Gold has once again taken center stage in global financial markets. Since late 2023, the precious metal has been on an upward trajectory, reaching unprecedented heights. What’s behind this new gold rush? Historically, It’s no secret that gold tends to perform well in uncertainty and economic recession periods. With wars raging, political upheavals, and countries’…
Governments across Europe have imposed internal measures and travel restrictions to restrict the spread of the coronavirus. Here’s a regularly updated list of some of the measures and travel restrictions in European countries. All countries are with Level 3 Travel Health Notice status, meaning there’s a widespread, ongoing transmission and that non-essential travel should be…
Since the first case of coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, the shadow of fear and uncertainty has loomed over businesses all over the world, including in Europe. A wide range of containment and restrictive measures announced by governments to slow and stem the spread of the virus has opened up an…
Copyright rules are a highly controversial topic. Some say it will destroy the Internet as we know it, while others say Article 13 will help content creators keep their work safe from unauthorized use. Should digital content creators be worried? Let’s see. The controversial EU copyright directive (European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital…
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – Last week, Erdogan called early presidential elections for June 24. This Wednesday, on April 25, Turkey’s electoral body announced that 11 political parties will compete in the June 24 polls. Even though Turkish politicians campaigning abroad was banned by some European countries, Turkish President Erdogan, without identifying the country, stated: “God…
LONDON (ViaNews) – The future of Prime Minister Theresa May and some of her most senior cabinet colleagues has once more been thrown into doubt as a result of a recent report into the economic impact of Brexit. The latest embarrassment, a leaked report claiming that whatever route Britain follows in negotiations, the country will…
The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, is heading into deep water as she faces making two speeches on Brexit which will require very sensitive handling. Firstly, she will speak to the European Union itself in an attempt to get negotiations back on track. Then, at the Tory Party Conference at the beginning of October, a…
According to Portugal’s National Statistics Institute, last year’s budget deficit fell to 2.1% of GDP, the lowest value since 1974. The European Commission opened the Excessive Deficit Procedures (EDP) on 7 October 2009 for failing to meet the 3% budget deficit limit under EU rules. After 7 years, 7 months and 15 days, on May…
Nigel Farage wants to speed up the process for leaving the EU. According to the terms of the Lisbon treaty, a country’s referendum is not legally binding. When a Member State decides to withdraw from the EU, it shall notify the European Council of its intention by invoking article 50. David Cameron today made it…
The referendum is not legally binding, so the leaving EU process does not initiate until the prime minister invokes Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty. The Lisbon treaty is an international agreement which establishes the constitutional basis of the EU. Today, at the House of Commons, David Cameron made it clear he will not trigger…
