- May 28
Italian Police Seize €200M of Mafia Boss Messina Denaro's Global 'Drug Treasure', Swoop on 9 Countries
A vast international operation coordinated from Palermo has dealt a massive blow to the Cosa Nostra's financial empire, unearthing and seizing over 200 million euros in assets linked to the late boss Matteo Messina Denaro.
- May 27
Study: Germany lags behind in university startups, missing opportunity for 13 million jobs and €5 trillion in economic output
A new study by AlpMomentum, Redstone, TU München and Universität Trier reveals Germany ranks in the lower middle of Europe for spinning out startups from universities, with just 9.7 per €100M budget, far behind leader Andorra. Scaling challenges and brain drain to the US are cited as key barriers.
