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A “dog” tax has brought 400 million euros to the German budget in 2021

The Germans' love for their dogs is proverbial. Now an exact price can be put on this love, reports DPA. In 2021, the total amount of tax paid by dog ​​owners in Germany rose by...

China blocks 100 billion dollars from Russia

Russia found itself in a Chinese trap. Before the war in Ukraine, it invested 17% of its gold reserves in yuan to protect itself from possible sanctions. Now, however, it turned out to be...

The Large Hadron Collider is preparing to shut down if there is no power

The European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) is developing plans to shut down particle accelerators during peak hours on the electricity grid. This means that the Large Hadron Collider could shut down if there...

A Belgian beer company boasted of its success in Russia

Shelves in Russian shops are filled with bottles and cans of Hoegaarden, Stella Artois and Delirium Tremens While many Western companies seek to distance themselves from Russia, the Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce boasted of the...

Switzerland is on the brink of an energy crisis

With the onset of the heating season, more and more European countries face a real danger of spending the winter in the dark and cold. Switzerland is also on the verge of an energy...

The fugitive president of Sri Lanka has returned to his country

On July 13, the ousted leader, his wife and two bodyguards took an Air Force plane to the Maldives and from there to Singapore Former Sri Lankan head of state Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the...

The EU remains open to foreign investments, but this openness is not unconditional

Foreign investment screening and export controls play a critical role in safeguarding European security and public order.

The new fishing season has started in Turkey – a lot expected, but more expensive bonito

fishing season - For Turkey, which has four seas, fishing is an important pillar of the country's economy, especially in the Black Sea region of the country, fish is the main livelihood for millions...

Energy: EU prepares “structural reform of the electricity market

Europe is working on "a structural reform of the electricity market

How does Switzerland keep inflation low?

In the Alpine country it is just over 3%, and in the Eurozone - 9% High inflation is the most serious problem in a number of countries on the Old Continent, and in the Eurozone...

France: Don’t buy your kids pens!

On the eve of the new school year, the French Federation of Consumers UFC-Que Choisir is urging parents not to buy pens for their children because they contain a "cocktail of harmful ingredients". The association...

Beards, baths, salt – The most unusual taxes in Tsarist Russia and the USSR

For beautiful eyes and a clean body, substantial sums were paid The fees depended on the social status of the people US residents pay taxes to the government for diapers, toilet bowls, coffee cup lids, and...

Russia has found buyers for all the coal the EU refused, but sells 10 times cheaper

In July, Russia managed to find buyers for all the coal that the EU refused due to the imposition of sanctions on the federation, but at an "extremely large discount". Exports have been redirected...

Hundreds of ships stopped on the Danube river because of low water

Hundreds of self-propelled and non-self-propelled vessels are waiting in the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Danube River due to the very low level. This was announced to BTA by Ivan Zhekov, director of the "River...

The story of the world’s largest abandoned train station

In 1928, Canfranc International Station was the largest in Europe. It was the most important transport center that connected Spain and France for 50 years. Canfranc was also popular among film directors. Films were often...

A digital ruble as early as 2024?

Then all credit institutions will have to be connected to a new ruble platform. Many central banks around the world are considering introducing digital currencies. But while the US Federal Reserve Board and the European...

Good news from Belgium for all chocolate lovers

The factory in Belgium, billed as the world's largest chocolate factory, said it had resumed operations after being closed for six weeks to deal with a salmonella contamination. Three of the 24 production lines...

The Russians bought tons of gold, preferring kilogram bars

In recent months, Russians have bought tons of gold from banks in the country, reports the Russian publication Kommersant, quoted by investoe.bg. The publication cites data from banking institutions, according to which, over the...

Economy in the Conditions of Globalization (Orthodox ethical view)

Globalization - the involvement of the peoples and states of the Earth in common economic, cultural, information, political processes - has become the main distinguishing feature of the new era. People clearly, as never...

No brakes due to skid steers: Aeroflot pilots advised to brake with engine to protect pads

Pilots of planes in Russia's Aeroflot were given verbal instructions not to use the plane's brakes when stopping, so as not to waste the pads. Crews at S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines, Rossiya, Pobeda also...

Central bank to mint gold coins to fight inflation

The Central Bank of Zimbabwe has announced that it will start minting gold coins in the month of July. The decision is aimed at curbing record inflation, which has led to a severe devaluation...

Somalia: ‘We cannot wait for famine to be declared; we must act now’

Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since January last year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.

Methane, greenhouse gases, livestock and how New Zealand will tax farmers

The New Zealand government intends to introduce a greenhouse gas tax on fertilizer and livestock production. The National Association of Farmers welcomed the project, but warned that farmers should not be burdened too strictly,...

In Croatia, there are tax incentives at the local level for the construction of a zero-energy building

We have to get used to the idea that we don't necessarily have to open the windows for ventilation and air purification, explains Prof. Bojan Milovanovic, head of the department at the University of...

Beer exchanged for sunflower oil in Munich 

Very quickly the brewery manages to get 230 liters of sunflower oil, but the goal is at least 500 liters You drink beer and pay with oil - the invention is implemented in a beer...
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