March 2025
April 2025
Puglia's Aerospace Industry Soars with €1.5 Billion Turnover
Puglia, Italy's aerospace industry is booming, generating €1.5 billion in revenue with 8,000 employees, driven by collaborations between universities, businesses, and government, and producing innovative technologies like ultralight solar panels and bionic suits.
Puglia's Aerospace Industry Soars with €1.5 Billion Turnover
Puglia, Italy's aerospace industry is booming, generating €1.5 billion in revenue with 8,000 employees, driven by collaborations between universities, businesses, and government, and producing innovative technologies like ultralight solar panels and bionic suits.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Spain Tackles Troop Shortage to Meet NATO Defense Spending Goal
Spain aims to increase defense spending by boosting military personnel, tackling a 20,000-troop shortage through increased recruitment and improved pay, despite challenges in retaining basic troops due to poor information and career uncertainty.
Spain Tackles Troop Shortage to Meet NATO Defense Spending Goal
Spain aims to increase defense spending by boosting military personnel, tackling a 20,000-troop shortage through increased recruitment and improved pay, despite challenges in retaining basic troops due to poor information and career uncertainty.
Progress
36% Bias Score
IPP Sentence Legacy Causes UK Prison Overcrowding and Mental Health Crisis
The UK's prison population is nearing pre-early release scheme levels, despite hundreds serving only 40% of their sentences; however, many on abolished IPP sentences remain imprisoned for years beyond minimum terms, causing mental health issues and prison overcrowding.
IPP Sentence Legacy Causes UK Prison Overcrowding and Mental Health Crisis
The UK's prison population is nearing pre-early release scheme levels, despite hundreds serving only 40% of their sentences; however, many on abolished IPP sentences remain imprisoned for years beyond minimum terms, causing mental health issues and prison overcrowding.
Progress
60% Bias Score
High German Rents Fuel Job Mobility Crisis
A PwC survey of 4,000 German professionals reveals that high rents in major cities are pushing 10% of respondents to change jobs and influencing another 35% to consider it; the difficulty of finding affordable housing is considered a matter of 'pure luck' by almost 90%.
High German Rents Fuel Job Mobility Crisis
A PwC survey of 4,000 German professionals reveals that high rents in major cities are pushing 10% of respondents to change jobs and influencing another 35% to consider it; the difficulty of finding affordable housing is considered a matter of 'pure luck' by almost 90%.
Progress
44% Bias Score
German Addiction Prevention Center Reports High Demand in First Year
One year after its launch on March 20, 2024, the Prevention Center for Behavioral Addictions (PZVS) in Germany reports high demand for its services, particularly concerning youth and the prevention of problematic behaviors related to gaming, social media, and other addictions; over 1,000 students pa...
German Addiction Prevention Center Reports High Demand in First Year
One year after its launch on March 20, 2024, the Prevention Center for Behavioral Addictions (PZVS) in Germany reports high demand for its services, particularly concerning youth and the prevention of problematic behaviors related to gaming, social media, and other addictions; over 1,000 students pa...
Progress
36% Bias Score
Comuns' Impact on Catalan Housing and Politics
Catalonia's Comuns party, despite recent electoral losses, significantly impacts housing policy by implementing new taxes and pushing for long-term rentals, facing resistance from other parties.
Comuns' Impact on Catalan Housing and Politics
Catalonia's Comuns party, despite recent electoral losses, significantly impacts housing policy by implementing new taxes and pushing for long-term rentals, facing resistance from other parties.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Ayuso Promotes Madrid's Low-Tax Policies to Attract Foreign Investment in London
Madrid's president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is in London seeking investment, highlighting Madrid's 72% share of Spain's foreign investment and €31.3 billion in resident savings due to 32 tax cuts since 2019, positioning Madrid as a financial and technological center.
Ayuso Promotes Madrid's Low-Tax Policies to Attract Foreign Investment in London
Madrid's president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is in London seeking investment, highlighting Madrid's 72% share of Spain's foreign investment and €31.3 billion in resident savings due to 32 tax cuts since 2019, positioning Madrid as a financial and technological center.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Israel Considers US Government Efficiency Model, But Experts Warn of Insufficient Approach
Following the US's Department of Government Efficiency job cuts and budget surplus, Israel considers similar reforms, but experts warn that directly copying the American model would be insufficient to solve Israel's unique public sector problems.
Israel Considers US Government Efficiency Model, But Experts Warn of Insufficient Approach
Following the US's Department of Government Efficiency job cuts and budget surplus, Israel considers similar reforms, but experts warn that directly copying the American model would be insufficient to solve Israel's unique public sector problems.
Progress
52% Bias Score
High German Rents Hamper Companies' Quest for Skilled Workers
A PwC survey of 4,000 German professionals reveals that high rents in major cities are a significant obstacle for companies seeking skilled workers, with 35 percent considering job changes due to housing costs and 10 percent having already relocated for this reason.
High German Rents Hamper Companies' Quest for Skilled Workers
A PwC survey of 4,000 German professionals reveals that high rents in major cities are a significant obstacle for companies seeking skilled workers, with 35 percent considering job changes due to housing costs and 10 percent having already relocated for this reason.
Progress
40% Bias Score
German Housing Association Warns Against Reversing Heating Act
Berlin-Brandenburg housing associations warn against completely reversing Germany's Heating Act, emphasizing the need for planning security in long-term projects and ongoing municipal heat planning initiatives; CDU's proposed changes may only partially affect the 2023 revision.
German Housing Association Warns Against Reversing Heating Act
Berlin-Brandenburg housing associations warn against completely reversing Germany's Heating Act, emphasizing the need for planning security in long-term projects and ongoing municipal heat planning initiatives; CDU's proposed changes may only partially affect the 2023 revision.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Saxon Greens Urge Enhanced Foot-and-Mouth Disease Prevention Measures
Following a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Brandenburg, Germany, Saxon Green Party member Wolfram Günther urged improved preventative measures in Saxony, including farmer support and a compensation fund for economic losses from potential transport bans, citing insufficient current mechanisms and...
Saxon Greens Urge Enhanced Foot-and-Mouth Disease Prevention Measures
Following a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Brandenburg, Germany, Saxon Green Party member Wolfram Günther urged improved preventative measures in Saxony, including farmer support and a compensation fund for economic losses from potential transport bans, citing insufficient current mechanisms and...
Progress
40% Bias Score
China's Aid Boosts Gambia's Rice Production to 48,000 Tons
China's technical assistance enabled Gambia to exceed 48,000 tons of rice production in 2024, through the introduction of high-yield rice varieties, mechanized farming techniques, and extensive training programs, aiming for self-sufficiency by 2030.
China's Aid Boosts Gambia's Rice Production to 48,000 Tons
China's technical assistance enabled Gambia to exceed 48,000 tons of rice production in 2024, through the introduction of high-yield rice varieties, mechanized farming techniques, and extensive training programs, aiming for self-sufficiency by 2030.
Progress
52% Bias Score