Denmark

France holds the supremacy in the rankings of the Bocuse d'Or cookery contest awards, with 10 trophies claimed in the history of the biennial event, which is scheduled this year for January 27 - 28 as part of the Sirha worldwide food service and hospitality exhibition in Lyon, the official site of the event informs.

Danish chef Rasmus Kofoed won in 2005 the bronze in the Bocuse d'Or cooking competition - considered the "World Cup" of haute cuisine masters; he was back in 2007 to claim the silver and four years later, in 2011, he walked away with the gold statuette, thus becoming the only competitor to boast in his record all three trophies of this prestigious event.

It's true: working too hard can drive you to drink, said researchers Jan. 14 who warned of the health risks of such dual excess.

An overview of studies covering more than 400,000 people showed that individuals who exceed 48 working hours per week - the European Union's suggested maximum - are likelier to consume "risky" quantities of alcohol, they said.

By Catherine Bosley

Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan said he doesn?t expect Greece to leave the euro area and warned of risks associated with such a move.

Turkey’s spending for social benefits in 2013 rose to 13.8 percent of the GDP, according to a report from the Turkish Statistical Institute released Dec. 29.

Expenditures on social protection accounted for 219.9 billion Turkish Liras ($94.2 billion) in 2013, an increase of 12.5 percent from that of the previous year, the report said.

Turkey supplies around one of every four sea breams and bass consumed in Europe, said Agriculture Minister Mehdi Eker Dec. 23, adding that the country's fish exports have increased six-fold over the last decade.

The ambassadors of seven EU member states have called on Bulgarian magistrates to consider calls of judges at the Sofia City Court calling for top-level resignations.

By Dimitra Manifava

In the last 10 days foreign suppliers have again started asking for the full cost of commodities exported to Greece to be paid in advance by their local representatives, in a picture reminiscent of the state of external trade from late 2011 to the 2012 elections.

The list assembled annually by the economic and financial magazine shows that Montenegro has fallen four places compared to 2013, although it is still ahead of a number of European Union member countries, such as Greece, which is in 51st place.

Scientific data shows Greenland's continental shelf is connected to a ridge beneath the Arctic Ocean, giving Danes a claim to the North Pole and any potential energy resources beneath it, Denmark's foreign minister said.