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Netherlands plans to cut about 25,000 civil servants using AI

The Dutch government intends to eliminate nearly 25,000 public-sector jobs while actively deploying artificial intelligence. According to an official letter dated October 26, savings will reach 3.5 billion euros per year by 2035, and 900 million euros by 2027. The cuts will not affect the police or defense, but will hit ministries, inspectorates and agencies.

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'Deadly bureaucracy': a widow from the UK describes how companies deepen grief after the death of loved ones

Louisa Nicoll lost her husband John, who before his death had carefully prepared the transfer of all the family's bills and documents. Despite this, after his passing she had to deal with mailings reading 'Sorry to see you leave us' and texts saying 'Hi, John'. She now campaigns for the standardisation of company procedures and urges families to talk about death in advance. Louisa Nicoll lost her husband John, who before his death had carefully prepared the transfer of all family bills and documents. Despite this, after his passing she had to deal with mailings saying 'Sorry you're leaving us' and text messages saying 'Hi John'. She now campaigns for companies to standardise their procedures and urges families to talk about death in advance.

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Germany, Italy and Belgium proposed an 'emergency brake' for EU legislation

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever sent a letter to European Council President António Costa proposing a mechanism to suspend new EU laws that are excessively burdensome for businesses. The issue is set to be discussed at the summit in Brussels on Thursday.

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