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Starting Thursday, February 15, at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint, Ukrainian carriers plan to launch a protest in response to the actions of Polish farmers who are blocking truck traffic across the Ukrainian-Polish border. This was reported by Suspilne. The campaign is scheduled to start at 09:00. According to Vitaliy Kotsenko, head of the NGO “Carriers of […]
World cocoa prices have hit a record high as dry weather damages crops in West Africa, BBC reports. Cocoa prices on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday reached a new all-time high of $5874 per ton. The rapid rise in cocoa prices is already affecting consumers and putting pressure on large chocolate producers. Since […]
A nationwide farmers’ strike begins in Poland on Friday. On this day, almost all major roads in the country will be blocked, and demonstrations will also take place in many Polish cities. According to Business Insider, farmers are taking to the streets to protest against the European Green Deal and the opening of the market […]
The approach to taxation differs significantly from country to country. In some places, personal income taxes are incredibly high due to progressive systems and the availability of significant social support for citizens. In other countries, there is no personal income tax at all, but the corporate tax is quite impressive. Experts from Wisevoter told about […]
The Polish government has announced that it will tighten control on the border with Ukraine. Warsaw wants to intensify inspections of goods coming from Ukraine. The head of the Polish agency, Czeslaw Sekerski, conducted inspections at the Medyka border crossing point. Earlier, he visited the Korchova checkpoint on the border with Ukraine. Sekersky announces tighter […]
Polish farmers who are members of the Solidarity trade union have announced a new wave of protests on the Ukrainian-Polish border. As part of the general strike, they are going to block border crossings and roads. The reason for preparations for the next rally is farmers’ dissatisfaction with Brussels’ decision to import agricultural products from […]
The Polish company Gaz-System has selected a supplier for the country’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), which will be located in the port of Gdansk. This was reported by the company’s press service. The tender was won by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a Japanese transportation company with the world’s largest fleet of LNG carriers, […]
The European Union has announced a significant development of rail links across the continent, which will connect the Mediterranean region from southern Spain to Ukraine. According to the Spanish newspaper Levante, at the end of 2023, Spain, which holds the presidency of the EU Council, reached an important preliminary agreement with the European Parliament on […]
Fred Thiel, Chairman and CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, emphasized that the upcoming doubling of the bitcoin rate will double its value compared to gold. The expert said this during a recent episode of The Pomp Podcasts. BTC growth $41,470.58 will provide greater stability during market downturns, Mr. Thiel emphasized. “The only unique feature of […]
The Mastercard payment system announced that it has developed its own AI system, which, according to it, can increase the efficiency of fraud detection by 300%. This was reported by CNBC. The company told CNBC that its new advanced artificial intelligence model, Decision Intelligence Pro, will allow banks to better assess suspicious transactions on their […]