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 agreed on their conclusions for the conference, which will…
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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…
Germany is the second European country with the most teleworking: 1 day per week
German workers can do a lot of work from home compared to 17 European countries, according to the Ifo economic research institute.
Germany ranks second in Europe with an average of one teleworking day per week, while the UK surpasses it…
UK will apply new crypto regulation in October
The new regulations that will govern the trading of digital assets in the United Kingdom will come into force on October 8. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stressed that companies that do not adhere to the rules will face…
PepsiCo earns 92 % more in the second quarter
The multinational 'snacks' and soft drinks PepsiCo closed the second quarter with an attributable net profit of 2,748 million dollars, which is equivalent to an advance of 92.3 % compared to the same period of the previous year, according…