This article is part of a report which I drafted for a FinTech company based in the United Kingdom. It has been submitted in the month of August, which is why some facts might be outdated. Since the end of the steel industry in the Greater Region (the area of Saarland, Lorraine, Luxembourg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Wallonia […]
Guerre de Trump contre Bombardier : les consommateurs paient
Fin septembre, le Département du commerce américain a publié un communiqué dans lequel il a annoncé de nouvelles taxes douanières sur les importations d’avions canadiens.
The EU finally ended sugar quotas, but not its protectionism
The European Union has finally put an end to nearly 50-years of quotas on sugar prices. Despite the seemingly good news, the measure is overshadowed by the fact that the EU not only maintains large tariffs on sugar imports, it also recently announced that it will probably continue backdoor-protectionism regardless.
Ad taxes are hurting small businesses and low-income earners
In September, the finance ministers of 10 European Union member states signed a letter in which they call for a change in corporate taxation of tech services. The idea: tech giants such as Google or Facebook aren’t paying their fair share. It turns out that unfortunately, both the European Union and certain members of Congress […]
Refugees in Germany: the government’s refusal to let asylum seekers work is problematic
This article is part of a report which I drafted for a FinTech company based in the United Kingdom. It has been submitted in the month of August, which is why some facts might be outdated. Out of all the countries on the European continent, Germany has stood out as being the most permissive when […]
Luxembourg’s ‘Nation Branding’: A Marketing Campaign Run by a Government
This article is part of a report which I drafted for a FinTech company based in the United Kingdom. It has been submitted in the month of August, which is why some facts might be outdated. For Luxembourg, a country of the approximate combined size of Malta, Andorra and Singapore, attracting investors has rarely been […]
Should major policy changes be expected from Germany’s election in September?
This article is part of a report which I drafted for a FinTech company based in the United Kingdom. It has been submitted in the month of August, which is why some facts might be outdated (especially in this case, as this post dates back before the election in Germany). This article was completed at […]
Hey, bicycle manufacturers: the jury is in on tariffs
Last week, the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA) filed an anti-dumping complaint to the European Commission, demanding immediate action against mass low-cost Chinese productions of e-bikes. According to these manufacturers, Chinese e-bikes are heavily subsidised and dumped on the European market at discounted prices. According to the association, China is “heavily subsidising” and “illegally dumping” large numbers […]
Ass d’Akommes-Inegalitéit e Probleem deen d’Politik adresséieren soll?
Dësen Artikel gouf am Kader vun engem Projet geschriwwen dee “Bléckwénkel” heescht. Jonker mat verschiddene politische Philosophien äntwerten op preparéiert Froen, am Sënn vun der Informatioun vu jonke Lycée’s-Schüler. Den Original kann een hei liesen.
How Does Iceland Have a Trade Agreement with China while the EU doesn’t?
In 2013, Iceland concluded a trade-deal with the People’s Republic of China, making it one of the very rare European nations that has formed a trade agreement with the Asian superpower.