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7th March 2016 / Politics / Elections

AmCham Policy Report: US Presidential Elections: Is America going crazy?

Its hard to be an American abroad these days. Almost every European asks if America has finally gone absolutely crazy. Maybe. The silver lining is that the question presupposes that the US was not already out-of-its-mind nuts. Which is progress of a sort in US and European relations...

5th March 2016 / Politics / Elections

UNHCR sets out detailed plan to solve refugee situation in Europe

The UN refugee chief outlined a detailed six-point plan. UNHCR's proposals make clear that equitable sharing of responsibility is key to bringing about a managed and orderly solution, and that EU Member States would need to agree a system of percentages of asylum-seekers for each Member State to take.

15th February 2016 / Politics / Elections

Aktualne.cz: Quality of life in Czech regions - Prague wins

The Aktualne.cz server compared quality of life in 14 Czech regions based on 24 criteria such as average life span of citizens, accessibility of medical care, level of crime, air pollution, situation in the labor market, or participation of citizens in life and decisions related to respective regions.