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EU launches major campaign for sustainable work and healthy ageing for all
April 18th, 2016
A new EU campaign focuses on Europe’s enterprises and the need to promote sustainable work and healthy ageing from the beginning of working life. The Healthy Workplaces for All Ages campaign, launched by the European Commission and the European ...
EU Nations Split Over Tax Rules on Controlled Foreign Companies
April 11th, 2016
Tax debate weighs on push to pass anti-fraud package by June Panama leaks give extra incentive to EU corporate-tax campaign European Union proposals to crack down on corporate-tax avoidance are getting stuck in a fight over how to curb ...
Venture Capitalists Inject Nearly Half a Billion in Bitcoin throughout 2015
April 4th, 2016
The year 2015 has been a particularly good one for Bitcoin startups all over the world, as a lot of money was raised over the course of 12 months. A recent report by Consultancy in the Netherlands shows how ...
Japan considers giving away money to boost consumption
March 25th, 2016
Following the examples Finland, Canada and the Netherlands, the Japanese government is considering issuing money ‘vouchers’ to poor young people, according to Sankei daily. Tokyo plans to include gift certificates for low-income youngsters in the fiscal supplementary budget this year. The ...
Better law-making agreement adopted by the Council
March 16th, 2016
The Council, the European Parliament and the Commission will cooperate more closely to ensure a better delivery to European citizens and businesses. That is the main purpose of a better law-making agreement adopted by the Council on 15 March ...
OECD: Greece will be on the top of countries regarding taxes withheld from salaries and pensions
March 15th, 2016
Taxes take half of high salaries The government will send Greece to the top of the chart among the countries of the eurozone and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in terms of taxes withheld from salaries ...
Volkswagen Sued for $3.7 Billion in Germany Over Diesel Scandal
March 15th, 2016
Law firm filed case on behalf of 278 institutional investors Lawsuit argues VW disclosures to investors came too slowly Volkswagen AG is being sued for 3.3 billion euros ($3.7 billion) over the cover-up of its polluting diesel engines, its ...
Euro area annual inflation down to -0.2%
February 29th, 2016
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be -0.2% in February 2016, down from 0.3% in January, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area ...
How digital is your country? New figures show action needed to unlock Europe’s potential
February 25th, 2016
From connectivity and digital skills to public services, EU countries have made progress since last year which marked the launch of the Digital Single Market Strategy by the European Commission. Today the European Commission published the results of the ...
MWC 2016: Mastercard rolls out selfie ID checks
February 25th, 2016
Credit card firm Mastercard has confirmed it will accept selfie photos and fingerprints as an alternative to passwords when verifying IDs for online payments. It follows a trial of the software carried out in the US and Netherlands last ...
