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British employers keep wage rises steady amid economic uncertainty
Cyprus Mail
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August 21, 2025
Pay settlements by British private-sector employers held at 3 per cent in the three months to July and uncertainty about the economy and possible further tax increases means that cautious approach is likely to continue, wage data firm Brightmine...
Why Trump should just walk away from Europe
Financial Review
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August 21, 2025
Donald Trump has given Vladimir Putin the immense prestige of a one-to-one meeting. But he has also raised tariffs on India for doing business with the same man. He ambushed Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office in February. But he hosted him...
'Dylai Zip World wneud mwy i gefnogi staff a'r economi cyn derbyn £6m'
BBC
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August 20, 2025
Disgrifiad o’r llun, Zip World sy'n gweithredu llinell sip gyflymaf y byd yn Chwarel Penrhyn, Bethesda Dylai un o gwmnïau twristiaeth mwyaf Cymru ddim derbyn arian cyhoeddus tra'n gwneud defnydd eang o gytundebau dim oriau, yn ôl cynghorydd sir yn...
Students from lower-income countries ‘priced out’ by non-EU fees
University of Nottingham
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August 20, 2025
Applications remained steady after Finland introduced fees for most international students but actual enrolments declined and those from lower-middle-income countries who did come were prompted to work harder, a new study has found. Using data...
We are being governed by economic illiterates
The Critic
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August 21, 2025
The establishment does not understand the relationship between producers and consumers What do we do if Wolfie Smith actually gains power? If the country is ruled by the precepts of the Tooting Popular Front? For the young and beardless of today,...
You Don’t Need a Visa to Live and Work in This Part of Europe
Fodors Travel Guide
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August 20, 2025
But it's very cold. Even starting through the lens of my telephoto camera at a polar bear, I couldn’t get my mind off the tiny community where I’d started my journey. Longyearbyen, the largest city in a far-north archipelago, has a year-round...
Europe midday: Shares mixed, but Stoxx rallies from morning lows
ShareCast
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The pan-regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.15% to 558.64 at 1158 BST. Germany’s DAX pared losses to be down 0.4% and Britain’s FTSE 100 rebounded 0.28%. Markets closed at a five-month high on Tuesday on the back of hopes that Russia and Ukraine are...
China Flexes Its Green Hydrogen Muscles In Europe
CleanTechnica
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August 21, 2025
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The emerging global green hydrogen industry is littered with false starts and wrong turns, and yet it persists. While some stakeholders have pulled back today, others have...
European Totalitarianism: New Illustration in the Face of the United States
The Gateway Pundit
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August 20, 2025
Guest post by Drieu Godefridi In the shadow of solemn speeches about transatlantic friendship, fresh proof of the European Union’s bureaucratic drift is emerging. At the very moment when the United States and Europe seemed ready to seal a modest...
Azerbaijan Sheds Light On Its EU Relations With Spain
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 20. Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held a phone conversation with Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and Cooperation José Manuel Albares Bueno on August 20,...
LISTEN: How Guillermo del Toro, Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac Brought ‘Frankenstein’ to Life; Gamescom Boots Up in Germany; ESPN’s Streaming Send…
Variety
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August 21, 2025
It took more than 20 years, $120 million and many pounds of prosthetics and makeup to allow Guillermo del Toro to bring his vision of “Frankenstein” to life. The hero’s journey that del Toro traveled with one of filmdom’s foundational creatures is...
Europe close: Stoxx 600 inches higher as London stocks jump
ShareCast
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The UK's FTSE 100 benchmark finished the session 1.2% higher to hit another all-time high of 9,298.29, while Switzerland's SMI gained 0.5% to reach 12,276.26, its highest level since early June. However, markets in Frankfurt, Paris, Milan and...
Germany's Wadephul urges China to help Ukraine peace push
Deutsche Welle
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August 20, 2025
Germany would welcome China taking a more active role in the peace process in Ukraine as negotiations with Russia appear likely to ramp up, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told DW on Wednesday. At the same time, Wadephul also cautioned that...
Serbia – the fashion powerhouse of the Balkans
Serbian Monitor
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August 20, 2025
Serbia is the largest producer of textiles, leather, and footwear in the Adria region, and the sector is one of the few predominantly owned by domestic entrepreneurs – of the 1,050 companies registered for this activity, as many as 90 percent are...
IMF says reforms could lift Albania’s economy by 9%
Gazeta Tema
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August 20, 2025
TIRANA, Aug 20 (TemA) – Albania and other Western Balkan economies could grow by about 9% in the medium term if structural reforms are fully implemented, the International Monetary Fund said in a new report. The IMF highlighted challenges in...
Dire Economic Outlook for Syria if Damascus-SDF Talks Collapse, Experts Warn
The Syrian Observer
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August 20, 2025
As negotiations between the Syrian government in Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) edge towards collapse, analysts are warning of severe economic repercussions. These include deepened internal divisions, escalating resource shortages...
Showcasing the path to circularity for Europe’s economy
Cordis
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August 20, 2025
CircSyst’s second general assembly highlights innovations and solutions in water management, biowaste, and plastics and packaging driving Europe’s circular economy. In June 2025, the EU-funded CircSyst(opens in new window) project held its second...
Britain Imposes Sanctions On Kyrgyz Companies
Charter 97
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Through them, Russia circumvented economic restrictions. Britain on Wednesday sanctioned a financial network from Kyrgyzstan through which Russia evaded previous economic restrictions, the British government said in a statement. As explained in...
Mossley volunteers shine once more in ‘Britain in Bloom 2025
Tameside Correspondent
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August 20, 2025
MOSSLEY’S green-fingered volunteers are once again showcasing their dedication as the town enters the prestigious Britain in Bloom competition. A judge from the Royal Horticultural Society visited the town on Wednesday, August 20, to assess a...
European powers have no right to trigger SnapBack mechanism
Mehr News Agency
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August 20, 2025
"The #UK, #Germany and #France try to blackmail #Iran and threaten to launch by the end of August the so-called SnapBack mechanism which is envisaged in the UNSC resolution 2231 and can restore all previous economic sanctions against Iran," wrote...