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World Health Organization warns on measles boom in Europe

The Nomad Today 8/29/19

Four countries (Albania, Czechia, Greece and the United Kingdom) have lost their measles elimination status. The surge in cases continue in 2019, with approximately 90,000 cases reported from January…

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Europe halved its employment and GDP growth in the second quarter 2019

The Nomad Today 8/15/19

GDP and employment both rose by 0.2% in the euro area during the second quarter of 2019, just half that of the previous quarter.

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EU Home Affairs ministers discussed a temporary disembarkation scheme for the Mediterranean

The Nomad Today 7/18/19

Finnish Minister of the Interior, Maria Ohisalo, also demanded a reform of the Common European Asylum System.

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EU population increased by 1.1 million due to net migration

The Nomad Today 7/17/19

The natural population change was negative for a second consecutive year in the EU as a whole. Finland is once more among the Member States with the lowest birth rates (8.6‰).

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Minister of Foreign Affairs to discuss conflict prevention at OSCE meeting

The Nomad Today 7/8/19

“The future of Ukraine impacts the security of the whole of Europe. It is essential to put an end to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine", wrote Minister Pekka Haavisto earlier in July.

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Which is the European country with more NEETs?

The Nomad Today 6/28/19

In Finland the average rate of young NEETs is good 3 points lower (13.1%) than the EU average. However, there are also big differences between young males (10.4%) and females (15.9%).

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Are you inside or outside the labour force?

The Nomad Today 6/19/19

Very often in the news, you hear about employment and unemployment rates, activity rates, and so on. However, do you know what do these terms mean and how they are calculated? Have you an idea…

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Europe is still far from banishing racism and xenophobia, according to a study

The Nomad Today 6/14/19

Anti-immigrant sentiment, antisemitism and Islamophobia were still prevalent in most member states in 2018. Persons of African descent also faced increased resentment, says the annual report of…

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Finnish attitude towards the EU is more positive than ever, says a survey

The Nomad Today 5/9/19

Only 14% of the population want to leave the club, despite the fact that the far-right party True Finns has positioned itself as the second political force in the last Parliamentary elections

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All you need to know to participate in the upcoming European elections

The Nomad Today 4/26/19

Finnish voters will elect 13 Members of the European Parliament in the 26 May elections. If the United Kingdom withdraws from the EU, a 14th member will be elected from Finland