Italy fines Apple and Amazon €200m for alleged collusion
Italy’s competition watchdog imposed fines totaling more than 200 million euros ($225 million) against Amazon and Apple on Tuesday in the latest action against US tech giants in Europe for their business activities. The watchdog ordered Apple to pay 134.5 million euros and e-commerce company Amazon 68.7 million euros for violating EU law through restrictions […]
Read MorePortugal makes several changes to Golden Visa program
The Government of Portugal has confirmed that the country’s Golden Visa program will have a number of new changes, effective January 1, 2022. As previously announced, among the new changes for Portugal’s Golden Visa program will be the removal of Lisbon, Porto as the Algarve as eligible territories for the purchase of houses and […]
Read MoreUK: New travel regulations to Europe
Like most EU member states, the UK government announced the repeal of its color coding system which had until then defined entry rules for those arrivals based on the country of origin. However, the red list of countries and territories is still evident as no regions have been added to this list. As a […]
Read MoreSpain: Electricity prices to fall by the weekend
While the wholesale price of electricity is expected to drop by more than 10 euros on Saturday, 20 November, this is still a consolation for most consumersas it will mark the third consecutive day the cost has exceeded. more than 200 euros per megawatt hour (MWh). This is also the third highest value seen […]
Read MorePortugal: Madeira bans the unvaccinated from more indoor places
The regional government of the Madeira Islands has announced new strict regulations for those who have not been vaccinated against Covid19. From tomorrow (November 20), unvaccinated people will be banned from “attending or working at public or private events”. In other words, they can no longer attend or work at cultural or sporting events […]
Read MoreAustria: Nationwide full lockdown and vaccine mandate
Austria will become the first Western European country to re-impose a full coronavirus lockdown this fall to combat a new wave of infections, and will requires all its citizens to be vaccinated from February, his government announced on Friday. About two-thirds of Austria‘s population is fully immunized against Covid19, one of the lowest rates in […]
Read MoreAustria: Full lockdown in Salzburg and Upper Austria
The regions of Salzburg and Upper Austria will begin a full lockdown from Monday,22 November, 2021, which regional leaders say will last “several weeks” but hope to end by Christmas. There is no choice but to order a complete blockade of the region, Salzburg governor Wilfried Haslauer said Thursday afternoon at a news conference. […]
Read MoreEU lifts travel restrictions for Indonesia
The Council of the European Union has added Indonesia to its list of epidemiologically safe third countries after the country marked a decline in the number of coronavirus infections in its territory. The decision means that member states are now advised to lift the entry ban on Indonesian residents as soon as possible, whether […]
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