Romania's parliament has refused to lift prime minister Victor Ponta's immunity from prosecution after he was questioned by Romania's powerful DNA anti-corruption agency last Friday on suspicion of forgery, tax evasion and money laundering. Mr Ponta, who has come under pressure to resign, said he would stay on to prevent…
A new study has found that more than 40 percent of Portuguese doctors claim that a lack of material interferes with their work, and the majority believe their national health service cannot take any more cuts without compromising the quality of care it provides. The survey, carried out by a…
On Thursday 11 June former Florida Governor Jeb Bush met Poland’s newly elected president in Warsaw. Andrzej Duda, who won a Tea Party-like victory against the Polish establishment last month, had an informal meeting with Bush in the afternoon. Bush, who represents the Republican establishment in the wide-open race for…
The Norwegian National Church Planting Network has been in existence since the early 1990’s. Last year 800 leaders, church planters and potential church planters gathered together and signed a statement committing to the planting of 400 new churches in Norway and training 4,000 pioneers over the next 10 years. This…
370 businesses and institutions (excluding one-man businesses) were declared bankrupt in May this year - 84 down from the previous month and the lowest level since November 2008. They fell noticeably in the trade and manufacturing sectors. Meanwhile, Operation World reports ‘the Roman Catholic Church is rapidly decreasing - from…
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has offered an AED 183.6 million ($49.9 million) concessionary loan to the Government of Montenegro to support its agricultural development sector. Aimed at accelerating economic development in Montenegro through supporting food security, the agreement seeks to enhance the competitiveness of Montenegro's products to international…