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ADVERTISEMENTCyprus will offer Syrians money to help them resettle back in their home country, while allowing each family’s main earner to remain on the island to work for up to three years, a Cypriot minister has said.Deputy Minister for Migration Nicholas Ioannides said Syrians would qualify for the voluntary repatriation programme if they drop their asylum claims or rescind international protection status already granted to them before 31 December 2024.Unveiling the scheme, Ioannides added that families who agree to return will be given a one-off sum of €2,000 for one adult and €1,000 for each child. Childless couples are also…

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ADVERTISEMENTIceland needs to have “skin in the game” when it comes to defence and security in the High North and is looking at how to adjust its defence posture and spending accordingly, the country’s prime minister said on Wednesday.”When it comes to the Arctic, this is a place where we have to step up. This is our area. We need to have skin in the game when it comes to the Arctic and have an opinion on that, not that just being run by others,” Kristrún Frostadóttir said in Brussels following a meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte.”I see a…

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By Thomas Blade & Maud Zaba Published on 27/05/2025 – 17:31 GMT+2•Updated 17:32ADVERTISEMENTIn 2014, just over a quarter (26%) of EU citizens aged 25–74 had completed higher education. By 2024, that share had risen to 33.5%.Ireland, Luxembourg and Cyprus lead the pack, with more than 60% of young adults (25–34) holding university degrees. Romania sits at the other end of the spectrum, with fewer than 30% of that age group pursuing higher levels of education, the lowest rate in the EU.The generational divideThe figures reveal shifting attitudes toward education across generations. Among adults aged 25–54, 82.7% have completed at least upper-secondary education,…

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ADVERTISEMENTGermany’s consumer confidence rose for a third consecutive month in May, but the improvement remains moderate as lingering economic uncertainties continue to weigh on households, according to the latest GfK Consumer Climate report powered by Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions.The forward-looking Consumer Climate index is projected to reach -19.9 in June 2025, up from a revised -20.8 in May. The indicator has now reached its highest level since November 2024, when it stood at -18.4. Nonetheless, sentiment remains deeply negative, reflecting ongoing caution among German consumers.The report shows that rising income and economic expectations are not yet translating into stronger…

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By Euronews with AP Published on 25/05/2025 – 16:53 GMT+2ADVERTISEMENTRussia and Ukraine on Sunday completed the exchange of 1,000 prisoners each, with the handover of the last 303 prisoners.The three-day swap, which started on Friday, was the largest since the war began three years ago.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the completion of the exchange, saying on X on Sunday that “303 Ukrainian defenders are home”.The swap was agreed on in Istanbul earlier this month during the first face-to-face talks between the two sides since the war began.The prisoner exchange, which included civilians, has been the only concrete step towards peace to emerge…

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