(FILES) A worker walks through cranes at a construction site along the river Garonne in Bordeaux, south-western France on January 26, 2026. With fuel prices having risen by 30 to 50 per cent since the start of the war in the Middle East, the French Minister for the Economy also announced on 11 May 2026 that the "flash fuel loan", which allows sums of between 5,000 and 50,000 to be lent at a rate of 3.8 per cent, without requiring collateral, to certain micro-enterprises (TPE) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), was to be extended to the construction sector. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows anti-drone jammers in Kvertus, a manufacturer of anti-drone jammers in Kyiv on May 7, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

A Biosphere employee works at the households goods producer factory in Dnipro on April 21, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows an anti-drone jammer damaged on the battlefield that was sent for repairs to Kvertus, a manufacturer of anti-drone jammers in Kyiv on May 7, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

Svitlana, 35-year-old, a representative of anti-drone jammers maker Kvertus poses for a photo in Kyiv on May 7, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

This photo shows an anti-drone jammer next to a flag of Ukraine in Kvertus, a manufacturer of anti-drone jammers in Kyiv on May 7, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows anti-drone jammers in Kvertus, a manufacturer of anti-drone jammers in Kyiv on May 7, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

Anatoliy Synkov, 55-year-old, worker at Biosphere poses for a photo in Dnipro on April 21, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)