Over 10,000 Refugees Arrive From Ukraine on Wednesday
Fully 5,375 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Wednesday, while another 5,320 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters (ORFK) said.
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Over 9,000 Refugees Arrive From Ukraine on Tuesday
Fully 5,496 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 3,895 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters (ORFK) said on Wednesday.
Cornerstone Laid for Hungary Supported School in Earthquake-Hit Petrinja
The cornerstone of a primary school built with Hungarian government support was laid in the earthquake-hit town of Petrinja, in central Croatia, on Wednesday.
Euro area bank interest rate statistics: April 2022
Composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for new loans to corporations broadly unchanged at 1.51%, while indicator for new loans to households for house purchase increased by 14 basis points to 1.61%, driven by the interest rate effect Composite interest rate for new deposits with agreed maturity from corporations broadly unchanged at -0.27%, with interest rate for overnight deposits from corporations unchanged at -0.04% Composite interest rate […]
Glyphosate: no change proposed to hazard classification
ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) agrees to keep glyphosate’s current classification as causing serious eye damage and being toxic to aquatic life. Based on a wide-ranging review of scientific evidence, the committee again concludes that classifying glyphosate as a carcinogen is not justified.
ECB reports on EU countries’ progress towards euro adoption
Biennial report assesses progress of seven non-euro area EU Member States Positive assessment of Croatia in view of possible euro adoption on 1 January 2023 Progress has been limited overall owing to challenging economic conditions
Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 27 May 2022
In the week ending 27 May 2022 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) decreased by EUR 0.3 billion to EUR 330.1 billion.
Euro area insurance corporation statistics: first quarter of 2022
Total assets of euro area insurance corporations amounted to €8,911 billion in first quarter of 2022, €329 billion lower than in fourth quarter of 2021 Total insurance technical reserves of euro area insurance corporations dropped to €6,643 billion in first quarter of 2022, down €308 billion from fourth quarter of 2021
Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: tightening of financing conditions amid increased economic uncertainty
Euro area enterprises continued to signal a recovery in business activity, but firms’ profitability was reduced by surging input costs The availability of external funds continued to improve, albeit at a slower pace, as euro area firms deemed the macroeconomic environment to have adversely affected the availability of funds. While the availability of external funds […]
RAC backs restricting lead in outdoor shooting and fishing
ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) supports restricting the use of lead in ammunition for hunting, outdoor sports shooting and in fishing. However, it recommends a shorter transition time to phase out lead gunshot in hunting. The Committee for Socio-economic Analysis (SEAC) is expected to agree its draft opinion in early June before finalising its […]