Dubbed a ‘competitiveness crisis’, the EU’s investment, income and productivity are lagging behind the US and China. Struggling with slow growth, weak productivity and changing demographics, Europe’s share of the global economy is shrinking and lagging behind the United States and China. Its leaders are worried the continent might not be able to catch up and want to make the European Union more competitive. To achieve that, former...

How many teams are playing in Euro 2024 and what’s the format? Al Jazeera answers your questions. Euro 2024, the 17th edition of the European Championship, will kick off in Germany on June 14. Euro 2024 marks the return of the competition to its usual four-year cycle after the 2020 event was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Italy are the defending champions, having won the...

Hezbollah has said it launched a major drone and rocket attack targeting several Israeli military bases amid growing fears of an all-out war between the Lebanese armed group and Israel. It was the largest attack by the Iran-aligned group since the outbreak of violence between the two sides on October 8, a Hezbollah source told Al Jazeera Arabic on Thursday. The group said the attack in northern Israel...