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Labour market imbalances across Europe are becoming increasingly severe, with shortages in highly skilled professions such as healthcare, engineering, and IT, alongside surpluses in roles like clerical support and designer-related occupations. Countries such as Malta, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Italy, and Romania report the highest shortages, while Spain, Austria, Latvia, Portugal, and Finland face a significant surplus of workers. Particularly women are disproportionately affected by unemployment risks.

Almost 600 enforcement officers and operators in joint discussion elaborating a proposal for common approach of remuneration enforcement.

Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court Competition: 10th edition hosted by the ELA. Finals live-streamed.

Joint inspections in 11 member states resulted in over 210,000 euros in fines.


Enforcement authorities, equipped with specialised analytical tools and methods, are best placed to address labour exploitation and protect workers’ rights.
Italy and France sign agreement to strengthen cross-border data exchange.

The European Labour Authority (ELA) has taken a step forward in enhancing cooperation across the EU by hosting a landmark session of its IMI-PROVE Programme. For the first time, National IMI Coordinators (NIMICs), IMI users and social security institutions came together to explore better use of the Internal Market Information (IMI) system for posting of workers and social legislation in road transport.


Ongoing initiatives under the POSTING 360 Programme bring together national authorities, social partners, and posting experts.