Social issues
Italian president: Recovery plan approval before political confrontation
A political source told Reuters on Monday that the Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella hopes that both the cabinet and the parliament will approve the EU’s recovery plan before any political showdown between the ruling parties. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte faces confrontation with his coalition partner and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (Matteo […]
Read MorePortugal: Thousands of Britons request new residence permit
According to the Lusa News Agency, the SEF stated that in the past three weeks, the SEF has cooperated with the British Embassy in Lisbon to propose an agreement through the new Brexit portal launched by the SEF on December 14 regarding 18,000 requests by UK citizens for residence permits. According to SEF, a […]
Read MoreGreece: January forecast to be one of hottest in a half-century
The Meteorological Service of the National Observatory of Athens said on Friday that Greece is expected to experience its highest January temperature in nearly 50 years. The temperature at this time of the year will be 15 degrees Celsius higher than normal. Only the temperature that occurred on January 29, 1987 (more than 25 […]
Read MoreRiga committed to help the most vulnerable population groups
On January 6, the official website of the city of Riga informed the residents of the Latvian capital of its ongoing commitment to ensure that the most vulnerable population groups do not go hungry this year. More importantly, those who have a social service card to prove their low-income status can renew their visa […]
Read MorePrague: Christmas trees to be reused in social services
After the Christmas and New Year holidays, local authorities of Prague are faced with a long and complicated process of removing decorations and restoring the original appearance of the city. One of the important issues facing every environmentally conscious city is how to make Christmas trees, which become redundant after only a few weeks […]
Read MoreDenmark: Travel to all countries will be limited from January 9
Denmarkwill restrict travel to all countries from January 9th and advise against restricting the spread of the new coronavirus, especially the more easily spread mutations first discovered in the UK and South Africa to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Before that, it was decided this week to further tighten the already severe […]
Read MoreGreece: extension of coronavirus curbs until January 18
Deputy Minister of Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias said in a television briefing on Friday that the Greek government adopted some containment measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus until January 18. The country has been locked down since the beginning of November due to a surge in infections mainly in the north. Its […]
Read MoreItaly: Deficit to become one of the highest in eurozone
The European Central Bank (ECB) stated in its economic bulletin on Thursday that Italy will become one of the euro zone countries with the highest deficits in 2021. “Spain, France, Italy and Slovakia are expected to have the highest deficits, exceeding 7.5%. GDP in 2021.” “Based on the assumption of no change in policy, […]
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