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2nd Dec 2023

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Romania worst hit by EU brain drain

Almost one in five working age Romanians (19.7%) lived in another EU country in 2017, new Eurostat figures show. Second largest shares were recorded in Lithuania (15.0%), Croatia (14.0%), Portugal (13.9%), Latvia (12.9%) and Bulgaria (12.5%). Germans were the least mobile Europeans, with only 1 percent living abroad followed by the UK (1.1%), Sweden and France (both on 1.3%).

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Brussels denies having no 'concern' on Spain's amnesty law

The Spanish government remains secretive about its negotiations with pro-independence Catalans, but claims the EU Commission has "zero concerns" about their proposed amnesty law for Catalan separatists. The EU executive denies that.

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Dubai's COP28 — a view from the ground

Discussion of the biggest existential threat humanity has ever faced is barely mentioned on billboards or signage in Dubai — yet visitors are made aware quite quickly that t world rugby sevens tournament is imminent.

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