Inflation, closed stores and social unrest in Europe

Inflation closed stores and social unrest in Europe

The United Kingdom, faced with inflation that exceeds 10%, is experiencing its biggest strikes for 10 years. And English teachers have joined the movement to demand pay rises too. Details in London by Marie Billon.

In December 2022, the Hungary recorded the highest inflation rate in the European Union: 24.5%. It is even worse for food products. A situation that weighs on many cafes and restaurants; crushed by inflation, they put the key under the door. A report by Florence La Bruyere.

The European Eye: Ukraine and Enlargement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has returned to kyiv after his European tour. In Brussels, European leaders showed themselves at his side, almost a year after the Russian invasion. I’Ukraine, candidate for entry into the EU, even if the accession process will take time: for many European leaders, in the medium term, kyiv will be part of the big family. A discourse that has emerged, in just a few months, and that Franceline Beretti analysis in his European eye.

Kosovo: tensions, 15 years after the declaration of independence

On February 17, 2008, the Kosovo declared its independence. An independence that is still not recognized by Serbia. While the Americans and Europeans are pushing for an agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, tensions have been particularly high in recent weeks, especially in the Serb-majority north.

In the Serbian enclaves in the south of the country, part of the community denounces the insecurity that would target them. 24 years after the war and the NATO bombings, how do these Serbs experience the current negotiations, which could see Belgrade being forced to recognize the country’s independence? Reportage in these Serb enclaves of Kosovo, Louis Seiller.

Austria: the taste of exile in a falafel

The kitchen conveys much more than the need to eat, it has for all of us, a sentimental dimension. Throughout the world, all exiles know this well. Population movements can also influence the gastronomic offer of the countries they cross. AT Viennawith Celine Beal.

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