Average inflation in the Netherlands will amount to 9.4% this year, the European Commission predicts. In May, the European Commission estimated it at 7.4 percent. Brussels also points out that the average increase in the prices of goods and services for nineteen euro area countries in 2022 is estimated at 6.1 percent in two months. will rise to 7.6 percent.more

Tourists to London should face a new tourism levy to fund Transport for London (TfL), City Hall has heard. Professor Tony Travers of the London School of Economics told the London Assembly on Wednesday, July 13 a tourist tax would be worth “hundreds of millions of pounds” per year - and suggested it could be used to solve TfL's funding crisis. more

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that more air pollutants will be trapped in the air due to the heatwave in Europe, especially in urban areas. Government officials in Europe are issuing warnings about the heatwave in the coming days.more

Manchester United has struck a deal with Ajax Amsterdam and won Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez for £ 45m, the BBC reported yesterday.more

From December 27, 2020, when vaccination against COVID-19 began in Poland, 54,647,716 vaccines were administered, according to government websites.more

People are being encouraged to count the number of butterflies they see over the next three weeks - as part of efforts to protect them from extinction.more

Thanks to the discovery of 17 original carriages of the famous Orient Express in Poland, the iconic train between Paris and Istanbul could return to the tracks again in 2024, in time for the summer Olympics in the French capital, Timeout reported yesterday.more

Families have resorted to stealing essentials such as baby formula due to skyrocketing prices, MPs warned. more

The consequences of the war in Ukraine are already severe for Europe, but if the conflict continues, the Russian winter will come: rising energy and food prices may change the attitude of voters and test the determination of governments to support Kiev, states the Politico.eu website.more

Ambulance services are under intense pressure, with record numbers of callouts and the most urgent, category-one, calls last month. more

Bayern Munich has reached an agreement with Barcelona regarding the transfer of Robert Lewandowski, the director general of the German champion Oliver Kahn told the "Bild" daily. Before noon, the Polish footballer had his last training with the current team. Perhaps today he will go to Spain.more

The heatwave, which has lasted in Spain since last Sunday, resulted in the deaths of 237 people in the first five days alone, the Carlos III Institute of Health under the Ministry of Health reported today. During the peak of the wave on Thursday, 93 deaths were recorded due to record high temperatures.more

Carnivores and herbivores are well served by London restaurants but vegetarians are finding there is little in between on the menu. The Vegetarian Society and restaurant owners have lamented a trend at high end diners of cheese, eggs and other non vegan products being excluded from meals not containing meat or fish.more

660 illegal migrants from the Middle East were transferred to European Union countries by a criminal group that was investigated by the services of several countries, including Poland, said Seweryn Stopa, the head of the Center for Combating Illegal Migration at Europol. The turnover of this group is at least EUR 7 million.more

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Chelsea have signed centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly on a four-year deal from Serie A side Napoli. The Senegal international, 31, joined Napoli from Genk in 2014 and made 317 appearances for the Italian side.more

Greece won a victory yesterday in its dispute with Denmark over the protection of its right to the term "feta", writes Reuters. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) admonished Denmark for failing to prohibit local companies from using the name in selling the cheese outside the EU.more

Sadiq Khan has been urged to consider delaying the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) across Greater London due to the cost of living crisis and lack of funds for a scrappage scheme. more

Women and men will be treated equally in 132 years, and last year the pandemic and conflicts have worsened the situation of women and girls, according to a report by the World Economic Forum.more

The Queen has made a surprise visit to a hospice with the Princess Royal to officially open its new centre. The monarch travelled from her Windsor Castle home to Maidenhead to tour the Thames Hospice to meet staff, volunteers and a patient.more

The EU will ask EU countries to save gas ahead of the winter season by encouraging companies to reduce their consumption of the commodity so that the Union is prepared for possible further supply cuts, according to a document accessed by Reuters.more

Former World No 1 Maria Sharapova, along with fiancé Alexander Gilkes, on Friday announced the birth of their son. Sharapova took to social media to share a photo of her son, Theodore.more

The number of people infected with the coronavirus in the UK increased by approx. 800,000 during the week. - i.e. by 29 percent - and is almost 3.5 million - the British statistical office ONS informed yesterday.more

Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife, died of "blunt impact injuries" to the torso, the New York City medical examiner's office has said. It added that the death of the 73-year-old on Thursday was accidental.more

The British Foreign Office yesterday called on Russian ambassador Andrei Kielin to express "deep concern" about reports of death in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic of a British aid organization worker.more