In brief | 21 Oct '24
Bloomberg: Scholz courts needed workers abroad as anti-migrant parties rise
Scholz is betting on negotiating migration deals directly with foreign governments to secure skilled workers in understaffed industries.
Reuters: Top EU countries spend $45 billion subsidizing fossil-fuel company cars, study says
The EU's five biggest members spend 42 billion euros ($45.60 billion) annually subsidizing fossil-fuel company cars, according to a study commissioned by environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E), which called for more subsidies for EVs instead.
GLOBSEC: Grid Transition Index 2024
Key European economies like the Netherlands, Poland, and Romania are severely lagging in grid readiness for the green energy transition.
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