There are fewer and fewer children in Austria who speak German as their mother tongue in everyday life. Research shows that many of them have serious problems at school because of this. The situation is the worst in Vienna, where German is the first language of only 30 percent. students.more

The magazine "France Football" is considering awarding Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona player and captain of the Polish national team, the Ballon d'Or for 2020 - reports the Catalan daily "Sport".more

Bournemouth has become the first seaside resort in the UK to introduce a 'tourist tax' as business owners voted to approve measures which will see a family of four charged an extra £34 for a week's stay.more

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Despite the record revenues that tourism brings to the economy, protests against mass tourism are increasing in Spain. Paradoxically, they are intensifying in the regions that have benefited the most from the development of this industry, such as the Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Andalusia and Catalonia - notes the "Expansion" daily.more

Intense competition between tenants is creating a race to rent as the amount of time listings are up for gets shorter, figures compiled for the BBC show. Two-bedroom rental homes are listed on Zoopla for an average of 25 days, some 10 days less than the pre-pandemic average, estate agency Savills said.more

The PM was shot in front of a building in the central Slovak town of Handlova, where a government meeting had been held. Fico has been taken to hospital and his alleged assailant detained by police.more

A month before the start of the European Football Championships, the exact schedule of the Polish national team is already known. On May 29, Michał Probierz will announce the squad for the training camp in Warsaw, which will start on June 2. Late in the evening on June 7, the 26-person squad for the tournament will be announced.more

Ireland's decision to slash welfare payments for Ukrainian refugees in state accommodation will impact close to one third of the 86,000 people who fled Russia's invasion and remain in Ireland, Finance Minister Michael McGrath said on Wednesday.more

Real Madrid players, already confident of winning the title, defeated Alaves at Santiago Bernabeu 5-0 in the 36th round of the Spanish top league. Girona, fighting for the runner-up position, lost at home to Villarreal CF 0-1. Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona, the runner-up, will play against last-place Almeria on Thursday.more

64% of people intend to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections. young Europeans aged 15-30 - according to the latest EU public opinion Eurobarometer survey.more

Three men have appeared in court charged with terrorism offences over an alleged plan for a gun attack targeting the Jewish community in the north-west of England.more

Poland will not accept any migrants under the migration pact, assured Prime Minister Donald Tusk. He added that Poland accepted hundreds of thousands. migrants in connection with the Russian-Ukrainian war and tens of thousands migrants from Belarus.more

Manchester City players have taken a big step towards defending the English championship. In the last match, they defeated Tottenham 2-0 away thanks to two goals from Norwegian Erling Haaland and advanced to first place one round before the end of the season. They are two points ahead of Arsenal.more

Minister Grant Shapps confirmed yesterday that the Royal Marines will receive up to six new multi-role support ships designed to conduct special operations. He stated that this would increase the number of ships under construction or planned to 28.more

The summer of 2023 in extratropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere (including Europe) was the hottest in two thousand years, according to a study published in Nature.more

Iga Swiatek advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament on clay courts in Rome. The leader of the world tennis rankings defeated the American Madison Keys, seeded 18th, 6:1, 6:3. In turn, Hubert Hurkacz won against Argentinian Sebastian Baez in the 1/8 finals.more

China poses an "epochal challenge" to Britain and is trying to undermine the entire international order through its destabilizing actions, said the new director of Britain's GCHQ electronic intelligence service, Anne Keast-Butler, yesterday.more

The city where the average salary is the highest is Kraków - the "Fakt" daily reported. The average salary for March here exceeded PLN 11,000. more

The European Commission found that serving, among others, for renting accommodation, the Booking.com platform is the so-called gatekeeper of access, which means it will have to comply with more stringent EU regulations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).more

UK wage growth remained strong even as the UK unemployment rate rose to its highest for almost a year. The jobless rate increased to 4.3% between January and March, the highest since May to July last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more

On Saturday in Riyadh, Briton Tyson Fury and Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk will meet in the fight for the title of undisputed world heavyweight champion. "I don't have to prove anything anymore," Fury said in an interview with Sky.more

The California Attorney General issued an official letter in which he imposed a ban on Harry and Meghan's Archewell foundation from collecting and spending money. This decision is related to several serious negligence committed by the organization, described by the prosecutor's office as "criminal".more

People claiming universal credit and working fewer than 18 hours a week will be expected to look for more work, after a change to the welfare system that starts on Monday. Before now, claimants only had to work 15 hours.more

Barcelona players, with Robert Lewandowski playing until the 76th minute, defeated Real Sociedad 2-0 in Monday's match of the 35th round of the Spanish top league. The goals were scored by Lamine Yamal and Raphinha. The Catalans advanced to second place. Real Madrid had already secured the championship.more