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All three teams won their games yesterday and will take part in Euro-2024 Football Cup in Germany  in June-July of 2024. 24 teams are divided in six groups, Ukraine is to face Belgium, Romania and Slovakia in Group E.
2024 March 27 Wednesday, 15:53
The test of the hypersonic weapon, officially called the All-Up-Round AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), was conducted at the Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, almost 2,600 kilometers to the east of Guam, the statement said. Previous ARRW tests have been conducted off the US mainland. The ARRW consists of a rocket booster motor and the hypersonic glide vehicle, which carries a conventional
2024 March 25 Monday, 13:34
The EU law, effective from 07.03.2024, requires six gatekeepers - which provide services like search engines, social networks and chat apps used by other businesses - to comply with guidance to ensure a level playing field for their rivals and to give users more choices. The EU will investigate Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple's rules on steering in the App Store and the choice screen
2024 March 25 Monday, 13:24
EU leaders have agreed a €750bn recovery fund to help member states mitigate the economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak. After four days of negotiations, all 27 heads of government signed off on a package that consists of €390bn in grants and €360bn in low-interest loans. To raise the money, the European Commission received the go-ahead to borrow on the financial markets for the first time. Leaders simultaneously approved
2020 July 22 Wednesday, 14:08
Greece wants to become the place where you grow old. The Greek government plans to tempt foreign retirees to relocate to the country by offering them a flat tax rate, according to a draft law. Pensioners moving their tax residence to Greece would pay a flat rate of 7% on all sources of income, including rents, dividends and pensions. Retirees have to spend at least six months per year in Greece and their countries need to have a double taxation
2020 July 22 Wednesday, 13:58
Barcelona has told landlords to rent out their empty apartments or risk losing their properties. Property owners without tenants could be forced to sell their properties at half the market value to the city government, which will then rent them out to lower-income residents. Cities across Europe are looking to rein in short-term letting platforms. In Lisbon, landlords can rent their apartments to the municipality which will find tenants through
2020 July 22 Wednesday, 13:50
The pandemic could trigger a surge in bad debts for European banks over the next three years, says a new report from consultancy Oliver Wyman. Loan losses could amount to €400bn, according to the firm’s expected scenario in which most countries avoid a second lockdown. Should there be a second wave, then Europe’s banks may have to brace for €800bn in credit losses – or 10% of their total lending. The report further
2020 July 22 Wednesday, 13:40
Estonia has launched a "Digital Nomad Visa" in the hopes of promoting the country to remote-working employees and freelancers from outside Europe. With the visa, people can stay in Estonia for one year, including up to 90 days of travel within the European Union's Schengen zone. Other countries in Europe, like Norway and the Czech Republic, already have similar visa solutions in place – as does Barbados.
2020 July 16 Thursday, 14:38
A EU court has sided with Apple, awarding the tech giant a major victory in a battle over unpaid taxes. The case dates back to a decision in 2016 when the EC ruled that Ireland had given Apple an unfair tax advantage and therefore owed $14.9 billion. It was annulled by Europe’s General Court Wednesday, after the court said the EC did not prove that there was an advantage given.
2020 July 16 Thursday, 14:34
The UK has banned telecoms firms from buying new 5G equipment from Huawei from the end of the year and ordered the removal of the company’s technology from the 5G network by 2027. The decision overturns a January announcement that only kept the Chinese firm out of sensitive areas of the 5G network and is likely to delay the rollout of 5G by "two to three years", the culture secretary said. Officials in France, Italy and Germany are also
2020 July 15 Wednesday, 13:57
The coronavirus will “very likely” push the European economy into recession this year, the European Commission said on 13.03.2020, as it urged member states to take quick and bold measures to ensure an economic rebound in 2021. The bloc plans to free up €37bn to support workers, SMEs, and crisis-hit sectors, including healthcare and tourism.
2020 March 16 Monday, 17:05
Zoran Milanović, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and several other centre-left parties, won the runoff election against the incumbent president and candidate of the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović.
2020 January 06 Monday, 14:04
Google will no longer be using the so-called ‘double Irish’ tax loophole that allowed the company to avoid the US taxman. Recent changes to Irish and US laws as well as OECD efforts to counter tax avoidance have caused the company to revise its tax structure.
2020 January 06 Monday, 13:52
Американська аерокосмічна компанія Firefly Aerospace, яка має підрозділ в Україні, розпочала випробування першого ступеню ракети-носія Alpha. На стенді Firefly TS2 встановили чотири двигуни Reaver. Невдовзі стартують тестування на «гарячому вогні», які завершаться 165-секундними відпрацюваннями повного робочого циклу. У Дніпрі Firefly Aerospace має власний R&D-центр і цех експериментального виробництва малих ракетних
2020 January 06 Monday, 13:46
Greeks elected the conservative New Democracy party to government after it promised lower taxes and more jobs. Led by incoming PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the party won 39.6% of the vote compared to the far-left Syriza party of PM Alexis Tsipras with 31.6%. Voters supported New Democracy’s promise to cut taxes to drive investment, growth and jobs after years of tough austerity measures
2019 July 08 Monday, 11:06
Boeing has been usurped by its European rival Airbus in a lucrative new deal with the Saudi Arabia carrier Flyadeal. The beleaguered U.S. company lost a $5.5b deal to sell its 737 MAX jetliners to Flydeal after the carrier opted to purchase up to 50 Airbus A320neo planes instead. The move by the discount carrier is “one of the first tangible signs” that Boeing’s crisis is likely to encourage its rivals to strongly consider
2019 July 08 Monday, 11:01
Deutsche Bank could slash up to 20,000 jobs by 2022, a fifth of its workforce. CFO James von Moltke has called the move a “final restructuring”. He aims to reduce adjusted costs by a quarter to €17b, but is likely to post a net loss of €2.8b in the second quarter of 2019. He also announced it will pull out of global equities sales and trading operations, and scale back investment banking two days after
2019 July 08 Monday, 10:56
Swiss researchers have developed a method that could use the hot air in train tunnels to heat (or cool) thousands of homes. A series of plastic pipes filled with transfer fluid or cold water would be installed along train passages — as passing trains warm those pipes, energy would be produced in the form of a hot liquid. A 645,000 square foot area of lined tunnels could potentially supply enough energy to heat 1,500 homes,
2019 July 01 Monday, 14:53
The EU decreed all new electric vehicles must be fitted with a noise-emitting device. The new rule, which comes into effect today, follows concerns the super-quiet vehicles pose a risk to pedestrians and cyclists. The cars’ acoustic vehicle alert system (AVAS) must be activated when reversing or travelling at speeds below 19km/h. Charity Guide Dogs has welcomed the move but says vehicles should emit noise at all speeds. 
2019 July 01 Monday, 14:28
Airbus, Aeroports de Paris and the Paris Transport Authority say they’re looking into using autonomous flying taxis to move passengers every six minutes between Charles de Gaulle Airport and tournament sites. There are, however, issues to overcome first, including improving battery power and safety, as well as ensuring compatibility with existing infrastructure and regulations. 
2019 June 24 Monday, 14:49
To gain the emotional benefits from holding down a job, you just need to work eight hours a week, according to research. Unemployment has previously been tied to mental health problems, with researchers suggesting that the social contact and structure of work can aid emotional wellness. This study found those benefits don’t increase beyond eight hours of work. The findings could prove useful as automation threatens to
2019 June 24 Monday, 14:46
Sales of alcohol-free beer are booming in the UK and across Europe, coinciding with an increase in alcohol-free craft breweries and even a bar in Dublin. UK sales of low and alcohol-free beers jumped 28%. In Germany, as many as one in 15 sold estimated to be alcohol-free, and Spain is now the world's largest consumer of alcohol-free beer, accounting for 14% of all beer sales. Sales are pouring in for UK-based 
2019 June 21 Friday, 21:31
Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been detained by French anti-corruption police.Platini was taken into custody as part of ongoing investigations into Qatar’s winning bid to host the 2022 World Cup and released shortly before midnight, according to reports. French financial prosecutors have been looking into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups awarded to Russia and Qatar.
2019 June 20 Thursday, 06:16
The EU has reached a deal to give the US a larger share of Europe’s beef market. The agreement means the US will now secure a guaranteed 18,500 tonnes of the 45,000-tonne quota for hormone-free beef, with that number rising to 35,000 tonnes after seven years. It will reduce the amount of the quota other suppliers like Australia, Uruguay and Argentina can compete for, but could help defuse trade tensions between the US and Europe.
2019 June 18 Tuesday, 11:31
The move comes after the country’s oldest lender was linked to money laundering at Danske Bank, and is a “consequence of the ongoing internal investigation”. Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen was fired in March for misleading the public about the seriousness of the case. Swedbank is alleged to have handled up to €20 billion in suspicious payments yearly between 2010 and 2016 in Estonia.
2019 June 18 Tuesday, 11:23
The EC has introduced a cap on international phone calls within the EU. The price control will apply to all 28 members from May 15 and to be rolled out in Iceland, Norway and Lichtenstein soon. Intra-EU calls will be capped at 19 cents per minute, and SMS at 6 cents per message (not including VAT). In 2017, the EU abolished roaming fees for European mobile users.
2019 May 14 Tuesday, 08:55
In a bid to compete with Airbnb, Marriott International is set to offer home rentals in Europe, the US and Latin America.  The move, starting as early as next month following a successful European pilot, will make the world's largest hotel operator the first to offer home rentals. Both Hilton and Hyatt chains are said to be mulling a similar concept, per the report, while Airbnb seems to be going in the opposite direction, having
2019 April 30 Tuesday, 08:39
Emmanuel Macron announced widespread tax cuts for middle class earners, but says French people need to “work more”. The €5 billion cuts will be financed by eliminating corporate tax breaks, working longer hours and reductions in public spending. Macron also said French citizens will need to contribute longer to the pensions system before retiring. He also promised higher education for adults to improve their
2019 April 26 Friday, 09:05
In its latest monthly report, the European Commission claims there’s been a lack of progress after the tech giants last year pledged to crack down on fake news. The commission says Google has not made enough progress in defining “issue-based advertising”, while Twitter has yet to provide details on how it is tackling spam and fake accounts. The European Parliament will hold its elections next month.
2019 April 24 Wednesday, 09:12
Deutsche Bank is facing fines and legal action over its role in a $20bn Russian money-laundering scheme. The bank admits there is a high risk that regulators in the US and UK will take “significant disciplinary action” against it. Deutsche Bank was linked to a money-laundering operation, dubbed the Global Laundromat, through which Russian criminals moved money into the western financial system.
2019 April 19 Friday, 09:03
Thousands of people around the world may be listening to your conversations with your Alexa device. That’s according to a Bloomberg report, which says Amazon workers listen to commands to help the artificial assistant better comprehend human speech. The global team is "the latest example of a cloud-based service that purports to use an algorithm that actually has a team of humans behind it,” says CNET. Amazon has said
2019 April 13 Saturday, 12:50
7 years ago Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden on sexual assault charges that were later dropped. The Australian was initially arrested for failing to surrender to the court. Police confirmed he has been "further" arrested "on behalf of the United States authorities" over charges relating to one of the world's largest leaks of government secrets. Ecuador withdrew Assange's asylum after his
2019 April 13 Saturday, 12:35
Swedbank has stood down CEO Birgitte Bonnesen amid a €135 billion money-laundering scandal. The move comes a day after Swedish police raided the bank’s headquarters. Bonnesen’s ousting follows that of Danske Bank’s Thomas Borgen, who resigned after the lender admitted it let €200 billion of suspicious payments flow through its Estonian branch. 
2019 March 29 Friday, 08:06
Europarliament has passed sweeping new legislation that could change the way big tech uses and shares content. The rules — approved by the Europarliament yesterday — could see sites like YouTube made responsible for copyright infringements committed by their users. It could also see news aggregation platforms forced to pay publishers for using their content. Tech companies have long argued that it would amount to
2019 March 27 Wednesday, 09:29
MPs will have at least 16 proposals to vote next week to determine the future of Brexit. The proposals include a UK-EU customs union, a second referendum, rejoining the European FTA, a “common market 2.0”, and the revoking of article 50. On Tuesday, MPs seized control of the Brexit procedure with a series of non-binding votes in an attempt to end the current deadlock. 
2019 March 27 Wednesday, 09:23
The EU has hit Google with a third antitrust fine for preventing competition in the online advertising market. Rivals say the search giant restricted them from showing search ads between 2006 and 2016. The EU’s competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager says Google “shielded itself from competitive pressure by imposing anti-competitive contractual restrictions on third-party websites”. The fine is
2019 March 24 Sunday, 12:58
The online tracking tools, most of which were developed by Google, were discovered on 89% of government websites and 52% of national health pages, according to Danish data compliance service Cookiebot. The company warns that personal and sensitive information could be sold on by ad tech companies. Only the websites for the Spanish, German and Dutch governments were tracker-free.
2019 March 24 Sunday, 12:52
The length of delay will depend on whether MPs agree to Theresa May's withdrawal agreement. If the PM is able to get approval for the existing deal — which has been rejected twice previously — the bloc will agree to an extension to May 22. Should she fail, the UK will only be given until April 12. Meanwhile, more than two million people have signed a petition to revoke Brexit.
2019 March 23 Saturday, 11:49
Facebook confirmed its employees were able to see “hundreds of millions” of user passwords because they weren’t encrypted. It says it will notify up to 600 million users of Instagram, Facebook Lite, etc of the lapse, adding there is no evidence the data was abused. Facebook says the passwords may have been exposed for up to seven years.
2019 March 23 Saturday, 11:42
UK Parliament agreed — 412 to 202 — to seek an extension of Brexit beyond March 29. The exact date depends on whether Parliament approves Brexit deal before March 20. EU leaders have been split on whether they would approve a deadline change. The timing will also determine whether the U.K. participates in upcoming EU elections. European shares rose to a five-month high yesterday following the vote.
2019 March 15 Friday, 12:55
Катерина Прищепа, Тексти, 27.03.2024    Ми детально вивчили статус, привілеї та політичний вплив польських фермерів. Їхні маніпулятивні твердження щодо українського зерна повторюють навіть адекватні політики й основні ЗМІ. З’ясовуємо чому.    Майже два місяці в Польщі триває протест фермерів, які вимагають від уряду й влади ЄС відмовитися від планів посилення вимог до сільгоспвиробників у межах зеленої політики ЄС, а також установити обмеження, якщо не повну блокаду, на сільгоспімпорт з України. У межах протесту фермери фактично “взяли в заручники” пункти пропуску на кордоні з Україною та завдають серйозного удару по українській економіці. На відміну від решти території Польщі, де акції блокування відбуваються раз на 10–14 днів, кордон з Україною заблокований цілодобово та без перерви. У власних діях фермери покладаються на свій особливий статус у польському суспільстві й свою надзвичайну привабливість як електоральної групи.    Політична вага фермерів у Польщі ґрунтується на кількох чинниках: їхньому правовому статусі, системі підтримки фермерів і простій величині цієї соціальної групи.    Згуртована й активна група виборців    На перший погляд, у структурі польського суспільства фермери не найбільша соціальна група. За останніми оцінками соціологів, вони становлять приблизно 10% населення сільської місцевості й близько 4% населення Польщі. За даними Головного статистичного управління Польщі, на IV квартал 2023 року кількість працівників фермерських господарств у Польщі становила 1,200,000 осіб.    Якщо припустити, що частина власників або працівників фермерських господарств має членів родини, які там не працюють, але поділяють погляди своїх близьких, може йтися про кілька мільйонів виборців, тобто доволі вагому групу для польської політики. Водночас про фермерів говорять як про доволі гомогенну групу — консервативну зі спільними уявленнями
2024 March 28 Thursday, 20:36
Орест Зог, Тексти, 10.07.2017   Передача землі має відбуватися швидко. Основною причиною провалу аграрної реформи у В’єтнамі і, як наслідок, перемоги комуністів, були зволікання з передачею землі – великі французькі землевласники домоглися перехідного періоду в 4 роки. Земельне питання і бідність села породжує політичну напругу. Згадайте за кого голосували українські злиденні селяни: спочатку за КПУ, потім за Соцпартію Мороза, далі за Тимошенко, тобто деструктивні сили, які загрожують самому існуванню України. Правильна земельна реформа повинна дозволити заробляти селянину, не менше ніж міському жителю. Що отримаємо?   Заяв і суджень, висловлених як на підтримку, так і проти земельної реформи, дуже багато. Втім, якщо спробувати оцінити не кількість, а якість аргументів , які наводять прихильники земельної реформи та запровадження вільного продажу землі (про аргументи противників говорити нема сенсу – це або клініка, цікава хіба що психіатрам, або банальна політична маніпуляція – інструмент боротьби за владу), то виявляється, що аргументів майже і нема. Говорять що:   Землю треба продавати, бо ринок землі вже де факто існує (гм, так навіщо щось міняти?). Бо це вимога МВФ і Заходу (справді? І що?).   Бо тоді до України прийде іноземний інвестор (у аграрній галузі дефіциту іноземних інвесторів якось не спостерігається).   Бо потрібно якомога менше державних обмежень (скандинавські країни роблять навпаки, і це чомусь працює). Тощо, тощо, тощо.   Тобто, виглядає так, що ініціатори земельної реформи в Україні (і в першу чергу, політики, від яких залежить, чи буде вона ухвалена, і в якому вигляді) інтуїтивно відчувають, що пора завершувати із соціалізм ломі запровадити нормальний ринко землі, але самі не мають чіткого бачення, чого ми усі досягнемо після введення ринку землі, тобто до чого має призвести реформа і який результат забезпечити.   «Думали як
2024 March 28 Thursday, 20:11
Олександр Александрович, Цензор.нет, 24.03.2024   ПРЕАМБУЛА    Сучасні рекомендації здорового харчування у світі, відображені в національних законодавствах і в документах ВООЗ, були сформовані приблизно 50-60 років тому і не сильно змінилися дотепер. Їхня суть яскраво проілюстрована так званою харчовою пірамідою, в основі якої лежать рослинні продукти, зокрема злакові, олії, горіхи, овочі та фрукти, а ближче до верхівки – тваринне м’ясо і жири. Іншими словами, основу рекомендованої дієти складає їжа багата на вуглеводи і рослинні білки, а тваринні білки й особливо тваринні жири пропонується серйозно обмежувати.    Крім того, наріжним каменем сучасної офіційної дієтології є так звана калорієвмісна теорія, згідно якої кількість спожитих людиною від їжі калорій мусить бути компенсована фізичними вправами, які би ці калорії "спалювали", щоби тримати вагу і здоров’я оптимальними. Якщо ж кількість спожитих калорій регулярно перевищує кількість витрачених, то це, мовляв, і призводить до надлишкової ваги і пов’язаних із цим різноманітних хвороб.   Парадоксально, але приблизно за цей же період часу спостерігається значне погіршення стану здоров’я людей по всьому світу. Особливо загрозливого поширення набули хронічні фізіологічні (метаболічний синдром, порушення в шлунково-кишковому тракті, нелокалізовані запальні процеси, діабет ІІ типу, ожиріння, інсулінова резистентність, серцево-судинні як то інфаркт та інсульт, рак тощо) та психічні (аутизм, епілепсія, депресія, шизофренія, затуманення мозку, деменція тощо) захворювання, а також різноманітні алергії та непереносимості (глютен, лактоза, казеїн).    Хоча пряма причинно-наслідкова залежність між рекомендованим типом харчування і вищезгаданими хворобами у великих масштабах не вивчалася і не встановлена, однак опосередкована кореляція, безперечно, існує і заставляє замислитися над ефективністю і сенсом пропагованої сучасної
2024 March 26 Tuesday, 10:58
Opinion by Valerii Zaluzhnyi for CNN, 01.02.2024 Editor’s Note: Valerii Zaluzhnyi has been Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2021. This article was written before an expected announcement of his dismissal. The views expressed in this commentary are his own.   ***   The Second World War drew to a close almost 80 years ago, but its legacy in defining the strategic vision of war persists to this day.   Whatever remarkable advances there have been in the fields of aviation, missile technology and space-based assets, for instance, the concept of victory remains unchanged: to destroy the enemy and to capture or liberate territory.   And yet, each war is unique.   And there is no greater challenge facing the military commander, in my opinion, than understanding – in good time – how each war is shaped differently.   Firstly, by technological progress, which determines the development of weapons and equipment.   And, secondly, by political conditions at home and abroad, and the economic environment.   Victory needs a unique strategy and follows a unique logic.   It is well known by now that a central driver of this war is the development of unmanned weapons systems.   They are proliferating at a breathtaking pace and the scope of their applications grows ever wider.   Crucially, it is these unmanned systems – such as drones – along with other types of advanced weapons, that provide the best way for Ukraine to avoid being drawn into a positional war, where we do not possess the advantage.   But while mastery of such technologies is key, it is not the only factor influencing current strategy.   We must contend with a reduction in military support from key allies, grappling with their own political tensions.   Our partners’ stocks of missiles, air defense
2024 March 25 Monday, 15:25