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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

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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

by The FINANCIAL

December 18, 2020

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The UK’s tax regime should be simplified, Blick Rothenberg

The FINANCIAL -- The UK’s tax regime should be simplified in an effort to get the UK economy open again, say leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg.

by The FINANCIAL

April 30, 2020

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Is your home too crowded?

The FINANCIAL – In the European Union (EU), 17.1% of the population were living in overcrowded households in 2018, meaning they did not have enough rooms compared to the size of the household. Although merrier, overcrowded households can feel even smaller with

by The FINANCIAL

April 25, 2020

1 min read

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Germany, the largest importer of clothes

Where do our clothes come from? The EU Member States imported clothes worth €154 billion in 2019, just over half of which came from non-EU Member States (52%, or €80 billion). Over the last decade, imports of clothing to the EU Member

by The FINANCIAL

April 25, 2020

1 min read

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More women than men work from home

The FINANCIAL -- The social distancing measures that have recently been introduced due to the coronavirus pandemic, have forced many people to work from home; for many of them this will be the first time that they have had to do so.

by The FINANCIAL

April 25, 2020

1 min read

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Girls and women among ICT students: what do we know?

The FINANCIAL - More than 1.3 million people were studying Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the European Union (EU) in 2018. Overall, considering upper secondary and tertiary education, girls and women were still under-represented in this field, accounting for only 17%

by The FINANCIAL

April 25, 2020

1 min read

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How COVID-19 and Oil-price Drop Hit EU Eastern Partner Countries

The FINANCIAL -- The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on public health in the six EU Eastern Partner (EaP) countries remains limited with 187 reported fatalities in the region as of 14 April. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (because of their proximity to

by The FINANCIAL

April 24, 2020

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One in four adults (24 per cent) in the UK have felt lonely because of coronavirus,

One in four adults (24 per cent) in the UK have felt lonely because of coronavirus, according to a longitudinal study that is tracking mental health across the pandemic.

by The FINANCIAL

April 22, 2020

2 mins read

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Coronavirus: EU global response to fight the pandemic

The European Commission and the High Representative set out plans for a robust and targeted EU response to support partner countries' efforts in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. The EU's collective action will focus on addressing the immediate health crisis and resulting humanitarian

by Natalia Revishvili

April 9, 2020

5 mins read

Europe

53% of EU citizens sought health information online

The FINANCIAL -- In the last three months prior to the 2019 survey on the use of ICT in households and by individuals, one in two EU citizens (53%) aged 16-74 reported that they sought online health information related to injury, disease,

by The FINANCIAL

March 28, 2020

1 min read

Europe

492 kg of municipal waste generated per person in the EU

The FINANCIAL -- In the European Union (EU), the amount of municipal waste generated per person in 2018 amounted to 492 kg, down by 5% compared with its peak of 518 kg per person in 2008, and roughly comparable to the 490

by The FINANCIAL

March 22, 2020

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