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Greek Police to Introduce Live Facial Recognition Police in Greece are to be issued new devices that will allow them to carry out real-time facial recognition and fingerprint identification while out on the beat.  The plan to disseminate the new technology is part of the 4.5 million euro "Smart Policing" project announced in 2017 that aims to identify and verify the identity of citizens when stopped by the police. Most of the project costs (75%) are being cov...

The Bulgarian Ministry of the Interior breached the terms of a grant agreement by using European Union money to buy SUVs from older stocks instead of new all-terrain police cars, according to an investigation closed recently by OLAF, the European Anti-Fraud Office, the office said on February 1. OLAF has recommended the recovery of nearly six million euro in European funds and that criminal proceedings could be considered against officials of the Interior Ministry. The episode took place at the...

Equities correct after frenzied week of retail trade published : 30 Jan 2021 at 04:00 1 Recap: US government stimulus propelled stock markets to record highs, encouraging retail investors to rush in, before an inevitable correction after a bruising battle between hedge funds and retail investors. But European stocks fell yesterday as coronavirus vaccine supply problems cooled risk appetite, while Asian equities also recorded weekly declines. The SET index moved in a...

THAILAND: A B4,000 financial relief package could be approved soon for employees under the social security system who have had to bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Labour Minister

A 4,000-baht financial relief package could be approved soon for employees under the social security system who have had to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin.

Bangkok Post, citing Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin. The compulsory contribution rate will be lowered from 3% to just 0.5% for the months of February and March “as part of the government’s Covid-19 relief measures”, the English language daily quotes Suchart as saying in a report on January 27. Unlike the previous adjustments, the contribution cap has been slashed to 75 baht (US$2.50) for the two months. That’s one-tenth of the long-standing limit of 750 baht. All employers and employe...

Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: annual report 2019 to 2020 Details The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund’s Annual Report for 2019 to 2020 outlines how the Fund works towards both its National Security and UK Aid objectives, and towards the Sustainable Development Goals. This report highlights the real impact and results CSSF programmes are contributing to, including: peacekeeping in Sudan where the UK deployed 300 personnel improving access to justice for survivors of conflict-rela...

International aid cuts being conducted behind closed doors, NGOs claim The government says it is fully committed to transparency and published its priorities for aid spending in November by Stephen Delahunty Sign in to continue Free email bulletins

Although the government believes that a cut in the employees' contribution to the Social Security Fund (SSF) from 3% to 0.5% is a valuable assistance measure to this vast group of people who are excluded from the latest relief scheme, the measure is still unsubstantiated and unfair.

The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked member states not to be despaired in the face of the devastating effect of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the continent.