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UK to establish child sexual abuse compensation scheme
To acknowledge the institutional failures that allowed children to suffer, a redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse will be launched, the Home Office announced on Monday. An Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse – that took place over seven…
Finland divided over keeping public broadcasting tax
Finland’s population is divided on whether to keep the annual tax that pays for the country’s public broadcaster, the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, according to a recent study that comes as negotiations for a possible four-party government focus on ways…
Poland replies to Russian parliament speaker’s appeal for sanctions
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin’s appeal to impose sanctions on Poland and demand Warsaw repay for post-war Soviet investments are typical propaganda, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday. In a statement, Volodin, chairman of Russian parliament’s lower…
Slovak businesses turn to India to plug worker shortages
Slovakia has seen a rapid increase in employees coming from India in 2022, with numbers quadrupling to 1,350
Portugal offers Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots training, no jets
Portugal can train Ukrainian pilots to use F-16 fighter jets but cannot send its aircraft for the time being, Foreign Minister João Gomes Cravinho said on Monday. “Portugal is open to that possibility. We have very good pilots and trainers,…
Besieged Bulgarian chief prosecutor fights back
Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev complained on Monday of intense political pressure for his resignation, while his office announced they were starting investigations against former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and ex-European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, who is on the verge of…
Spain’s election will have over 1.5 million new eligible voters
More than 1.5 million Spanish citizens are eligible to vote in the upcoming regional and municipal elections on Sunday and in the general election due in December, making it a highly coveted vote for all political parties. Since the last…
Greek progressives bicker over who will be main opposition
One week ago, Greek socialists (Pasok) and leftist Syriza were bickering over whether a progressive government between them could work, but after the sweeping victory of the centre-right in the 21 May elections, the topic has shifted to who will…
Italy forms coalition against wine ‘health labels’ in Ireland
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