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Chinese battery plant helps facilitate Europe's green transition
Xinhua News Agency
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* The factory's early stages required hundreds of engineers and technicians from China to stabilize operations and train local staff. Now, with a largely European workforce in place, collaboration has become part of the plant's daily rhythm. *...
Effective Strategies for Small Business Overseas Hiring Success
Small Business Trends
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July 21, 2025
In today’s global marketplace, small businesses have the unique opportunity to tap into a diverse talent pool by hiring overseas. This strategy not only helps you find skilled professionals but also offers cost-effective solutions to meet your...
Lionesses’ victory showed strong & proud England at its finest… the return of unapologetic patriotism was long overdue
The Sun
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August 2, 2025
IF you were attempting to fly off on your family holiday this Wednesday just as all outbound flights from the UK were grounded due to a technical failure, then you would have had a vivid close-up of broken Britain. You know the place. The land...
Germany investing in military spy cockroaches
Euro Weekly News
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July 23, 2025
Mockup of new cockroach weapon. Credit: swarm-biotactics.com Germany is at the forefront of a radical shift in European defence policy, pouring billions into military modernisation and innovative startups, including one that is manufacturing spy...
Labour minister reveals bombshell new plan to 'save Britain's high streets'
Daily Express
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July 26, 2025
In a world where the headlines are increasingly focussed on global markets, far away economies and international trade it is all too easy to overlook that which is much closer to home. I know it is our high streets and small businesses that are...
Small business owners in Bulgaria brace for switch from lev to euro in 2026
Euronews
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July 16, 2025
By Jerry Fisayo-Bambi & Euronews Bulgaria Published on 16/07/2025 - 7:56 GMT+2•Updated 10:38 Small business owners in Bulgaria are facing the upcoming currency change from the lev to the euro with concern, as many fear this might be...
'Historic' FTA with Britain shows world's trust in India: PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
The Federal
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July 27, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (July 26) described the recently concluded FTA between India and UK as "historic", and said the trade pact showed the world's trust in the country. The prime minister landed in Tamil Nadu directly after...
New EU laws brew trouble for Kenya's smallholder coffee farmers
The Standard
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A coffee farmer sorts out coffee berries at a coffee factory in Mathira, Nyeri County. [File, Standard] Kenya's coffee industry is racing against time to comply with the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR), a stringent new trade...
Patriotism helped us build a better Britain. Entitlement will destroy it
The Times
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Every week, I tell you. Every week, the same mailbag, written in the same way, often with the same words. It doesn’t matter if you take on the nimbies, the welfare racket, the homeowning lobby, the unions or Uncle Tom Cobley, there they are with...
France’s Canal+ Gets Anti-Trust Approval for Takeover of South African Pay TV Group MultiChoice
Variety
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July 23, 2025
Canal + Group, the French pay TV group behind “Paddington,” has received anti-trust approval to finalize its long-gestated takeover of MultiChoice Group, the South African pay TV company. A statement was jointly released by the two companies on...
‘Historic’ FTA with Britain shows world’s trust in India: PM Modi in Tamil Nadu
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 26, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the recently concluded FTA between India and UK as ‘historic,’ and said the trade pact showed the world’s trust in the country. As regards Operation Sindoor, he said weapons manufactured under the...
World Vision urges beneficiary communities to sustain EU-LEAN gains
Ghana News Agency
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July 25, 2025
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Paga (U/E), July 25, GNA – World Vision Ghana has called on communities that benefited from the European Union-funded Landscapes and Environmental Agility across the Nation (EU-LEAN) project to take ownership of the...
Britain’s Job Market Sliding Under U.S. Tariff Threat
teleSUR
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July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025 Hour: 7:43 am Britain’s job market continues to show clear signs of weakening, with unemployment rising and recruitment stagnating amid escalating labor costs and external economic pressures. Experts have warned that uncertainty...
Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) Open Call
The European Times
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August 2, 2025
This Call focuses on a series of specific activity areas aimed at enhancing the skills and capabilities of mobility professionals and organisations, particularly at the local/city level, to achieve systemic transformations for more liveable...
FTAs with EU, US in talks, says Commerce Secretary after India-UK trade deal
India Today
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July 25, 2025
India and the United Kingdom signed a major Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Thursday, aiming to double their trade to USD 112 billion by 2030. The long-awaited deal is expected to open up new markets, create jobs and make Indian goods more...
In California and in Poland, new laws for who belongs where
Christian Science Monitor
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July 25, 2025
A 23-year effort created California’s largest “land back” return of territory, doubling the Yurok tribe’s holdings The Western Rivers Conservancy raised $56 million to buy from a timber company 73 square miles along Blue Creek and the eastern side...
How could Trump's 30% tariff on European wine hurt
AZ Central - Arizona
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You might think a proposed 30% tariff on European wines would sit well with people like Bob Dixon, but the award-winning vineyard owner in southeast Arizona isn't brimming with enthusiasm. Rather than salivating at the prospect for reduced foreign...
New financial aid to connect fibre broadband to homes in France
The Connexion
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July 25, 2025
The scheme will apply to connection work carried out between September 1, 2025, and May 31, 2027 SHARKstock / Shutterstock A new financial aid scheme will be introduced from September 1, 2025 to help residents and small businesses cover the cost...
How France’s 2026 draft budget could affect you – in detail
The Connexion
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July 25, 2025
Prime Minister Francoise Bayrou wants to bring down France's soaring budget deficit LE PICTORIUM Alamy Stock Photo Many residents could end up paying more tax and face higher healthcare costs under the first proposals for the 2026 budget, aimed at...
BusinessLeague’s new Shopify app unlocks growth opportunities for small businesses through seamless affiliate marketing
Retail Times
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July 17, 2025
Leading affiliate marketing platform, 2Performant (BVB:2P), today announced the launch of its BusinessLeague app on the Shopify App Store to enable seamless affiliate programme integration for Shopify merchants across Europe. The launch marks a...