Europe- Page 31

3 Arrested for Smuggling over 259 Vietnamese Migrants to Germany

May 31, 2021

Europe

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

by The FINANCIAL

December 26, 2020

3 mins read

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

by The FINANCIAL

December 22, 2020

1 min read

36 entries have been added to the Belarus financial sanctions regime

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

by The FINANCIAL

December 18, 2020

15 mins read

Europe

EU Member States granted citizenship to almost 1 million persons in 2016

The FINANCIAL -- In 2016, around 995 000 persons acquired citizenship of a Member State of the European Union (EU), up from 841 000 in 2015 and 889 000 in 2014.

by The FINANCIAL

April 10, 2018

1 min read

Europe

Hourly labour costs ranged from €4.9 to €42.5 across the EU Member States in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- In 2017, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be €26.8 in the European Union (EU) and €30.3 in the euro area.

by The FINANCIAL

April 10, 2018

1 min read

Europe

Euro area annual inflation up to 1.4%

The FINANCIAL -- Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.4% in March 2018, up from 1.1% in February, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

by The FINANCIAL

April 4, 2018

1 min read

Europe

Women in EU have first child on average at 29

The FINANCIAL -- In 2016, 5.148 million babies were born in the European Union (EU), compared with 5.103 million in 2015.

by The FINANCIAL

March 28, 2018

1 min read

Europe

German consumer climate improves again

The FINANCIAL -- The consumer mood in Germany has stabilized in March after the previous month's minor setback.

by The FINANCIAL

March 28, 2018

2 mins read

Europe

A third of EU trade is with the United States and China

The FINANCIAL -- In 2017, the United States (€631 billion, or 16.9% of total EU trade in goods) and China (€573 bn, or 15.3%) continued to be the two main goods trading partners of the European Union (EU), well ahead of Switzerland

by The FINANCIAL

March 26, 2018

3 mins read

Europe

650 000 first-time asylum seekers registered in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- In 2017, 650 000 first time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the Member States of the European Union (EU). This was just over half the number recorded in 2016, when 1 206 500 first-time asylum applicants were

by The FINANCIAL

March 20, 2018

2 mins read

Europe

Annual growth in labour costs at 1.5% in euro area

The FINANCIAL -- Hourly labour costs rose by 1.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 2.3% in the EU28 in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with the same quarter of the previous year.

by The FINANCIAL

March 16, 2018

1 min read

Europe

EU Visa Policy: Commission puts forward proposals to make it stronger, more efficient and more secure

The FINANCIAL -- The Commission is on March 14 proposing to reform the EU's common visa policy to adapt the rules to evolving security concerns, challenges linked to migration and new opportunities offered by technological developments.

by The FINANCIAL

March 15, 2018

4 mins read

Europe

Government expenditure on social protection accounted for almost one fifth of GDP

The FINANCIAL -- Among the main functions of general government expenditure in the European Union (EU), ‘social protection’ was by far the largest in 2016, equivalent to 19.1% of GDP.

by The FINANCIAL

March 9, 2018

1 min read