
German Retirement Insurance Expects Surprising Surplus in 2022
The surplus is in large part explained by the high excess mortality, which officials chalk up to COVID. But statisticians say the numbers don’t add up.

The surplus is in large part explained by the high excess mortality, which officials chalk up to COVID. But statisticians say the numbers don’t add up.

According to the company, the tax on ‘excess profits,’ whatever boon it might be for the EU’s coffers in the short term, is ultimately “counterproductive,” since it would scare off prospective investors.

The wish for peace talks prevails among voters of every political party represented in the Bundestag.

It is suggested that students generally would do better in Malmö’s schools if they were allowed to take classes in their native language instead of in Swedish.

Those who have criticized the massive amount of U.S. weapons and ammunition flowing into Ukraine have long drawn attention to the fact that there is no mechanism for tracking the arms once they enter the country.

European gas prices have fallen drastically due to relatively mild weather conditions since mid-December. Consumers, however, are expected to pay high rates for at least another year.

Spain is offering contracts worth €845,647 for umbrellas, fans, scarves, and water bottles with Sanchez’s presidential logo, plus contracts for event organisation.

Recent polls show that three-quarters of Taiwanese consider the current four-month term too short—a significant shift in opinion, since military service, inherited from Taiwan’s dictatorial years, has long been unpopular.

The decision was due to the latest developments in Kosovo. Authorities in Pristina were preparing to attack the ethnic Serb minority in North Kosovo and to remove the barricades there by force.

“It is quite clear that the increasing number of applications will continue in the foreseeable future,” Gregori suggested, insisting that the instability and threats that cause people to flee their homelands are, unfortunately, “not temporary.”
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