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Every day, around 1.3 million workers cross European borders to get to their place of work (Photo: Unsplash)

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Red tape border logjam for EU's 1.3m 'frontier workers'

Europe suffers from a shortage of workers, a mismatch between in-demand and available skills, and a growing ageing of its active working-age population.

Given the context, and with the European Union looking for a solution from workers from outside its borders, there is unexploited potential within the EU itself.

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

Every day, around 1.3 million workers cross European borders to get to their place of work (Photo: Unsplash)

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Paula joined EUobserver in January 2023 and left for Euronews in 2024. Previously she worked for the Spanish online newspaper El Confidencial, where she covered mainly economic and financial affairs.

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