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In Belgium, one third of young people between 10 and 17 years old visited an Internet site for sales. On average, he did it 3 times in a month. The majority of surfers in search of small business is male. This was announced by the Crioc that also emphasizes that [...]

30% of Belgians use a loan to pay for goods bought on sale. The percentage has increased significantly since 2010, when only 12% of the population used a consumer credit for post-Christmas spending. The data are released by the CRIOC in its last research.

In Belgium, 84% of drivers said to make a gesture of thanks to another who let him pass. The CRIOC announced also, that 78% permit to pass to a vehicle even though he does not take precedence, and almost all the drivers stop in front of pedestrians.

"Sit down along the river bank and wait, sooner or later you'll pass the corpse of your enemy," says an old Chinese adage. The inhabitants of Belgium seem to follow it to the letter. In their case, the expectation is for the body of the economic crisis. Interviewed about the [...]

In Belgium, 84% of young people between 10 and 17 go to the cinema at least 2 times per month. Children accompanied by parents, of course, while teenagers with friends. The research, led by Crioc, also highlights how the new generations now living in multimedia environments. In one bedroom usually [...]

Through this article, West makes a plea for the committee promoting the creation of the Ethical Bank, JAK in Italy (http://www.jakitalia.it/). Jord, Abete and Kapital. Labour, Land and Capital: these three elements lying behind any economic system constitute the Swedish acronym JAK. Jak is a bank which, based on a [...]

In Austria in 2010 half a million was the number of people living below the poverty line. A dramatic report recorded by the National Statistical Office, which also reveals that this category constitutes 12.1% of the current population.

"An important step towards creating a true common area of justice that protect women especially when traveling in Europe". With this words it was commented the Directive on the European Protection Order (EPO) after its final approval. The new legislation requires that decisions taken for the protection of victims of gender violence, harassment, kidnapping, stalking and attempted murder issued by an EU member state are also applicable in the other, without borders. Ad-hoc measures already exist in all countries. But until now ceased to [...]

In Poland 44% of people believe it is just that the woman peaks her partner who behaved badly. This was announced by the Institute SMG / KRC that conducted several surveys on domestic violence at the request of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

Why Poland has one of the most restrictive laws on abortion among Europe? The Member of the European Parliament Joanna Senyszyn, interviewed by West, has no doubts: "because it is a confessional state". Professor of economics and member of the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Commission, she is renowned in [...]

1 French child in 10 has practiced at least once the "Choking Game". We are talking about to tighten around the neck a scarf going apnea. Sometimes up to fainting. The survey, conducted by Ipsos, also reveals that the majority of young people between 6 and 15 years old played [...]

Biological clock hands run very fast in the men too. The age of the male partner is eventually took into consideration by a recent research published in Human Reproduction as a key risk factor of failing conception. Age above 35 years old is a discriminating circumstance in men as well [...]

18 months after the entry into force of the new law against domestic violence in France, the deputies who had proposed it, have mapped out a preliminary assessment. Needless to say, it has been promoted to full marks. Anyway, it is difficult to find a landlord who says to sell [...]

134 million boxes of tranquilizers were sold in 2010 in France. For a business of € 183 million. Over 60% of those who make use of these drugs are women and la République is the European country with the highest consumption of anxiolytics after Portugal. This was announced by the [...]

In 2011, in France, the burglaries have increased by 16%. This was announced by the Observatoire national de la délinquance et des réponses pénales (ONDRP) concerned about the ease with which online it can buy weapons and equipment to perform these acts of crime and re-sell the stolen goods.

Against unpredictable catastrophes there are two alternatives: to focus on disaster prevention or feeling sorry for himself. Merkel's government has chosen the first option. Witness the recent program "Forschung für die Sicherheit zivile", literally research for the civil security. The objective is to ensure people safety, especially those in urban [...]

Germany, in 2011, exported  62 thousand tons of chocolate. For a value of € 375 million. A 5% increase over the previous year. The nations whith a sweet tooth for German chocolate were the Netherlands (with 14.3% of total imports), France and Austria.

For full-time German workers who earn about € 800 per month, from 2001 to 2006, wages increased by 23.5%. A much higher increase of who receives a salary higher or lower. This was announced by the Institut für und Arbeitsmarkt Berufsforschung that identifies as reasons the increased mobility and ease [...]

€ 28,9 billion were spent in 2010 by the German government for services for children, an increase of 7.4% over the previous year. Most federal and regional funds went to schools (€ 17,8 billion) and programs to support education (€ 7,5 billion). In extracurricular activities and community centers was invested [...]

Surprise! Illiteracy in adulthood affects the top of the class. In Germany, in fact, much of the 7.5 million workers (14% of total) can read and write no more than a single sentence. Another 13 million also have trouble with longer and complex texts. They are mostly men and, despite [...]

88% of Irish workers consume their meals sitting at their desk. This was reported in a survey carried out by Initial Washroom Solutions Ireland according to which 41% felt that the keyboard is the dirtiest object. No one has also stated to clean their desks every day. There is, finally, [...]

In catholic Ireland, more and more women go out of the country in order to abort. It is estimated that each year 5.500 women go to England to be subjected to this kind of intervention. A though reality due to the fact that in the green island the voluntary interruption [...]

The solutions proposed by the Irish authorities against childhood obesity represent a classic case of overshooting: hitting a fly with a cannon. To stem a phenomenon that in Ireland affects about 26% of children 9 years old, the arsenal fielded by the Ministers of Health and Education, in fact, likely [...]

For most of Irish over 65 retirement comes with depression. A phenomenon that is however underestimated by relatives who mistake the real disease for bad moods typically found among seniors. The alarm is sent out by the Trinity College that has carried out an ad hoc study on a sample [...]

After the disco and the scooter, are the new technologies to complicate the lives of parents. The most popular enigma between moms and dads of the Old Continent, in fact, concerns Facebook. What is the right age to allow their children to enter in the wonderful world of the most [...]

Milan opens the doors of its kindergartens to the children of immigrants without residence permit. This is one of the main changes contained in the municipal circular letter which establishes the criteria for the registration of children in the nursery schools for the year 2012/2013. In the text of the [...]

In Italy, the civil mediation enters the new market basket 2012 of the National Institute for Statistics, consisting of 1,398 products, aggregates in 597 representative positions. This is a consequence of the introduction of this institution into the Italian law, following the approval of the Legislative Decree 28/2010 as part [...]

In Italy, it was renewed the agreement between the Italian Banking Association and 13 consumer associations, with which the suspension of the mortgage repayments has been extended until next July. It is estimated that, at November 30, 2011, banks have already suspended more than 55,000 mortgages. Ensuring liquidity to the [...]

In Italy, in the coming years, the number of pediatricians could shrink dramatically. It is estimated, in fact, that the current 15,000 doctors could become 8,000 in 2025. This is due to the fact that the restricted access to the graduate schools does not ensure the turnover of those who [...]

In Italy, to stick a pornographic picture of the former partner on the front door is not a crime. This is what one can read in a curious decision of the Supreme Court that overturned a previous judgment of the Court of Appeal of Genoa with which the accused had [...]

New changes in the Romanian Code of Civil Procedure entered into force at the beginning of 2011 allows married couples that don't have minor children to get a divorce from the town hall of the city they live in. This procedure is meant to simplify and reduce the length of [...]

In 2002, European  executives during the Barcelona Summit decided to guarantee access to kindergartens to at least the 33% of children under the age of 3, within 2010. At the end of the first decade of the new millennium, what are the results? Few places available, difficulties to access, financial [...]

The Spanish families in which all members are unemployed reached a record number of almost 1.6 million. This was revealed in the Active Population Survey by the Spanish Institute of Statistics. The crisis accelerates unemployment, bringing the rate to 22.85%, 5.3 million people. They are mostly young and male those [...]

From September 2011 to now the number of Spanish unemployed is increased by 400 thousand units. Reaching a record of 5.4 million people out of work. This was announced by the Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy according to the National Statistical Office data.

Despite the heavy current financial crisis, the Catalans are always less nationalistic and more welcoming to immigrants. It is revealed in an half-year investigation by the City of Barcelona. Among citizens, questioned on economic and social issues affecting the city, the Autonomous Community of Catalonia and Spain, only 5.3% consider [...]

Starting from this week, the number of clerks working in the Courts of Madrid dealing with gender violence crimes will be reduced. The cuts announced by the Gobierno de la Comunidad will involve 50% of clerks, who will no longer work in the afternoon. The executive did not specify whether [...]

In times of cutbacks in public spending and the continued surge in consumer prices the only one that come to the rescue of the 17 million Spanish with a monthly salary of € 1000 who have difficulty making ends meet, is the free market. That, with the complicity of the [...]

Dear men, put your soul in peace. When driving, you can also emulate Schumacher or Alonso, but with regard to parking, women are better than you. This was revealed by the NCP Parking Report, a British study on a sample of about 2,550 applicants for the license examination. More accurate [...]

An army of 20,000 volunteers will be needed in UK for a new initiative to help children play safely outdoors. Campaign group Play England says children should be able to play outside safely. The government has given £2m directly from the Big Society Fund.

Against depression just a diet of magic mushrooms. It's not a joke by some nostalgic of this drugs so fashionable in the Seventies, but the result of two English influential research. Scholars have, in fact, noted that "psilocybin", the magic mushrooms active ingredient, has positive effects on mood in addition [...]

How and where give birth or abort? No problem, starting from next 30 April it will be enough to turn on the TV and take information from an ad about pre-natal course, opening time of health centre and clinics that practice termination of pregnancy among promotions of a washing-up liquid [...]

Between 2008 and 2010 almost 5,000 British children under 16 have got a gun license. A veritable army of children armed to the teeth, that has nothing to envy of the country where this phenomenon is well known: the United States. But how is it that the so rigid Albion [...]

Have you recently bought the playing tent for children Busa in an Ikea store? If yes, you should hurry to return it to one of the Ikea stores and you’ll be refunded. What’s the reason? There have been some reports on the dangerousness of this object. In three cases, the [...]

“Colour me safe” is a guide where it is possible to find suggestions on how to prevent domestic accidents. Thought to be an interactive tool for 4-7 years old kids and a parents guide, this support gives useful information like family smoke tests on alarms twice a year, windows protections [...]

In the world, in 2010, € 145 billion were spent in fast food. This figure comes drugs (€ 220 billion) and the game of football (€ 250 billion). The ranking, however, is driven by spending in drugs that exceed € 500 billion. This was announced by the EAE Business School.

This news will certainly make the barman from all over the world absolutely happy. From now on, they are going to have a lot of women waiting for an espresso at the counter. Why? Because two or three coffee per day lower the risk of depression among women of 15%, [...]

Intelligent people are, for someone, extremely charming. Unfortunately, their admirers will have to resign themselves to the idea that they are not interested in sex. That is what emerges from an article published by the American magazine “Psychology Today”. The article is based on a survey carried out by the sociologist [...]