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Newspaper industry calls to eliminate VAT on newspapers and digital subscriptions

Under new EU Vat rules, agreed by the EU finance ministers, Ireland can now apply a zero rate of VAT to newspapers and digital subscriptions.

Irish Mirror · Sep 16, 2022

Sergio Perelberg obituary

Other lives: Civil engineer who led infrastructure projects, including for the World Bank and the EU, across five continents

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022

5 things the U.N. boss is very worried about and signal 'a time of great peril'

From fighting near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, to fertilizer shortages and Europe's energy crisis, these are five things on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' mind right now.

WEKU · Sep 16, 2022

'SMEs are Europe's job creators': Employment Commissioner Nicolas Schmit

As households and businesses face rising energy bills, the EU's Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights is stressing the importance of supporting small and medium-sized businesses all over Europe. "A lot of households and household incomes depend on the survival of SMEs. That's why it's important to support businesses and…

France 24 · Sep 16, 2022

Spain extends tough Covid entry rules for UK holidaymakers

The changes will impact schools' half-term break and late season rush for holiday bargains

Manchester Evening News · Sep 16, 2022

EU drafts media act amid concern over spying, state pressure

The European Union’s executive branch has unveiled plans for new laws that it said would help protect media freedom and independence in the 27-nation bloc

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022

Meloni 'unfit to govern Italy' for defending Orban, critics say

Giorgia Meloni, likely to be Italy's next prime minister after elections this month, is unfit to lead the country, her critics said on Friday after she backed Hungarian leader Viktor Orban in a row with Europe.

Reuters · Sep 16, 2022

Growers see good wine vintage for Europe, stable volumes despite droughts

The good news for wine drinkers is that an increase in French barrels will keep European volumes stable despite severe droughts sweeping the continent, and while yields fell in most countries, farmers foresee a particularly good quality vintage.

Reuters · Sep 16, 2022

Record heatwaves drive EU's July excess deaths to 2022 high

The European Union saw 16% more deaths than usual in July as a record-breaking heatwave hit parts of the continent, its highest monthly figure so far this year, official data showed on Friday.

Reuters · Sep 16, 2022

Ukraine war: Putin's failure will pave the way for China's rise to pre-eminence in Eurasia

What had been suspected for some time has now come out into the open: China has “concerns” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While this is hardly a big surprise, the source and venue of this admission is. Few would have expected Vladimir Putin himself to make such a statement –…

The Conversation · Sep 16, 2022