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🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Stakeholders urge government to fund inclusive schools, expand therapy access

Stakeholders in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to provide urgent funding for inclusive schools and increase access to therapy services for children with special needs.

Feb 21 • 17:33 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

A social housing project with 250 apartments planned on Dzelzava Street in Riga for 15 million euros

A new social housing development on Dzelzava Street in Riga aims to provide 250 apartments, with special accommodations for people with mobility disabilities, funded partly by the European Regional Development Fund.

Feb 13 • 07:47 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Marburg Special Fund: What is Left from the BioNTech Millions

The city of Marburg has successfully invested a significant portion of its business tax revenues from the pandemic into a special fund, which is now helping to stabilize its budget.

Feb 13 • 05:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Lee Seong-yoon: ‘Jeon Jun-cheol, a principled lawyer persecuted by the Yoon administration’

Lee Seong-yoon, a member of the Democratic Party, expresses regret over the controversy surrounding his recommendation of lawyer Jeon Jun-cheol for a special prosecutor position amid allegations of false claims related to a North Korean fund remittance scandal.

Feb 9 • 14:29 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

"Excessive Provocation" – Vorbach on the Reaction of the Ministry of Finance

Sebastian Vorbach criticizes the Ministry of Finance's response to the 2023 Unword of the Year 'special fund' as an excessive provocation, arguing it represents debt that burdens future generations.

Jan 16 • 07:26 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

After the election of the 'Unword of the Year': government stands by 'special fund'

Following the election of the 'Unword of the Year,' the federal government defended the use of the term 'special fund,' emphasizing its historical basis and noting it is not a new concept.

Jan 14 • 14:23 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Life & Tech

The Special Fund is, of course, nothing but a mountain of debt

The term 'special fund' has been named the 'Unword of the Year' for 2025, labeled as manipulative and misleading by the jury, with Business Insider Germany's editor-in-chief agreeing that it represents a significant amount but is not an asset.

Jan 13 • 10:31 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Life & Tech

"Special Fund" is "Misnomer of the Year"

The term "Sondervermögen" has been designated as the "Misnomer of the Year" 2025 by a jury, who criticized it as manipulative and misleading.

Jan 13 • 10:31 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Jury in Marburg: 'Special Fund' is the Unword of the Year 2025

The term 'Special Fund' has been declared the 'Unword of the Year 2025' by a jury in Marburg, who argue that it obscures the real meaning of increasing public debt.

Jan 13 • 08:13 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Life & Tech

"Special Fund" is the "Word of the Year" - Jury complains about "misleading euphemistic meaning"

The term "Sondervermögen" has been designated as the "Word of the Year" due to its misleading euphemistic implications according to an expert jury.

Jan 13 • 08:10 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
World

Donald Trump signs a decree to protect Venezuelan oil revenues held in the United States

Donald Trump has signed an emergency decree to provide special protection for Venezuelan assets, including oil revenues, located in the U.S., by creating a state-owned deposit fund controlled by the U.S. government.

Jan 10 • 18:34 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

"Söder is like the first officer on the Titanic, still bringing an iceberg on deck"

Jacques Schuster criticizes the black-red coalition for lacking reform enthusiasm and points out that the special fund is being increasingly misused.

Jan 6 • 16:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

Pula introduces free kindergartens from the New Year

Starting January 1, 2024, Pula will fund monthly kindergarten fees for children in regular and special half-day programs for preschoolers with developmental difficulties.

Dec 29 • 10:54 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

Budget 2026: the special law promulgated in the Official Journal, the 2025 budget extended

President Emmanuel Macron has promulgated a special law to provisionally fund the State in 2026, as the debates on a proper budget will resume in January.

Dec 27 • 09:43 UTC

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