Author: Euronews

Perceptions of tax fairness are generally higher in Nordic and Western European countries, while they tend to be lower in Eastern Europe. Experts attribute this gap to the quality of public services and the tax system’s capacity to redistribute wealth.

A Russian overnight drone attack on energy facilities in the Ukrainian Odesa region left hundreds of thousands of people without power on Saturday. Ukrainian private energy firm DTEK said that power has been restored.

Three European countries ranked among the five most attractive global destinations for retirees this year, based on their high quality of life, tax efficiency, and safety.

Olivér Várhelyi was Hungary’s EU ambassador when an alleged spy ring at the embassy tried to recruit European Commission staff to be moles for Hungary. The European Commision president now wants to discuss the matter with Várhelyi.

Economists at the Warsaw School of Economics examined the fate of the 11 Central and Eastern European countries that joined the European Union after 2004. The analysis shows that each of these countries made exemplary use of accession, but that prospects for the next decade are much less optimistic.

This week in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen survived two more motions of censure in the European Parliament with even more support than in July. But the battle with the MEPs is far from over, and the credibility of the EU institutions has been damaged. What will happen next?

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Costa Rica sees the Indo-Pacific area as a priority over other regional trade deals, such as EU-Mercosur. An Indo-Pacific trade group, the CPTPP, could become the largest trading bloc in terms of GDP if new members — such as the EU — join.

Video. Two years after Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel, Palestinians in Gaza say the conflict has felt far longer than its duration, as relentless airstrikes, famine and displacement have reshaped their lives.

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