The British raised over 220,000 pounds in one day to make the famous Big Ben sound at the time of the Brexit. The generous donors are likely to be disappointed because the parliament has already announced that the money cannot, in principle, be used. Brexit supporters want the big […]
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Meeting Von der Leyen and Johnson Early Next Year. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed to start negotiations on the future partnership as soon as possible. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “early 2020”, she said after congratulating him […]
A person was slightly injured in a shooting at a mosque near the Norway capital Oslo. A Norwegian young man was arrested. The police treat the shooting as an attempt at a terrorist attack, she announced. During the investigation into the shooting, the police also found in a house […]
With Cheapest KLM tickets, Checked baggage is no longer Included. From now on KLM travellers who opt for a cheaper ticket must pay a minimum of 50 euros for checked baggage, according to reports on Monday. With this, the airline continues to abolish free hold baggage. The airline now […]
The Italian Minister of the Interior, Matteo Salvini, refuses to have a rescue ship with 49 migrants on board in Italy. As a result, there are again migrants rescued in the Mediterranean stuck at sea. The NGO Mediterranea picked up the migrants, who were travelling in a rubber boat, […]
Juncker: ‘Trump has Promised not to Introduce Import tariffs on Cars.’ US President Donald Trump has promised Jean-Claude Juncker that he will not introduce import tariffs on cars from the EU, said the President of the European Commission against German media. “Donald Trump has given me his word that […]
European Commission investigates Booking systems in Aviation. The European Commission will research reservation systems within the aviation sector. In particular, the links between IT service providers Amadeus and Sabre on the one hand and airlines and travel agencies on the other hand are examined. Sabre and Amadeus are platform […]
Rabobank and ABN AMRO do not meet Deadline compensation for Interest rate Derivatives. Rabobank and ABN AMRO send a part of the entrepreneurs that have become the victims of interest rate derivatives only in 2019 a compensation proposal. Minister Wopke Hoekstra of Finance had urged the banks to send […]
The number of Health insurance Payers declines Slightly. Nearly 230,000 people aged 18 and over did not pay a health insurance premium for six months or more at the end of last year. It is 1.7 percent of the payees. It has been a downward trend since the 2.2 […]
Brexit: UK and EU, A Blind Agreement to Avoid Chaos. London and Brussels move towards the divorce agreement leaving for later the details of the future commercial relationship. Theresa May is especially dangerous when she’s on vacation. It is then, taking walks through the Welsh mountains, Lake Garda or […]