The European Central Bank is set to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023, judging it can no longer ignore the upswing in inflation caused by the Iran war. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook is in Frankfurt with a preview of today's decision. (Source: Bloomberg)
The European Central Bank is set to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023, judging it can no longer ignore the upswing in inflation caused by the Iran war. Bloomberg's Oliver Crook is in Frankfurt with a preview of today's decision. (Source: Bloomberg)
Zhang Heping A catastrophic coal mine explosion that killed 82 people in northern China has triggered a sweeping anticorruption investigation, leading to the downfall of a senior provincial emergency official and several local regulators. Zhang Heping, deputy director of the Shanxi Emergency Management Department, is being investigated for “serious violations of discipline and law” — the governmen...
Zhang Heping A catastrophic coal mine explosion that killed 82 people in northern China has triggered a sweeping anticorruption investigation, leading to the downfall of a senior provincial emergency official and several local regulators. Zhang Heping, deputy director of the Shanxi Emergency Management Department, is being investigated for “serious violations of discipline and law” — the government’s standard euphemism for corruption — the provincial discipline inspection commission announced.
Ryanair Holdings Plc. is facing a consumer investigation over fees that parents have to pay to sit next to their children. The Competition and Markets Authority said on Thursday that it was looking at whether the £8 charge per flight is unfair under contract law. Under the carrier’s terms and conditions parents must sit next to children aged between 2 and 11, which must be paid for. The CMA said t...
Ryanair Holdings Plc. is facing a consumer investigation over fees that parents have to pay to sit next to their children. The Competition and Markets Authority said on Thursday that it was looking at whether the £8 charge per flight is unfair under contract law. Under the carrier’s terms and conditions parents must sit next to children aged between 2 and 11, which must be paid for. The CMA said that its research indicates Ryanair is the only major company flying out of the UK that imposes the charge. “Our investigation will consider Ryanair’s approach to family seat reservations and how the cost is presented to consumers to determine whether they comply with consumer law,” Hayley Fletcher, the CMA’s senior director of consumer protection, said.
Twelve has brought AirPlant One online in Moses Lake, Washington, marking the start of production for its E-Jet sustainable aviation fuel and E-Naphtha products.
Twelve has brought AirPlant One online in Moses Lake, Washington, marking the start of production for its E-Jet sustainable aviation fuel and E-Naphtha products.
Poland Won't Stand In The Way Of Ukraine's EU Bid, Despite Relations Hitting Rock Bottom Poland will not obstruct the commencement of negotiations regarding Ukraine's accession to the European Union, but Warsaw remains firmly opposed to granting any preferential treatment to Kyiv, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told journalists. Relations between the two Eastern European allies have reached...
Poland Won't Stand In The Way Of Ukraine's EU Bid, Despite Relations Hitting Rock Bottom Poland will not obstruct the commencement of negotiations regarding Ukraine's accession to the European Union, but Warsaw remains firmly opposed to granting any preferential treatment to Kyiv, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has told journalists. Relations between the two Eastern European allies have reached crisis-mode of late , after President Volodymyr Zelensky named an elite special operations unit after "UPA Heroes" - to denote a high honor for battlefield performance. For Warsaw, uplifting this name is tantamount to backing the genocide against the Polish people : For Poland, the UPA, or the Ukrainian Insurgent Army , is responsible for a campaign of genocidal ethnic cleansing in the 1940s that resulted in the deaths of an estimated 100,000 Polish civilians in Volhynia (known as Volyn in Ukrainian and Wołyń in Polish), a historic region with deep Polish and Ukrainian roots. This violence also systematically targeted Jewish survivors who had escaped the Holocaust. Amid the diplomatic dispute sparked by the renaming, the Polish government is still promising not to let the issue steer its thinking on Ukraine's aspirations to join the European Union. It is pledging to remain objective related to examining Ukraine's status. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk specifically pledge before reporters this week that his government will not use the WW2 issue to block the start of EU negotiations centered on Ukraine. "We are not going to trade our support for [European] ambitions of Ukraine," Tusk stated. According to more background : The Prime Minister was responding to a reporter's question about whether Warsaw intended to block the accession talks following recent decisions by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to glorify historical followers of Stepan Bandera . Despite the diplomatic friction, Tusk emphasized that Warsaw would maintain a strict, standard approach to the accession process. "Never...