As the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index remains relatively stable, with mixed performances across major markets like France’s CAC 40 and Germany’s DAX, investors are closely watching economic indicators such as eurozone inflation…
Category: 3. Europe
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France hands Shein €40 million fine for deceptive commercial practices
Through analysing products listed as being on sale on Shein’s French website, investigators found that 57% of products had no price reduction, 19% had a slight discount, while 11% of products actually had a price increase.
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Crypto spending in Europe is rising with stablecoins leading
A new report shows stablecoins now account for over 75% of crypto purchases across Europe, with food, drinks, and travel as top spending categories.
Crypto is gaining traction as a go-to payment method across…
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Macron plans law to kill more French wolves – POLITICO
Reports of wolf attacks on livestock in France have risen over the past decade and a half, with more than 10,000 reported annual deaths in recent years.
European lawmakers in May greenlit a proposal amending the European Union Habitats Directive, moving the wolf from the list of…
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China hits Europe’s brandy exports with duties but adds exemptions
Beijing decided to impose anti-dumping duties of up to 34.9% for the next five years starting on Saturday, following an investigation into brandy imported from Europe.
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What the US and Europe can learn from each other
There’s been a sort of rolling dispute ever since the bombing campaign against Iran wrapped up as to how successful the US/Israeli effort really was in crippling the Iranian nuclear program.
I’m not sure what to think about this.
On the one…
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IceBlock: Thousands flock to app that tracks US immigration agents after White House backlash
“I really just wanted to do something to help fight back,” the app’s developer said.
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TNT wanted: Europe’s ammunition push is missing its explosive core
Europe’s grand plans to surge ammunition production hinge on a single factory in central Poland – the only place in the EU that still makes trinitrotoluene, or TNT, the explosive core of most weapons production.
Since Russia’s war on…
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China spares major EU cognac-makers in trade war – POLITICO
The announcement adds to headaches already piling up in the lead-up to a summit in China on July 24 and 25. Beijing is reportedly expected to cancel the second part of the summit.
China issued its final ruling Friday in an investigation it started in response to an EU probe into electric…
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Europe’s air travel system struggles to cope with post-Covid demand – Firstpost
The two-day strike by French air traffic controllers on July 3–4 has forced the cancellation of over 1,500 flights and disrupted travel plans for nearly 300,000 passengers, is more than just a national labour dispute. As reported by Airlines…
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