Category: 3. Europe

Volkswagen last month canceled a 1994 agreement that protected its workers from layoffs until 2029, enabling business-related layoffs from mid-2025. With sales in China declining almost 20 percent in the first half of 2024, Volkswagen — which is heavily invested in the Chinese market —… Continue Reading

The UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts criticised the decision by the French football and basketball federations to exclude players wearing the hijab from competitions, including at amateur level, and the French Government’s decision to prevent French athletes wearing the hijab… Continue Reading

“I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region,” Rutte told reporters, soon after a meeting with a senior official from South Korea’s intelligence service. The NATO secretary-general added that he… Continue Reading

ROME — Italy’s foreign minister lashed out Sunday after a gang of alleged hackers was arrested for stealing information on high-profile politicians from state databases. The compromised material included information from the Ministry of Interior archives, which were allegedly accessed more… Continue Reading

This will result in an additional 20 percent charge to fees if schools themselves do not absorb the cost. Labour says it will help fund more investment in, and extra teachers for, the state sector. But Miguel Berger and Hélène Duchêne, the German and French ambassadors to London… Continue Reading