On Friday 2 June, the European Commission published its 5th six-monthly report on the implementation and impact of the SURE instrument (the European instrument providing temporary support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency), which was created in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic to support employment and help national short-time working schemes.
With a budget of almost €100 billion, it has supported around 31.5 million employees and self-employed workers and more than...