Europe

Many employers remain wary of hiring international employees despite facing the worst skills shortage in history; reservations stem not from bureaucracy or the legislative framework, but from a lack of confidence in their English skills

The government confirmed that it will restore state-funded fertility treatment to single, bisexual and lesbian women, extending it to transgender people who can conceive as well

Tromso University is to close a popular master's program in speech therapy, while there is a severe shortage of professionals in the region; the Aphasia Association's survey shows that 63% of municipalities lack an adult speech therapist

Tougher penalties for attacks on journalists are proposed under new law amendments seemingly backed by the government and journalism would be redefined as a ‘profession of public importance'

CFM Indosuez Wealth Management has renewed its support for children's charity AMADE with a €50.000 donation that will support two projects designed to advance the educational opportunities of young people from modest backgrounds

A project aimed at reducing pigeon populations using contraceptive feed has kicked off with the goal of reducing their numbers by over 70%, without resorting to cruel means

The June 2019 local elections, which were boycotted by the opposition, are valid, the Constitutional Court recently ruled, closing the last road to full-fledged early elections

According to the Icelandic Environment Agency, Arctic Fox hunting no longer serves its purpose, which was to protect sheep: it has become a habit or a paid-for sport

Designer Maja Matas is a new member of the jury of the prestigious Clio Awards in New York - the Oscars of advertising - and she considers the invitation a great recognition for the Croatian creative industry as a whole

Czech scientists have presented the world's first method for observing the non-uniform distribution of electron charge around halogen atoms, confirming the existence of a phenomenon that had been predicted in theory but never directly observed

According to a study, almost a third of pedestrian crossings in the capital do not respect the minimum distance of five metres required from parking spaces

Students of the Comenius University in Bratislava marched for free universities, namely to withdraw the current wording of the amendment to the University Act from the legislative process

A new draft law on legal gender change, presented by the Swedish Ministry of Social Affairs, will allow children from the age of twelve to apply for a new legal gender in the national population register, thus lowering the age for applying