Finland mulls introducing a health tax
Six out of nine political parties want to introduce a health tax to tackle the issue of obesity in Finland during the next parliamentary term, a new survey found. The…
March 15, 2023
Slovak Interior Ministry recommends employees delete TikTok
Interior Ministry employees should consider deleting the Chinese social media app from their phones as it is considered a security threat, the ministry wrote in a statement on Tuesday. Recently, the European…
Cigarette smuggling levels in Bulgaria reach record low
Bulgaria recorded a record low level of 1.5% illegal cigarettes being distributed in the country at the end of 20
Turkey’s Kilicdaroglu ahead of Erdogan two months before elections
Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is trailing behind his primary opponent, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who leads the centre-left CHP party and the centrist multiparty Millet İttifakı electoral alliance, polls published two…
MOL to sell assets to get clearance for Slovenia takeover
Hungarian oil company MOL plans to sell 39 service stations in Slovenia to Shell to receive EU Commission clearance for the takeover of the Slovenian branch of Austrian oil company…
Lajcak: We are looking for a win-win situation for Belgrade, Pristina
The high-level meeting in Ohrid between Belgrade and Pristina aims to find a “win-win situation and open the European door”, the EU’s Represenative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajčak during…
Russian detained in Albania on espionage charges seeks political asylum
Russian citizen Svetlana Timofeeva, arrested in Albania on espionage charges and set to be extradited to Russia, has applied for political asylum under claims Moscow will persecute her for her…
Increase deportations, recognise migrant deals, EU tells capitals
The European Commission has urged countries across the European Union to increase the deportation of failed asylum seekers and mutually recognise migrant returns agreements in its latest step to improve…
In Wisconsin, Liberals Barrage Conservative Supreme Court Candidate With Attack Ads
Daniel Kelly, the conservative candidate for a swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, promised that help was on the way. But his campaign has already been outspent on TV by…
How far will we — and the EU — let AI go?
Consumers, despite seeing benefits in the rollout of AI, had low trust in the use of AI systems respecting their personal data and were concerned it could manipulate their decisions…