Germany has taken a tougher stance on migrants, who are increasing in number across Europe. The country proposes measures ranging from cuts to the benefits of those seeking asylum, payments in kind or more community work, to deportations.
Tightening Germany's asylum and immigration policy has the…
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Europe will develop a new generation of rockets and space vehicles
Ministers participating in the European Space Agency (ESA) summit in Seville, Spain, endorsed its roadmap to ensure Europe's autonomy and access to space, which includes a more competitive next generation of rockets and cargo vehicles…
ECB will begin preparation phase for the digital euro
This Wednesday, the European Central Bank announced the start of the test phase for a possible digital euro starting next November 1.
Members of the ECB council indicated that with this preparation phase, aspects such as the necessary…
The EU will demand the gradual elimination of fossil fuels
The European Union will demand the phasing out of fossil fuels at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in early December, after EU climate and environment ministers have agreed.
Meeting this Monday in Luxembourg, the Twenty-Seven…
Meta subscription cost could be 13 euros
Meta plans to implement a new subscription system, with which Instagram and Facebook users will have to pay up to 13 euros to access their services without ads and personalized advertising content from their mobile phones.
The company…
Portugal announces lower fuel tax due to inflation
The president of Portugal, António Costa, announced a new fiscal discount measure for the tax on diesel and gasoline as a palliative to the inflation rate.
“The reduction in taxes applicable to fuels in force in Portugal amounts to 25.1…
European Commission (EC) ready to present proposal on frozen Russian assets
In a statement issued this Thursday, the European spokesperson for Justice, Christian Wigand, announced that the European Commission (EC) is "prepared" to present a proposal related to the use of frozen Russian public assets in order to…
Microsoft and Apple want to leave certain services out of the Digital Market Law
Microsoft and Apple expressed their intention not to include the Bing search engine and iPhone Messages in the European Union's Digital Markets Law (DMA), since they allege that they are not sufficiently popular services to be framed within…
Meta could include a paid version for its networks in Europe
Meta is planning to introduce payment plans on Instagram and Facebook for European users, so that they can use these social networks without advertising content and thus adapt to the data protection policies of the European Union (EU),…
Teams will no longer be in Microsoft 365 Europe
Microsoft confirmed that the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 office suites for business customers will drop the Teams productivity solution in Europe, offering new lower-priced plans and Teams independently.
The European Commission announced…
UK GDP grew 0.2 % in the second quarter
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United Kingdom accelerated its growth in the second quarter to 0.2 % compared to the expansion of 0.1 % in the previous quarter, as reported by the National Statistics Office (ONS).
The rebound in…
Shakira assures “having acted in accordance with the law”
The singer Shakira assured "having always acted in accordance with the law and under the advice of the best tax experts" after learning that the Investigating Court 2 of Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona) opened a second case against the…