Dutch immigration service pays record €36.8 million in penalty payments to migrants due to huge asylum backlog

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Record high business bankruptcies in Austria last year as FPÖ vows to narrow budget deficit and stimulate economic growth

Austria experienced a record-breaking number of business bankruptcies in 2024, surpassing the…

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Nuclear-free Germany forced to import expensive nuclear power as election looms

Germany, which closed its nuclear power plants as part of its green…

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Czech opposition leader Babiš rules out coalition with all current government parties ahead of election

As Czechia heads toward elections, opposition leader Andrej Babiš rules out a…

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Asylum seekers in Austria complain about ‘too restrictive’ pre-paid card benefit system

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Tagesspiegel publishes guide for workplace witch hunts against right-wing views ahead of German election

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Police officers affiliated with AfD face dismissal under government decree, leaked memo reveals

A leaked memo reveals that German Federal Police officers who join or…

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