calling on the European Commission to provide funding to address a shortage of around one million health workers across the EU. Staff shortages in hospitals, care homes and primary care have been flagged as a growing risk to health systems, particularly as populations age and workforce attrition accelerates. MEPs want Brussels to treat health workforce shortages as a European-level problem requiring dedicated financial support.
- 2Greek MEP calls von der Leyen 'racist' in EU Parliament outburst●Pöbel-Attacke im EU-Parlament: Griechin beschimpft von der Leyen als „Rassistin“
A Greek member of the European Parliament publicly insulted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, calling her a 'racist' during a session at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg or Brussels. The incident, described in German media as a 'mob attack', is drawing wide attention and sparking debate about conduct and political tensions inside the assembly.
- 3EU ChatControl 2.0 talks resume amid legal concerns●# ChatControl 2.0 — 6th Trilogue this Tuesday, # EU Parl. to be given workaround own legal service already deems illegit
Negotiators meet Tuesday for the sixth trilogue on the EU's ChatControl 2.0 proposal, which would require scanning of private messages. Reports say the European Parliament is being presented with a workaround that its own legal service has already judged illegitimate. Privacy advocates are sounding the alarm that lawmakers may be pushed into backing a measure their legal experts consider unlawful.