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4 factors driving anti-establishment sentiment in Europe

The FINANCIAL -- The failure of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s constitutional reform referendum has rattled the already shaky nerves of European political ...

EU reports on Eastern Partnership results

The FINANCIAL -- The Council has discussed current relations with the six Eastern Partnership countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine – at a meeting on 14 ...

EU Member States issued a record number of 2.6 million first residence permits in 2015

The FINANCIAL -- In 2015, 2.6 million first residence permits were issued in the European Union (EU) to non-EU citizens, a record number since the data collection began (2008) and up by 12.1% ...

EU to Help Belarus Manage Air Emissions And Environmental Protection

The FINANCIAL -- The European Union will help Belarus to better monitor air emissions and ensure efficient environmental management. The respective agreement worth EUR 14.5 million was signed ...

Presidential elections in the Republic of Moldova

The FINANCIAL -- Presidential elections took place in the Republic of Moldova on 30 October and 13 November ...

Almost one and a half million additional ICT specialists employed in the EU in five years

The FINANCIAL -- In the European Union (EU), nearly 8 million persons were employed in 2015 as Information and Communication Technology (ICT) specialists, representing 3.5% of total employment. Over ...

EU releases €40 Million as Humanitarian Situation Worsens in South Sudan

The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission has released €40 million in emergency humanitarian assistance to South ...

1 in 4 people in the EU reported long-standing limitations in usual activities in 2015

The FINANCIAL -- A quarter (25.3%) of the population aged 16 or over in the European Union (EU) reported long-standing limitations, i.e. some or severe long-standing limitation in usual activities ...

More than 1 in 10 people in the EU cannot afford to get together with friends or family for a drink

The FINANCIAL -- 13.0% of the population aged 16 or over living in the European Union (EU) reported in 2014 not being able to get together with friends/family for a drink or meal at least once a ...

A quarter of household expenditure allocated to housing

The FINANCIAL -- In 2015, households in the European Union (EU) devoted nearly a quarter of their total consumption expenditure to "housing, water, electricity, gas and other ...

Slightly over 26 000 victims of road accidents in the EU in 2015

The FINANCIAL -- Last year, 26 100 people died in road accidents in the European Union ...

One in four children at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU

The FINANCIAL -- In 2015, around 25 million children, or 26.9% of the population aged 0 to 17, in the European Union (EU) were at risk of poverty or social ...

EBRD joins NDC partnership to help deliver Paris climate goals

The FINANCIAL -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has joined the NDC Partnership which has been set up to help deliver the global climate pledges of the Paris ...

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