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3 Arrested for Smuggling over 259 Vietnamese Migrants to Germany

May 31, 2021

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British Reporter — In the early hours of 31 May, some 740 police officers carried out coordinated raids across Germany and Slovakia against the members of a criminal syndicate smuggling Vietnamese nationals into Europe, arresting 3 individuals, Europol notes.

Health and consumer crisis: Europeans remain cautious

The FINANCIAL -- According to BNP Paribas, for nine months now, Europe has

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December 26, 2020

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Commission approves Euro 300 million German aid scheme to support transition to sustainable local public transport

The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid

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December 22, 2020

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36 entries have been added to the Belarus financial sanctions regime

29 individuals and 7 entities have been added to the consolidated list

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December 18, 2020

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Household real income per capita up in the euro area and in the EU28

The FINANCIAL -- In the euro area, in real terms, household income per capita increased by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2017, after an increase of 0.4% in the previous quarter.

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April 27, 2018

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Insecurity causes the consumer climate in Germany to dip slightly

The FINANCIAL -- The increasingly insecure state of geopolitics now also seems to be influencing the mood of consumers.

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April 27, 2018

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The EU has almost reached its target for share of persons aged 30 to 34 with tertiary education

The FINANCIAL -- On April 25, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, publishes the most recent data for the EU and its Member States on achievement against the two Europe 2020 education headline targets.

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April 25, 2018

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Government debt fell to 86.7% of GDP in euro area

The FINANCIAL -- At the end of the fourth quarter of 2017, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA19) stood at 86.7%, compared with 88.1% at the end of the third quarter of 2017.

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April 24, 2018

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Seasonally adjusted government deficit unchanged at 0.6% of GDP in the euro area

The FINANCIAL -- In the fourth quarter of 2017, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 0.6% in the euro area (EA19), stable compared with the third quarter of 2017.

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April 24, 2018

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Euro area and EU28 government deficit at 0.9% and 1.0% of GDP respectively

The FINANCIAL -- In 2017, the government deficit and debt of both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 decreased in relative terms compared with 2016.

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April 23, 2018

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Consumer sentiment in Europe remained cautiously optimistic

The FINANCIAL -- In the first quarter of 2018, consumer sentiment in Europe remained at a relatively stable level.

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April 20, 2018

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EU Member States granted protection to more than half a million asylum seekers in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- The 28 Member States of the European Union (EU) granted protection status to 538 000 asylum seekers in 2017, down by almost 25% from 2016. In addition to these, the EU Member States received nearly 24 000 resettled refugees.

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April 20, 2018

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Minimum wages continue to climb across Europe

The FINANCIAL -- Increases to minimum wages have gathered pace since 2010, with the highest increases recorded in countries which had the lowest minimum wages.

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April 19, 2018

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EU remains biggest development donor: €75.7 billion in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- The European Union and its Member States continue to be the world's leading provider of Official Development Assistance (ODA) with an overall amount of €75.7 billion in 2017, as confirmed by the newly released figures by the OECD-DAC.

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April 12, 2018

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