A total of 2,613,962 kroner (approximately PLN 973,000) was raised during the week for the 12-year-old son of a Polish man murdered in Stockholm, reported the initiators of the two fundraisers, well-known Swedes Mustafa Panshiri and Hanif Bali.more
A new hotel can only be built if the old one is closed down, the Amsterdam authorities have decided. The city has tightened its tourism policy in order to reduce overcrowding, which is a nuisance to residents.more
Cocaine could only be available in pharmacies, Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema declared on Tuesday, quoted by AFP. Regulating the sale of cocaine and MDMA (ecstasy), she said, is the only way to combat the illegal trade in these substances.more
Prime Minister Donald Tusk was among the 100 most influential people chosen by the "Time" weekly. A laudation in honour of the Polish politician was written by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who highlighted his merits in the fight against populism.more
The degree to which EU countries are getting money from the €800 billion Recovery Fund varies. There are countries that have received most of their pot like Italy, which has received more than €100 billion in grants and loans. Sweden, Ireland and the Netherlands, on the other hand, have not yet received a single euro.more
The island of Tragonisi in the Aegean Sea has been put up for sale in Greece. The uninhabited island can be bought for €50 million, the Greek Reporter portal reported.more
With the European Parliament election approaching, a growing number of EU citizens say they plan to vote, according to a survey raising expectations about the usually low turnout. But EU citizens in the UK are less likely to say they willparticipate, based on a separate research carried out last year.more
The district court in Huddinge near Stockholm yesterday arrested a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old for two weeks in connection with the murder of a 39-year-old Pole. The prosecutor's office accuses the teenagers of hiding the person who fired the gun.more
Within 10 years, apartment rents in Brandenburg and Berlin have almost doubled. Residents of Munich, Frankfurt and the capital currently have to pay the most for rent - according to data from the Empirica research institute.more
Dubai airport had to divert flights because the United Arab Emirates received as much rain in one day as the country can expect in an average of 18 months. Tuesday's storms with downpours and hail created a "historical meteorological event," the WAM news agency reported.more
A ban on smoking tobacco and all types of cigarettes - including electronic cigarettes - outdoors at a distance of less than 5 meters from other people has been introduced in Turin. According to the new regulation, you can only smoke closer together if you first obtain permission from others present.more
The district court in Huddinge near Stockholm today arrested a 17-year-old for two weeks in connection with the murder of a 39-year-old Pole. The prosecutor's office accuses the teenager of "concealing a crime."more
Boeing said yesterday that it is "confident in the safety and durability of the 787 and 777 aircraft." The American company assured this before the congressional hearing scheduled for tomorrow in connection with allegations that these machines are unsafe.more
More than 6 million nights were spent by Italian and foreign tourists in vineyards last year in Italy, reported the national farmers' union Coldiretti. He stressed that a real boom of so-called oenotourism, or wine-related tourism, is underway.more
The US and UK announced a ban on imports of aluminium, copper and nickel from Russia on Friday to deprive the Kremlin of revenue from the metals trade. The metals were also withdrawn from trading on the London and Chicago stock exchanges.more
The results of a poll published on Saturday by the New York Times and Siena College show that Donald Trump has only a one-point lead over President Joe Biden. Both intend to run for another term in the White House in the November elections.more
Activists say locals are being forced to sleep in their cars and even caves. Residents in the Canary Islands are planning protests and strikes in a backlash against overtourism. Campaigners say the unsustainable influx of visitors is ruining life in the holiday hotspot. One activist group on the island of Tenerife has planned a hunger strike over the construction of two new hotels.more
Iran fired dozens of drones and, as it claims, ballistic missiles towards Israel overnight. The direct attack is unprecedented and could lead to a serious escalation of tensions after half a year of war in the Gaza Strip. The US assured its support for Israel.more
An unprecedented decision was made in a divorce case by a court in Vigo, Spain. He resolved a couple's dispute over a dog, granting custody to the woman and ordering the man to pay EUR 40 a month in maintenance for the animal, local media reported.more
The German Bundestag voted in favour of the Self-Determination Act by a majority yesterday. For transgender and intersex people, as well as people who identify as neither male nor female, changing their gender registration will now be a simple administrative act.more
The US and UK yesterday warned Iran not to try to attack Israel. Authorities in Tehran have threatened Israel with retaliation for the 1 April attack on the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus.more
The Portuguese prosecutor general's office has discontinued most of the cases conducted in connection with reports of sexual abuse of church people. They were brought into prosecution mainly as a result of the work of an independent commission, the so-called Vita Groups.more
