The European Parliament and the twenty-seven member states finalize details of their positions regarding the negotiation of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (PAC), one of the milestones of European integration, in which Spain gambles the distribution of 41,925 million euros, just over 34,000 in direct payments. Last July, the leaders of the […]
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The increase in VAT will mean a drop in turnover of up to 370 million and the loss of up to 6,165 jobs
The increase in VAT from 10 to 21% to sugary and sweetened beverages planned by the Government will result in a direct drop in turnover of between 119 and 370 million euros per year, as a result of the decline in consumption and between 1,980 and 6,165 jobs will be lost throughout the agri-food chain. The impact […]
Germans trade Mallorca for Greek islands and Portuguese coast
 TUI’s advance to reactivate German tourism in Mallorca is not going to pose any earthquake for the sector. The tour operator hopes to bring a few hundred tourists to the island from here to the end of the month, a modest number and restricted by Angela Merkel’s own recommendations., which is advising its citizens not […]
France: 46% of hospital beds in Paris occupied by COVID patients
46% of hospital beds in Pair are now occupied by COVID-19 patients, the French Prime Minister noted on Thursday Jean Castex, As reported Reuters. “The only possible strategy of COVID is to stop the spread of the virus, it is not feasible to add more ICU beds,” added Castex. On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron […]
France: There will be curfews in major cities starting Saturday for four weeks – Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron, announced Wednesday that they will begin imposing nightly curfews in major cities starting Saturday for four weeks to limit the spread of the coronavirus, Reuters reported. Additional conclusions “The situation of the COVID-19 pandemic is worrying.” “We have not lost control of the situation.” “We have to react. The second wave […]
The IMF improves its forecasts for the large developed economies with only one exception: Spain
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that the coronavirus has launched into “extreme poverty“- that is, to live on less than 1 dollar with 61 cents a day – 90 million people, the equivalent of twice the population of Spain. It has caused the greatest crisis in history since the Great Depression that occurred 90 […]
LIVE Coronavirus: Russia records record number of new cases
Russia reported on Sunday 13,634 new cases of coronavirus identified in the past 24 hours, a new record for the country. Authorities have reported 149 more deaths. In France, the epidemic is accelerating with nearly 27,000 new cases identified on Saturday.
Europe begins to close in the face of the second wave of COVID-19
Spain Large traffic jams in Madrid with police controls deployed at the exits of the city. The Spanish Government has ended the tug of war with the Madrid region by declaring a 15-day state of alarm in the capital to reduce Covid-19 infection rates after the second worst figure of this second was recorded on Friday […]
Europe surpasses 100,000 new corona infections per day, surges in Britain and Russia
The UK, Russia, Spain and France have the highest numbers of infections, with at least 10,000 confirmed cases each in the last three days. Russia recorded 12,126 new infections on the 9th. Authorities are calling on the public to refrain from going out this weekend, but they say they haven’t been locked down and have no […]
Freewheeling weekend in the markets
After a week of closure, Chinese financial markets will reopen their doors on Friday, to take note of the PMI Caixin index of non-manufacturing purchasing managers for September. After returning to expansionary territory in May, the statistics should recover further, to reach 54.7 in September, against 54 in August. In France, it will be a question of industrial production in August. In July, […]
