Tag: trade
33-year-old man from Huis ter Heide hears 5.5 years in prison demand against him in arms trade case
Huis Ter Heide – The Public Prosecution Service in Rotterdam has demanded several long-term prison sentences in a large-scale arms trade case, run from a storage room at a house…
Pension reform: the trade unions’ strategy to continue the mobilization
A record number of opponents of the pension reform marched on Tuesday, January 31, to try to roll back the government. Everywhere in France, the processions displayed the same refusal…
Power cuts by the CGT: against pensions, a classic of trade unionism
Surprise power cut in Figeac (9,700 inhabitants), in the Lot, this Thursday, January 19. Part of the city center was plunged into darkness for much of the afternoon. “I first…
Europe starts a counterattack to prevent the supremacy of the United States and China – four reasons why a trade war would be difficult for Finns
France in particular, but also Germany and Italy are strongly pushing for European companies to start being supported more than at present in the competition against the United States and…
ISTAT, Foreign trade: exports grow again in November
(Finance) – In November, exports grow again on a monthly basis, driven by the sales of capital goods to non-EU countries, influenced by high-impact occasional operations (shipbuilding), net of which…
Trade union FNV overjoyed with new office on Amsterdamsestraatweg in Utrecht
It is a place where you go for a course, consultation or advice in the field of work: a trade union house. FNV opened its new location on the Amsterdamsestraatweg…
Electricity trade, ISTAT: “Rates of recourse to e-commerce clearly below the EU average”
(Finance) – In 2022, 55.3% of the population aged 16-74 used the internet and made purchases online (over 24 million people). In particular, 37.3% ordered or bought goods or services…
China’s trade continued to grow in 2022
Imports to the country also increased, but only by 1.1 percent. In 2021, it increased by 30.1 percent. The country’s politically sensitive trade surplus increased by 29.7 percent compared to…
Shoe sales plummeted in the Christmas trade
“Then you have to keep in mind that the figures are presented in current prices. Given the current inflation situation, there is not much to talk about,” says Sofia Larsen,…
Shopping invasion: Sale-hungry Danes save trade in Skåne
These are tough times for trade, but Skåne has an advantage right now. All around Malmö you can hear Danes eager to buy, as the Swedish krona in comparison is…