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There are countries in which women accounted for less than a fifth of all members of parliament in 2018. They are Hungary, where only 13 percent of all MPs were women, Malta (15 percent), Cyprus and Greece (both were at 18 percent).

The so-called U.N. Human Rights Council is known for passing more resolution against Israel than all other countries combined, as well as for distorting the…

Protesters in Bucharest said Romania's ruling Social-Democratic Party wanted to control the judiciary. They asked the European Union to step in.

Up to now, mainly stock owners were pressured to adhere to the so-called Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, by registering their European accounts in the U.S.. Now average consumers feel the pressure as well. Many of them are not aware of the fact that they need to pay taxes in both Europe and America.

Like in most statistics of this kind, Bulgaria, the poorest country in the European Union, is last. The extreme poverty among pensioners, minorities and other…

When the world is in trouble, the World Economic Forum (WEF) is too. The event, founded by the economist Klaus Schwab and organized by a foundation by the same…

Today the central Austrian municipality Hochkar became an official disaster zone. Here and in other regions, roads were closed. The famous Hochkar Alpine Road had been cleared on Tuesday. Today, it needed to be closed again today due to all the snow and because trees which could not withstand the weight of the snow fell and blocked the road.

The percentage of women in managerial positions in Europe differs from country to country. There are less female managers (ISCO major group 1) in the 19 E.U.…

Does anybody really know what time it is? The answer is no, in spite of millions of wrist watches we wear, in spite of countless clocks on towers, churches and…

Put two electrodes, an anode, a cathode and some chemistry into some kind of plastic box, and you have what it takes to make things run. It is a so-called 'rechargeable lithium ion battery' and powers basically anything, including the smart phones we stare at all day long (and all night long too), pacemakers, digital cameras or watches. In…