The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that Portugal’s government abolish the Youth Income Tax, citing concerns that it creates economic distortions and lacks clear evidence of effectiveness in reducing emigration.
What Nicholas Mukhtar learned about systems thinking from public health
I was 22 years old, driving through Detroit, when I saw a group of kids playing basketball with a deflated ball and two construction barrels for hoops. They lived in a major American city and didn’t even have a park. I had ten parks to choose from growing up. They didn’t choose their zip code. […]
What Nicholas Mukhtar learned about systems thinking from public health
At age 22, while driving through Detroit, Nicholas Mukhtar observed children playing basketball with a deflated ball and construction barrels serving as hoops in an area without a park. Growing up, he had access to ten parks, while these children had none—a difference determined by their zip code, not by choice.
Portuguese television workers call for Eurovision boycott
Following an open letter from Portuguese artists calling for a Eurovision boycott, workers at RTP are also joining the call for a boycott.
Cyprus – UAE ties deepen following president’s visit, government says
The visit of President Nikos Christodoulides to the United Arab Emirates has reaffirmed and further strengthened strategic ties between the two countries, the government said on Thursday. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the president’s meeting with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan took place at a critical time for regional security and stability. The […]
Thanasis Nicolaou case delayed again in court
A Limassol court on Thursday adjourned proceedings in the case of a private criminal prosecution concerning the death of Thanasis Nicolaou, a national guardsman found dead under the Alassa bridge near Limassol in September 2005. The next hearing has been scheduled for May 14. Nicolaou’s family has filed a private criminal prosecution against five defendants, […]
Pentagon turns to AI targeting to help troops shoot drones
The technology can identify threats and differentiate them from non-threats, such as birds, faster than human operators.
Labour ministry fines employers €25,000 over undeclared workers
The labour ministry’s inspectors identified four undeclared employees in the education sector and nine in retail businesses, imposing fines totalling €25,000. In the education sector, inspectors carried out checks at 63 premises, identifying 40 employers and 23 self-employed individuals among a total workforce of 211 people, made up of 25 men and 186 women. Of […]
Group calls for revocation of Akamas road assessment, alleges it contradicts binding conditions
An environmental organisation has called on the President, the Agriculture Minister and the Environmental Authority to revoke a newly issued Appropriate Ecological Assessment report for a road in the Akamas National Forest Park, alleging it contradicts legally binding conditions from previous environmental authority decisions. The Friends of Akamas said in a press release dated 6 […]
ECtHR rules judge denied fair promotion review
In a judgment on Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found in favour of a Cypriot judge who had complained he had been arbitrarily refused promotion to the post of district court president. The case concerns Costas Constantinou, a senior district court judge. He had lodged his complaint with the ECtHR in October […]