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Labour shortages predominate in sectors with poor job quality, ie pay, opportunities and training — such as healthcare, transport and agriculture (Photo: Unsplash)

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The EU 'Year of Skills' is only about skills — that's a problem

About three percent of jobs in the EU were vacant at the end of 2022. The figure marked a historic high, particularly severe in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany — where it hovered around 4.5 percent.

The scale of the problem is matched by the bloc's response: 2023 has been named the

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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.

Labour shortages predominate in sectors with poor job quality, ie pay, opportunities and training — such as healthcare, transport and agriculture (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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