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Unlawful Dismissals: What Changes for Small Companies in Italy After Decision No. 118 of 21 July 2025
JD Supra - California
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July 29, 2025
The aim of this alert is to provide an update on the recent ruling issued by the Italian Constitutional Court (the Court) on 21 July 2025 (Decision No. 118), dealing with the consequences of unlawful dismissals in small companies. In this...
Spain resorts 'completely dead' as Brits 'scared away'
Devon Live
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July 30, 2025
10:52, 30 Jul 2025Updated 11:23, 30 Jul 2025 Spain is urgently beckoning British holidaymakers to come back after a series of anti-tourism protests have left holiday resorts eerily quiet. The popular European holiday destination has seen a...
Political opinion: Gregor Poynton MP backs new SME Strategy to boost local entrepreneurs, unlock finance and support main street growth in the Livingston constituency
Edinburgh Evening News
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August 1, 2025
- Government launches landmark SME Strategy to tackle late payments and unlock £4bn in finance for small businesses - New laws will give the UK the strongest protections in the G7 for small firms, ending the late payment crisis - Local...
Tide Now Supports Over 1.5 Million Small Businesses Globally
Financial IT
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July 29, 2025
Tide, the UK’s leading business management platform, today announces it has surpassed 1.5 million members globally. Tide has added over 500,000 members since September 2024, with the UK now at 750,000 and India at more than 750,000. Tide’s share...
UK bets big on defence SMEs, but can it change the country’s fortunes?
Army Technology
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August 1, 2025
Small and medium enterprises (SME) in the UK are being encouraged to explore potential opportunities in the country’s defence sector, following the publication of the government’s plan to support emerging industry players. Publishing its ‘Backing...
Neville urging fans of EFL clubs to back local small businesses
Gazette and Herald
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Neville has teamed up with Sage, Official Accounting Software Partner of the EFL, on a new UK-wide campaign to champion local businesses, with fans across all 72 EFL clubs invited to nominate the matchday heroes in their community. Three winning...
Deal or distraction: Critics slam EU-US trade agreement as climate risk and logistical fantasy
Edie
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July 30, 2025
Von der Leyen hailed the deal as a “stabilising moment” for two major trade powers. The deal, finalised after tense negotiations in Scotland between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, includes...
How EU goods tariff impacts small businesses in the Bay Area
NBC Bay Area - California
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July 28, 2025
By importing its gelato ingredients from Italy to Livermore, Verace is now going to face a new 15% tariff on goods brought in from the European Union – a cost the owner worries about. "We don't want to pass it on to our customers because at the...
EU proposes partially suspending Israel from Horizon Europe
University of Nottingham
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July 29, 2025
The European Commission has proposed the partial suspension of Israel from its flagship research and innovation framework, Horizon Europe, citing the “rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip following the military...
In Italy, Immigrant Workers Launch a Wave of Strikes for a 40-Hour Week
Labor Notes
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July 30, 2025
Since early April, immigrant workers in the Tuscan city of Prato have staged a wave of strikes demanding their right to a 40-hour work week, or “8x5.” Organized by the union SUDD Cobas, these walkouts, dubbed “Strike Days,” have directly involved...
India UK Trade Agreement (CETA) is a symbol of new self-confidence of Bharat
Organiser Weekly
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The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed on July 24, 2025 in London in the presence of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. This is the first free trade agreement of India with a developed country in the European...
Rep. Fitzgerald: 'Foreign countries have tried to take advantage of U.S. businesses by implementing tariff-like regulations'
Waukesha Times - Wisconsin
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August 1, 2025
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald | House.govRep. Scott Fitzgerald | House.gov Wisconsin State Representative Scott Fitzgerald has expressed concerns over foreign countries employing "tariff-like regulations," such as the European Union's Digital Markets Act...
Gombe unveils ₦1bn hybrid power system to boost rural electrification
Punch
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August 1, 2025
Gombe State’s energy landscape unfolded on Friday with the commissioning of a ₦1 billion 620KW Small Hydropower–Solar Hybrid Power System at the Balanga Dam in Talasse, Balanga Local Government Area. Our correspondent reports that the project is...
Full list of stores closing in August 2025 from Superdrug to Poundland and New Look
Metro
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August 1, 2025
Superdrug is one of an ever-increasing number of retailers saying goodbye to branches (Picture: Getty Images Europe) British high streets are facing even more shop closures this year, with dozens of shops set to shut in August. Shoppers might...
Business News | Merck Foundation CEO and First Ladies of Africa to Call for Action to Build Healthcare & Media Capacity, and Break Infertility Stigma
Latestly
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August 1, 2025
BusinessWire India Monrovia [Liberia]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 1: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and...
Eye on Small Business: David Elsea, artist
Fairfield County Business Journal - Connecticut
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July 28, 2025
Maggie Small, former principal dancer with the Richmond Ballet, in Jerome Robbins’ “In the Night.” Images courtesy David Elsea. A show of his ballet paintings at Purchase College, to coincide with the Rye Ballet Conservatory’s recent production of...
Delhivery delivers in Q1; Google open to ‘real money’
The Economic Times
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August 1, 2025
Delhivery posted a 68.5% rise in net profit in the April-June quarter on the back of operational efficiency. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5. Also in the letter: ■ GenAI impact on IT revenue ■ Apple has sold 3 billion iPhones ■ Big Tech...
Trump’s tariffs to face major court test brought by US small business owners
The Guardian
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July 28, 2025
Donald Trump’s strategy of imposing sweeping tariffs on America’s main trading partners will face a major test in the US courts on Thursday, four days after the president hailed the “powerful deal” reached with the EU and just hours before a new...
In 1945, North Dakota suffered its deadliest train disaster
InForum - North Dakota
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August 1, 2025
MICHIGAN, N.D. — On a yellowed piece of newsprint, three young women are frozen mid-laughter with arms linked and faces aglow as they wade through a sea of confetti on Broadway in New York City. It was May 8, 1945 — Victory in Europe Day. Germany...
European DIGITAL SME Alliance slams EU–US trade deal undermines local tech sovereignty
Tech.eu
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July 29, 2025
This week, the United States reached a trade deal with the European Union, which includes the elimination of EU tariffs on US industrial goods, and the EU will also pay a 15 per cent tariff on certain US goods. The president of the European...