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Poland: The EU invests in modern transport infrastructure

EUR 194 million of Cohesion Policy funds are being invested in two transport projects in Poland. EUR 14.2 million from the Cohesion Fund will finance the construction of a tramline in the Gocław district, in […]

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Finland has one of world’s best reputations

Reputation Institute has ranked Finland second in its annual global study of country reputations, the Country RepTrak. Finland moved up from seventh position last year to finish second just behind Sweden. According to the […]

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CRYPTOCURRENCY MEETS LAW ENFORCEMENT AT EUROPOL’S 5TH VIRTUAL CURRENCIES CONFERENCE

Largest ever European law enforcement cryptocurrency event brought together some 300 participants Between 19-21 June 2018, over 300 participants from 40 countries convened in The Hague for the 5th Virtual Currencies Conference […]

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UK debit cards transactions overtake cash for the first time

Consumers used debit cards 13.2bn times in 2017, while the number of cash payments fell 15% Debit card payments have overtaken cash as the most popular form of payment in the UK […]

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Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred […]

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Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST

Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act […]

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Niger junta revokes law which restricted migrant smuggling routes to Europe – JURIST

Niger’s junta issued a decree Monday revoking a law which had helped curb migration of West Africans to Europe. The law had been backed by the EU but faced strong opposition from […]

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UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region – JURIST

According to a UN report issued Tuesday, there has been a rise in gang violence in Haiti’s central rural region, an area previously considered safe from the increased instability in the country. […]

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