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Average monthly earnings of employees in Cyprus increased by 5.4% in 2024, compared to 2023. According to preliminary data from the Cyprus Statistical Service, the average gross monthly earnings of employees in the first quarter of 2025 are estimated at around €2,500 compared to €2,382 in the first quarter of 2024. The average monthly remuneration of employees includes the basic salary, the index-linked bonus, overtime pay, the Central Holiday Fund, any allowances received by employees during the reporting period, as well as retroactive payments. Allowances include both fixed and non-fixed payments (13th salary, 14th salary, bonuses, etc.). Additional sources •…
They use artificial intelligence tools to go through public data and hunt for savings with a focus on fraud, procurement and areas of spending which Reform views as a waste of public cash. Think taxis to take children to school, money for asylum seekers and spending on management consultants, which Yusuf calls a “gravy train.” “Most of these people have not been politically active,” Yusuf says of the DOGE team. “It’s patriotism. It’s people who can see the way the state is being run has gotten worse and felt quite helpless to be able to do anything about it. For…
The case became a flashpoint for transparency activists who said it demonstrated the lack of accountability in von der Leyen’s Commission ― and for people who opposed the use of the vaccine in the first place. No-confidence vote The deadline for the EU executive to contest the decision in the EU’s top-tier Court of Justice passed earlier this month without the Commission appealing, a spokesperson for the EU courts confirmed. At the beginning of July, von der Leyen faced a no-confidence vote in the European Parliament over the case, triggered by right-wing Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.…
By Euronews Travel with AP Published on 30/07/2025 – 9:02 GMT+2 A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the east coast of Russia on Wednesday morning has triggered tsunami warnings across Japan and the US states of Alaska and Hawaii. It is one of the strongest earthquakes recorded in modern history. Japan has ordered nearly 2 million people to evacuate, warning that tsunami waves could continue for more than a day. Tsunami alerts of varying levels have also been issued across many Pacific islands, parts of China, the Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand, Peru, Mexico and the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador. The UK Foreign Office has…
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Those scanners can’t be used again until the European Civil Aviation Conference, the intergovernmental organization responsible for harmonizing air transport safety rules in Europe, recertifies them and the Commission gives its final stamp of approval. The new EU approval applies to “700 scanners that are located across 21 member states,” Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, the Commission’s transport spokesperson, said Tuesday, adding that many are in “major hubs.” “The decision concerns the first configuration of a certain type of scanners, and there are other types as well,” Itkonen said, noting that each airport will be responsible for communicating which rules apply to their…
Nach dem Haushalt ist vor dem Haushalt: Im Kabinett wird heute die Finanzplanung bis 2029 beschlossen – und darin klafft eine Lücke von mehr als 170 Milliarden Euro. Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert mit Gordon Repinski die Konfliktlinien in der Koalition.Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Andreas Audretsch. Der Haushaltsexperte der Grünen wirft der Regierung vor, mit ihrer Steuerpolitik für die Reichen das Haushaltsloch selbst verursacht zu haben. Außerdem: Die Einrichtung eines Nationalen Sicherheitsrats ist ein Lieblingsprojekt des Kanzlers. Hans von der Burchard berichtet über die konkreten Pläne, den Zeitplan nach der Sommerpause und die größten Hürden. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um…
The EU’s deal with the U.S., which fends off Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on most EU goods to 30 percent on Aug. 1, came days after von der Leyen met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing for what should have been a celebration, yet ended up being anything but. Speaking after a one-day EU-China summit — marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations — von der Leyen said relations between the bloc and China had reached an “inflection point.” “Trade must become more balanced,” she said, arguing that the EU will not be able to…
America has many advantages in this race — which is how it has managed to stay ahead, even as Beijing embarked on its long-term strategy to overtake it. But in the past six months, the Trump administration has systematically begun to dismantle many of them. Let’s take partnerships: The biggest advantage for the U.S. is that it has allies, while China has clients. Collectively, the U.S. and its allies can outcompete, outspend, out-innovate, out-trade, out-finance and out-attract others to its side. But Washington’s allies in North America, Europe and Asia increasingly — and rightfully — fear that the current “America…
Le petit village basque de Zubieta possède un talent improbable pour un endroit de cette taille : cette commune de 300 âmes peut faire disparaître les déchets d’un demi-million de personnes. Chaque année, pas moins de 200 000 tonnes de déchets provenant de tout le nord-ouest de l’Espagne sont transportés par camion jusqu’à l’usine de traitement du Guipuscoa, située à la périphérie du village. Ils y sont triés et acheminés vers un incinérateur géant, qui produit suffisamment d’électricité pour alimenter 45 000 foyers. L’usine du Guipuscoa était censée être une alternative écologique aux décharges, c’est pourtant l’inverse qui lui est…