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Soaring Spanish Room Rental Costs Impact Students and Young Workers

The average cost of a shared room in Spain is €420 per month (Q2 2025), exceeding €500 in Madrid and Barcelona, while the yearly increase is 5%. This impacts young workers and students significantly, given that the cost is almost one-third of the minimum wage or the equivalent of a couple's monthly ...

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Spaniards' Retirement Expectations Fall Short of Reality

Spaniards expect to work 36.5 years, less than the EU average of 37.2 years and significantly below the official retirement age, creating a future strain on the pension system. This contrasts with countries like the Netherlands (43.1 years) and Romania (32.8 years).

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Buderus Edelstahl Restructuring Leads to Plant Closure, Job Losses in Wetzlar

Buderus Edelstahl in Wetzlar, Germany, is being dismantled, resulting in the closure of its steel plant by October, impacting 450 jobs, while the remaining units will be sold, potentially saving 670 jobs, due to high energy costs and challenging market conditions.

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Uneven Industrial Recovery in Thuringia: Ilm-Kreis Booms While Others Struggle

Thuringia's industrial turnover rose 2.7% to €18.8 billion in the first half of 2025, but growth varied significantly across regions, with the Ilm-Kreis leading with a 52% increase while others like the Wartburgkreis experienced job losses due to the automotive industry crisis; this uneven recovery ...

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UK Shop Prices Surge Amidst Budgetary Impact

British shop prices increased by 0.9 percent year-on-year, the fastest rise in over a year, driven by a 4.2 percent surge in food prices due to increased business costs from the recent budget, potentially resulting in up to 300,000 job losses by 2028.

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AI Automation Threatens 74 Percent of Canadian Public Sector Jobs

A Dais think tank study finds 74 percent of Canada's 1.1 million public sector jobs are highly exposed to AI automation, significantly higher than the national average of 29 percent, with the federal government most affected. The study recommends proactive workforce planning and collaboration with l...

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Long Working Hours in Europe: A Persistent Issue Despite Recent Decline

In 2024, 6.6% of EU workers aged 20–64 worked at least 49 hours weekly, down from 8.4% in 2019, with Greece (12.4%) and Iceland (13.6%) having the highest rates, while Bulgaria had the lowest (0.4%). This is despite the health risks associated with long working hours.

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Mass Retirement Wave Threatens Spain's Labor Market

Over 5.3 million Spanish workers aged 55+ will retire in the next decade, creating a 3.5 million worker shortage as only one young person will enter the workforce for every three retirees; Spain plans to address this with immigration and increased female, senior, and disabled worker participation.

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Lower Saxony Housing Crisis Deepens Amidst Construction Permit Plunge

Lower Saxony's housing market faces strain due to a sharp drop in construction permits during the first half of 2025, with only about 7,700 new apartments approved—a decrease of 650 units compared to the same period in 2024, and more than half the number from 2022; the state government is responding...

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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German Auto Industry Sheds 51,500 Jobs Amidst Trade War and EV Transition Challenges

The German automotive industry lost 51,500 jobs (7 percent) in a year due to trade disputes (27.5 percent US tariff), lagging EV transition, and competition from China's subsidized EV sector; this exceeds job losses in all other sectors, while overall German industries lost 114,000 jobs and experien...

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German Auto Industry Job Losses Hit 51,500 Amidst Export Slump

Germany's auto industry lost 51,500 jobs in the past year, largely due to decreased exports to the US (10% decline) and China (14% decline), leading to cost-cutting measures and a bleak outlook for young engineers.

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German Automotive Sector Faces Deep Crisis with 51,500 Job Losses

Germany's manufacturing sector, especially its automotive industry, is facing a deep crisis, with approximately 51,500 job losses in the automotive sector alone within a year, representing a 7% decrease. This is reflected in the overall decline of 2.1% in manufacturing jobs across all sectors except...

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