Germany’s education system is facing the “biggest shortage of teachers in 50 years” as a result of education policy failures, the country’s teachers’ association said on Friday. The problem is largely “self-made,” association president Heinz-Peter [Read More]
Ukraine’s National Bank (NBU) has downgraded the gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2023 from 4 percent to 0.3 percent, citing security risks. “The deterioration of the forecast compared to the October estimates was [Read More]
From scorching sun and drying rivers to devastating floods, another year of extreme weather gripped Europe in 2022, warning about the impact of climate change and sending a cautionary note that more human efforts are [Read More]
“The migratory situation in the European Union (EU) is strained,” the member states’ justice and home affairs ministers agreed at their Council meeting here on Thursday. “There is an urgent need to strengthen the external [Read More]
Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia on Thursday reported strong growth in 2022, with its quarterly operating profit exceeding market expectations. The company’s operating profit in full year 2022 increased by 12 percent to 3.1 billion [Read More]
The European Union will reportedly invest 190 million euros in renewable energy production projects in Mozambique over the next two years with a view to exploiting the vast potential existing in the country. Mozambique’s hydropower [Read More]
The European Parliament and the Council recently reached a provisional agreement on a regulation aiming at making supply chains deforestation-free for products either sold in the European Union (EU) or exported from the bloc. Pending [Read More]
The mandatory use of facemasks to protect from COVID-19 on public transport in Spain will end on Feb. 8, the country’s Minister for Health Carolina Darias said on Thursday. However, facemasks will remain obligatory in [Read More]
Only 39 percent of respondents to a survey published by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper on Thursday said they were confident that Germany will still be one of the leading economic nations in ten [Read More]
Tourist arrivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) rose by 40 percent in November 2022 year-on-year. The country registered 96,491 tourist arrivals during the month, a sharp increase compared with the same month of the previous [Read More]
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