Your average T-shirt covers 20,000 kilometers before landing in a European wardrobe. 'Made in the EU' is still the exception. But as environmental awareness grows, so does local production.

Hungarian workers are being drawn to neighboring Austria's higher wages, leaving the country's companies struggling with a labor shortage. So they're using agencies to recruit more people from non-EU countries like Serbia.

Free trade, no internal border controls, work anywhere you want. It's made the European economy powerful. But the EU single market generates its own special problems and the glue is starting to come unstuck. A look at why some want more, some less Europe.

The freedom to move to another country and work or start up a company there is a given for most EU citizens. But not for non-EU citizens. For non-European startup founders, the bloc's external border is a huge obstacle. Portugal wants to change that.

If you take on a low-wage job right after graduating, you are unlikely to climb the career ladder, says a study in the US. Finding better-paying employment more matched to your qualifications is rare. So better start off with the right kind of job!

For centuries, bells have marked the passing of time. As the Bachert company can attest, when it comes to casting, timing is everything.

One in three trucks on German roads has little or no cargo on board. The Hamburg-based startup Cargonexx employs artificial intelligence to make better use of their capacity. The aim is to save costs and reduce CO2 emissions.

Pupils in South Korea often experience a lot of pressure. Many of them spend hours each evening studying. This leaves little time for hobbies and friends. A startup has developed a 3D educational tool designed to help.

No-one can stop the onward march of time. But we change the way we perceive time by changing our habits. Time is precious, and always will be. Don't waste it, urges Olaf Krieger.

The small town of Günzburg in southern Germany has set up its own online marketplace, with around 50 retailers. The initiative is a response to changes in consumer habits and the seemingly overwhelming competition from internet giants like Amazon.