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In the upcoming future, seven disaster management centres will be planned and built in the country as part of the Recovery and Resilience Plan approved by the Council of Ministers

The country entered the Council of Europe's Register of Damage Caused by Russia's Aggression in Ukraine

Current low unemployment - stable at 7,1% in the first quarter of 2023 - indicates that the country can reach its full employment target of 5% by 2027, President Emmanuel Macron said reminding the promise made in 2022

2023 Climate Action Mandate was approved to achieve climate targets across the public sector such as -51%% in greenhouse gas emissions and 50% improvement in energy efficiency by 2030

Poland's LGBT-free zones will not receive EU funding, French MEP Pierre Karleskind said; as of 2019, five Polish regions and over 190 municipalities have adopted resolutions to create "LGBT ideology-free zones"

The government revoked the decree that was the legal basis for the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Communism just hours before it was to be celebrated, triggering fierce criticism from the right and speaking of a 'new civil war'

Biofuels producers claim that the new greenhouse gas emission reduction target for transport fuels under new EU rules could reduce the amount of crop-based biofuels used in German road transport if strictly enforced

State Employment Agency has made job opportunities available to students during the summer holidays; electronic applications are open until 17 August

One of Slovakia's leading tourist destinations, the Slovak Paradise, reopened this month after spring maintenance work

General councillors' allowances for this legislature will need justification, in a new decision approved by the presidential council, which has decided that from now on, to collect a working lunch, it will be essential to present a ticket

The competition for the design of Butrint National Park visitor centre has been won by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma’s KKAA studio; the project presents a roof of layered stone slate and a wooden structure that blends into the landscape of the UNESCO site

The 1,1 million euro campaign to inform the public of the need for an updated device to receive the alarm that authorities can use to warn the population has failed, according to experts