Boost for beekeepers

gium (74.8 per 1,000 inhabitants).

The Security Forces were aware of a total of 2,325,358 criminal offences in 2022, a figure that places the crime rate at 48.8 known criminal offences per thousand inhabitants, according to the Crime Balance for the fourth quarter of 2022, published on the website of the Ministry of the Interior.

Betty Henderson SPAIN’S Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,

Luis

Planas,

announced on Monday, March 20 that the country will request aid from the European Union to support the struggling beekeeping industry. The ministry also put its support behind measures to address issues facing the wine industry due to problems with distilleries.

According to Planas, the Spanish beekeeping industry is in a difficult situation due to high imports of honey from third party countries, particularly China and Ukraine, which have reduced due to geopolitical issues.

Spain will request aid from Brussels for the industry and will also push for country ­ of ­ origin la ­ belling for honey, a topic that was previously discussed by EU countries in January, and which could promote the industry in foreign markets.

The Minister spoke about French plans to reduce surplus wine in the market. If the European Commission agrees to the French plan, Spanish ministers will also support it.

Planas will also pressure Europe to take ac ­ tion to address the tariffs imposed by the United States on some varieties of Spanish olives.

AFGHANS who are desperately trying to escape the country after helping British forces during the war have been asked by the UK government to get approval documents from the Taliban before they can move to Britain, according to a national news outlet.

As per reports, people who applied for the Afghan Relocation and Assistance

Police Scheme were told by UK officials to provide their birth and marriage certificates in English and stamped by the Taliban gov­ ernment. The UK´s Ministry of De­