Health services want more urgency for monkeypox vaccinations for at-risk groups as it has been over a week since Health Minister Ernst Kuipers announced vaccinations for these groups, yet there has been no update on the matter, NL Times reported....
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Dutch health services looking for more urgency on monkeypox vaccinations
Health services want more urgency for monkeypox vaccinations for at-risk groups as it has been over a week since Health Minister Ernst Kuipers announced vaccinations for these groups, yet there has been no update on the matter, NL Times reported.
The end of travel restrictions on the Finnish-Russian border has increased traffic between the countries, but the numbers are far lower than pre-pandemic levels. Finland removed travel restrictions from the start of July, and Russia followed suit on the 15th....
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Finland sees return of Russian tourists
The end of travel restrictions on the Finnish-Russian border has increased traffic between the countries, but the numbers are far lower than pre-pandemic levels.
The newly formed Estonian government, led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, was sworn in during the parliament session on Monday, starting an eight-month term. The new government is formed from the centre-right Reform Party, led by Kallas, conservative Isamaa and...
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Security-focused new Estonian government takes office
The newly formed Estonian government, led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, was sworn in during the parliament session on Monday, starting an eight-month term.
Investigations are continuing to find the causes of the crash of the Antonov cargo aircraft on Saturday evening near the town of Kavala in northern Greece, while a team of US experts arrived in the area to join the investigation...
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Greece’s foreign ministry irked by Serbia, Ukraine following plane crash
Investigations are continuing to find the causes of the crash of the Antonov cargo aircraft on Saturday evening near the town of Kavala in northern Greece, while a team of US experts arrived in the area to join the investigation into both the cause of the…
German chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of a return to fossil energy and urged policymakers across the globe not to forget the looming climate crisis as more and more countries switch back to coal due to rising energy prices. “What must...
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Scholz warns of return to fossil energy as prices surge
German chancellor Olaf Scholz warned of a return to fossil energy and urged policymakers across the globe not to forget the looming climate crisis as more and more countries switch back to coal due to rising energy prices.
Austrian Health Minister Johannes Rauch has called on citizens to take the heatwave seriously as the country faces temperatures consistently above 30°C. While less hard-hit by the current heatwave rolling across Europe than countries like the United Kingdom, Austria will...
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Austrians asked to take heatwave seriously
Austrian Health Minister Johannes Rauch has called on citizens to take the heatwave seriously as the country faces temperatures consistently above 30°C.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi went to Algeria in a bid to speed up gas supplies to Italy, which will increase in the coming years, the leaders of the two countries announced. The fourth summit between Italy and Algeria “confirmed our...
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Draghi visits Algeria in bid to accelerate gas supplies to Italy
Prime Minister Mario Draghi went to Algeria in a bid to speed up gas supplies to Italy, which will increase in the coming years, the leaders of the two countries announced.
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said there is “no time to lose” in the fight against climate change and investing in renewable energies such as the Tâmega gigabattery, which includes three dams and was inaugurated on Monday. With a capacity...
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Portugal launches ‘gigabattery’ renewable project
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said there is “no time to lose” in the fight against climate change and investing in renewable energies such as the Tâmega gigabattery, which includes three dams and was inaugurated on Monday.
The Polish government will discuss other solutions to replace the Russian coal embargo and tackle high coal prices, said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki after a subsidy system introduced last month proved ‘problematic’. To stop the price rise of coal, the...
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Polish government admits coal subsidy scheme ‘problematic’
The Polish government will discuss other solutions to replace the Russian coal embargo and tackle high coal prices, said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki after a subsidy system introduced last month proved ‘problematic’.
The Spanish national Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) plan was given the green-light by the European Commission on Monday, which will enter into force in January 2023. “I am very happy to announce that we finished discussions with five Member States...
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Brussels set to approve Spanish agricultural plan
*Correction: This article previously incorrectly stated that the European Commission approved Spain’s national Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) plan.
Siniša Mali, Serbia’s Minister of Finance, said Serbia purchased 500 million cubic metres of gas thanks to their Hungarian friends, adding this gas would be stored in Hungary. However, it is not disclosed where Hungary, a country with no domestic...
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Serbia purchases gas from Hungary
Siniša Mali, Serbia’s Minister of Finance, said Serbia purchased 500 million cubic metres of gas thanks to their Hungarian friends, adding this gas would be stored in Hungary.
Three thousand medical doctors – nearly all the current hospital staff – are threatening to resign at the end of the summer as hospital workers demand health service reforms and higher salaries. Seriously underfinanced hospitals are already struggling with a...
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Slovak health system on verge of collapse
Three thousand medical doctors – nearly all the current hospital staff – are threatening to resign at the end of the summer as hospital workers demand health service reforms and higher salaries.
Slovenian police handled 6,006 cases of migrants crossing into the country illegally in the first half of the year, a 75% increase in comparison to the same period a year ago. Afghanistan was the biggest source of illegal migration to...
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Illegal migration through Slovenia increases by 75%
Slovenian police handled 6,006 cases of migrants crossing into the country illegally in the first half of the year, a 75% increase in comparison to the same period a year ago.
North Macedonia and Bulgaria have vowed to stamp out hate speech, and both countries must prepare a specific procedure for action in such cases, according to the bilateral protocol signed by the two foreign ministers on Sunday. The first and...
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Sofia, Skopje to fight propaganda on both sides of border
North Macedonia and Bulgaria have vowed to stamp out hate speech, and both countries must prepare a specific procedure for action in such cases, according to the bilateral protocol signed by the two foreign ministers on Sunday.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that the Serbian Progressive Party, of which he is the leader, informed him that it had a majority in the Serbian parliament on Monday, but that it remained uncertain who would be in the new...
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Vučić: Progressive Party has majority in parliament
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that the Serbian Progressive Party, of which he is the leader, informed him that it had a majority in the Serbian parliament on Monday, but that it remained uncertain who would be in the new cabinet.
After a sophisticated cyber attack brought Albanian government and citizen services to a halt over the weekend, the government has sought to reassure the public that there has been no security breach or lasting damage. On Sunday (17 July), the...
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Albanian government seeks to reassure following cyber attack
After a sophisticated cyber attack brought Albanian government and citizen services to a halt over the weekend, the government has sought to reassure the public that there has been no security breach or lasting damage.
Russia is seeking payment in United Arab Emirates dirhams for oil exports to some Indian customers, three sources said and a document showed, as Moscow moves away from the US dollar to insulate itself from the effects of Western sanctions.
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Russia seeking oil payments from India in UAE currency
Russia is seeking payment in United Arab Emirates dirhams for oil exports to some Indian customers, three sources said and a document showed, as Moscow moves away from the US dollar to insulate itself from the effects of Western sanctions.
As gas supplies from Russia dwindle and the summer heatwave is soon to be replaced by the winter cold, Europe is looking for alternative energy supplies.
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EU looks to autocracies in search for energy
As gas supplies from Russia dwindle and the summer heatwave is soon to be replaced by the winter cold, Europe is looking for alternative energy supplies.
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about illegal migration through Slovenia increasing by 75%, Finland seeing the return of Russian tourism, and so much more.
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EU looks to autocracies in search for energy
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about illegal migration through Slovenia increasing by 75%, Finland seeing the return of Russian tourism, and so much more.
US allies appear committed to following Washington's lead banning forced labor goods from China's Xinjiang region, a senior US official told Reuters on Monday (18 July), warning companies they could not maintain "deliberate ignorance" about their supply chains.
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Allies to follow US lead on banning Xinjiang forced labour goods
US allies appear committed to following Washington's lead banning forced labor goods from China's Xinjiang region, a senior US official told Reuters on Monday (18 July), warning companies they could not maintain "deliberate ignorance" about their supply chains.