Third-country nationals: EU updates rules for long-term resident status - Climate finance: Council approves 2022 international climate finance figures - DPRK/North Korea: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the satellite launch - Digital skills and competences and successful digital education and training: fit for the digital era - Common European values and democratic citizenship: the role of education and training in the spotlight - Circular Economy: Council adopts position on a directive that enshrines consumers right to repair - Statement by President Charles Michel on the 10th anniversary of the Maidan Revolution - Waste from electrical and electronic equipment: Council and Parliament agree on deal to align with Court ruling - Latin America and the Caribbean: Council approves conclusions on EU-LAC relations - Council approves conclusions on a social, green and digital transition
EU rhetoric concentrates on fighting illegal immigration when only a tiny fraction of new arrivals come to Europe illegally. The vast majority of skilled migrants are doing low-skill jobs despite Europe s growing labour shortage.