he European Community was founded on the belief that economic integration leads to peace and economic prosperity. Trade is therefore a fundamental part of the identity of the European Union today. Given the success of the internal market in fostering the longest period of European peace in modern history, the
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The global financial system has created massive wealth, but its centralized nature means the spoils have gone to the people who are best connected to the financial centers of the world. As global inequality continues to rise, how can wealth building tools become more accessible to the rest of the global population? Luckily, technological
In 2018 ECB ends production and issuance of 500 EUR banknote
he Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) concluded a review of the denominational structure of the Europa series back in 2016. It was decided to permanently stop producing the 500 EURbanknote and to exclude it from the Europa series, taking into account concerns that this banknote could facilitate
Cartel: European Commission fines 8 producers of capacitors €254 mil.
The European Commission has fined Capatitors Cartel €253 935 000, which is composed of Elna, Hitachi Chemical, Holy Stone, Matsuo, NEC Tokin, Nichicon, Nippon Chemi-Con, Rubycon. Together with the immunity applicant, Sanyo, they operated a cartel for the supply of aluminium and tantalum electrolytic capacitors between 1998 and 2012. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager,
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ities are the engines of modern society. They power the global economy, consume vast amounts of resources, house the majority of the world’s population, and create much of the pollution and emissions that have scientists concerned about the future. And while big cities consume a lot of resources already – this hardly
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uropean citizens and businesses will benefit from deeper financial integration and a more stable financial system, thanks to Commission plans to accelerate with the completion of the missing parts of the Banking Union. The Banking Union must be completed if it is to deliver its full potential in making the
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rands, including states, inevitably create relationships: fundamentally, how good they are at creating an inclination to interact. In relation to brands, we simply can’t help feeling something and, when asked, we are also able to say things. We have an exchange with them. Some of this is emotional, some rational,