In the European Union, the number of junior chefs is growing and there are fewer farmers. This is reported by Eurostat, which studied the fastest growing professions over the past year. The number of kitchen helpers grew by more than 25%, from 1.1 million in the first quarter of 2021 to 1.4 million in the same period of 2022.
Following are specialists in the service sector: guides, hairdressers, beauticians, bartenders and others. They increased by 15.6%, now more than 7.6 million people work in this sector.
In third place in terms of growth is the IT and communications sector: analysts and developers are now almost 10% more.
At the same time, the number of people in agriculture, forestry and fishing is decreasing: they have decreased by 12.6%. The fight against climate change and measures to protect nature can reduce this industry even more. So, in the Netherlands, the law on limiting nitrogen emissions forced farmers and fishermen to go to mass protests. The authorities want to limit the number of agricultural enterprises to deal with the problem of acid rain, which will leave many people out of work.
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Nine out of ten Americans believe that the development of the country is on the wrong track, according to The Hill, citing a Monmouth University survey.
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The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), by decision of the Primorsky District Court of Novorossiysk, will suspend the operation of the marine terminal for 30 days to eliminate violations identified by Rostransnadzor, the consortium reports.
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As a sign of disagreement with the personnel policy of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, two key figures in his cabinet announced their resignations — Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Minister of Health Sajid Javid.
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In the UK, new heads of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health have been appointed. Nadhim Zahavi, who served as Minister of Education, became the new Minister of the Treasury of Great Britain, and the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, Stephen Barclay, became the new head of the Ministry of Health.
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As Kommersant found out, the largest plant in the Russian Federation for the production of secondary lead, Fregat, stopped. Several other enterprises, according to Kommersant, are preparing to close or go into repairs. The reason is the complete cessation of exports: for a month and a half, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has not issued a single license for the export of metal.
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The Russian government abandoned additional measures to support telecom operators, believing that they did not suffer much from the sanctions. We are talking about a preferential income tax rate, a moratorium on contributions to the universal service reserve and preferential loans for the purchase of equipment.
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The State Duma of Russia in the first reading adopted a bill that limits the share of foreigners in ad services to 20%. Avito expressed his claims to the document. According to the company, excessive and overly vague regulation is proposed. Similar initiatives related to IT companies and online cinemas were never adopted
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Putin gave the government the right to limit the transfer of foreign currency by resident exporters to their accounts and deposits abroad. Transfers without opening a bank account through foreign electronic means of payment may also be limited.
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The International Ski and Snowboarding Federation upheld the ban on the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in international competitions under its auspices until the end of the summer season.
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The Foreign Ministers of Finland and Sweden signed protocols on joining NATO. Canada was the first of the 30 member countries of the organization to ratify them. The entry may be delayed by Turkey, whose speech by officials hints at a new round of conflict around the Kurds who have received asylum in Scandinavia.
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The CEO of Cyberia Limited explained why the company, which received a grant of 260 million rubles from the state for the development of the game «Trouble», turned off its website, changed the name of the legal entity and closed the community on VKontakte.
“Nobody ran anywhere, nobody stole money. <…> Our full team is in Russia and is developing the game,” he said
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Minister of Natural Resources of Kamchatka Alexei Kumarkov commented on the high prices for package tours to the region.
“For us, the inhabitants of Kamchatka, why do we need it — for people to come to us “for cheap”? What will be the use for the economy and nature of Kamchatka if locusts of beggarly bag-bags rush here, huddling for every ruble? We decided to develop a mass segment? Do we have the infrastructure for this?”
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Chinese smartphone brands became leaders in terms of sales in Russia in the first half of 2022. Among the leaders: Realme, Vivo, Mi, Tecno, Infinix, iTel and Nokia (the rights to them are owned by the Chinese holding HMD Global).
In just the first six months, more than 10 million smartphones were sold in Russia, which is 23% less than in the same period in 2021.
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The Eiffel Tower is rusty and in urgent need of repair. Experts argue that the only way out is to almost completely disassemble it, repair it, repaint it and reassemble it.
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Tire imports to Russia in the first half of the year grew by 28% due to an increase in supplies from China. At the same time, it follows from the statistics of China, India and Turkey that, in monetary terms, the supply of tires for agricultural and special equipment is growing most actively in Russia.
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The Norwegian government managed to stop the strike of oil and gas workers, which did not last even a day. The Ministry of Labor intervened urgently, given the consequences of the shutdown in this sector for the energy market in Europe. Forced arbitration will resolve the wage increase dispute.
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Despite the president’s instructions to double the salary of scientists based on the average for the region, researchers still feel the difference and injustice, RAS President Alexander Sergeev said in an interview with RBC
“If in Moscow it’s really “deuce” — this is very serious money, then in Karachay-Cherkessia it’s different money. <...> Scientists in regions where the average salary is low, practically did not feel the increase. And people are doing some kind of joint development, and if you imagine a team, some of which work in Moscow, and some in Karachay-Cherkessia, that is, the injustice that scientists feel, ”said the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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Already about 60% of laptops are delivered to Russia without an operating system (OS). In the spring, there were only 40% of them, and at the beginning of the year — less than a quarter. By autumn, distributors expect the share may increase to 80-90%.
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In June this year, the United States exported about 5 million barrels of oil from the strategic oil reserve, media reported, citing customs statistics and sources.
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Sales of Ford Motor Co. jumped 31.5% in June thanks to strong sales growth for the best-selling pickup line, including the electric F-150 Lightning.
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It has become more profitable for Russian refineries to produce fuel — the marginality of its sales has exceeded the figures for February by several times. At the end of June, the margin of plants with a high oil conversion (complex refineries) increased 2.6 times compared to February, to 21,000 per ton, and simple refineries quadrupled, to 5,000 rubles per ton. It is reported by «Kommersant» with reference to the calculations of «Petromarket».
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At Moscow State University, within the framework of the Faculty of Political Science, a master’s program in «information and hybrid wars» is being opened.
«The purpose of the course is not only to form an understanding of the latest forms and methods of political struggle, the technologies for organizing «colored» coups d’etat and the features of planning and carrying out information attacks on the first persons of the state, but also to learn how to deal with them.
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Finland has confiscated 865 Russian freight wagons due to EU sanctions.
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The assistant to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Lieutenant-General Sergei Umnov, was detained. As Kommersant previously reported, he, along with other generals of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, became a defendant in a criminal case on police abuse in St. Petersburg.
Together with the assistant to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, the head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, Alexei Semenov, and the former deputy head of the St. Petersburg Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ivan Abakumov, were also detained. Mr. Umnov told the Public Monitoring Commission that he did not admit guilt.
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Tinkoff Bank has suspended outgoing SWIFT transfers in foreign currency. The reason was the actions of Western partners who did not fulfill «their part of the agreements within a reasonable and comfortable time for clients.» The measure does not yet affect incoming SWIFT transfers
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«Kommersant» became aware of the details of the criminal case against the former top manager of Rostelecom PJSC Andrey Levakov, the process against which begins in the Kuzminsky District Court of Moscow. As it turned out, the testimony of a Chinese businessman from Ufa, Huang Jianmin, who is serving a term for bribing an FSB officer, became the basis for the criminal prosecution.
Having concluded a pre-trial cooperation agreement, Huang Jianmin said that from 2013 to 2018 Andrey Levakov allegedly received about 16 million rubles from him. for lobbying the interests of his company, which supplied various equipment to Rostelecom.
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Austria will provide Gazprom’s underground storage facility in Haidach to other suppliers. The authorities explained this by the fact that the vault has not yet been filled.
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The municipality of Madrid has prepared amendments to the Criminal Code, which will be presented to the government of the country, according to the portal Onda Cero. In Spain, one of the most unfavorable situations in the EU has developed with the illegal occupation of someone else’s living space — the so-called squatting, or okupas.
The Madrid authorities are proposing that squatters be required to prove that they are legally on the premises and to evict them if they do not provide proof within 48 hours. Now homeowners are required to prove the fact of illegal seizure. Also, Madrid proposes to give the municipalities the authority to evict the invaders, according to the portal Onda Cero.
In 2022, vacant home occupations in the Capital Region increased by 25%. According to estimates by the organization ONAO, which protects affected homeowners, as a whole in Spain there are now 120,000 occupied dwellings and 1 million victims. On average, squatters take over 45 dwellings per day.
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The American corporation Millennium Challenge Corporation has presented an investment program in Pristina, which provides for the construction of an electricity storage facility with a capacity of 350 megawatt-hours, the Politika newspaper writes.
It is planned to create a fleet of high-capacity batteries that will allow electricity to be stored at night and used during daytime peak hours. This will allow Kosovo to reduce imports of electricity and energy products by about 15 million euros annually.
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Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov held an operational meeting in connection with the suspension of the activities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) by a court decision, the press service of the government reported.
Officials discussed how to minimize the negative consequences and losses of the state budget, which will cause the restriction of exports of Kazakh oil. Following the meeting, the Prime Minister formulated a number of relevant instructions, according to a press release.
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The skeleton of a close relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex will be put up for auction at Sotheby’s on July 28, reports the Associated Press. The skeleton of Gorgosaurus is put up for auction — a predatory dinosaur that lived in the western United States and Canada in the Cretaceous period. It lived about 10 million years earlier than its sister Tyrannosaurus Rex was found in 2018 in Montana and reaches 83 m in height and 22 m in length.
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Two more ministers have left Boris Johnson’s government. They are Children and Families Secretary Will Quince and Transportation Secretary Laura Trott. At the same time, Trott said that she was leaving due to the loss of confidence in the government. The ministers of health and finance resigned yesterday.
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The State Duma of Russia adopted a law allowing the transfer of biometric data of Russians to the Unified Biometric System without their consent.
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Norway allowed detained Russian food containers to enter Svalbard. The Norwegian Foreign Ministry reports that the decision was reached as a result of negotiations with the Russian authorities. The press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also noted that Norway never intended to interfere with supplies to Svalbard.
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A new teaser trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power has been released online. The central moment of the trailer is the fall of a mysterious meteorite. It is expected that it will start the chain of events of the first season of the series.
The first season of Rings of Power premieres September 2 on Amazon Prime Video. The events of the series take place in the Second Age of Middle-earth. Viewers will learn about the origins of Sauron and the adventures of the young Galadriel.
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The State Duma of Russia adopted a law on the closure of counter-sanction information. Such information is information about transactions, the disclosure of which may lead to international sanctions. To publish such data, the media must obtain the written consent of the parties to the transaction.
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The State Duma of Russia adopted a law on limiting tax benefits for the IT industry. Reduced rates of income tax and insurance premiums will not be able to receive the IT departments of banks and highly profitable companies, such as taxi services and food delivery.
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Zalim Kerefov, Vice-Rector of the Russian Customs Academy, has been charged with selling 2 kg of drugs. The Investigative Committee claims that he sold drugs through the dark web. The vice-rector faces up to 20 years in prison. Investigators are checking the involvement of other leaders of the academy in the crime.
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The State Duma passed a law giving banks the right to introduce negative rates on foreign currency deposits of legal entities.
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The State Duma adopted a law on strengthening the protection of personal data of Russians. It obliges operators to process personal data to notify the authorities of leaks within 24 hours, and also prohibits refusing to provide services to Russians who have not consented to the processing of their personal data.
The law also prohibits transferring personal data from the Unified Real Estate Register (EGRN) to third parties without the consent of the person who owns the data.
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The French energy company TotalEnergies withdrew from the Kharyaga PSA project and transferred 20% of its assets to Zarubezhneft
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The State Duma approved in the third, final reading a law prohibiting the use of digital financial assets as a means of payment in Russia. So far, there has been no direct prohibition of such operations in the legislation.
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Germany makes it easier for migrants to stay. Foreigners whose expulsion from Germany is temporarily delayed will be able to obtain a permanent residence permit. To do this, they must live in Germany for at least five years. This bill was approved by the government.
This applies, for example, to minor refugees who entered the country without adults, as well as those who cannot be expelled for health reasons. The innovation will be used by people who share democratic values, have no criminal record and have not forged documents in order to stay in Germany.
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