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Eurojust supports international operation against tax evasion through sham contracts
January 26th, 2024
Eurojust has supported the competent authorities in Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in a coordinated action against a group of suspects allegedly involved in tax evasion through sham contracts with foreign subcontractors. During an operation on 10 October, ...
Cryptojacker arrested in Ukraine over EUR 1.8 million mining scheme
January 26th, 2024
The National Police of Ukraine (Національна поліція України), with the support of Europol, has arrested an individual believed to be the mastermind behind a sophisticated cryptojacking scheme. The 29-year-old individual was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on 9 January. Three ...
Increase in online education in the EU in 2023
January 26th, 2024
In 2023, 30% of EU internet users aged 16 to 74 reported that they had done an online course or used online learning material in the three months prior to the survey. This is a 2 percentage point (pp) ...
European stocks rose
January 26th, 2024
European stocks rose on Friday, bucking weakness in US equity futures and in Asian markets, as an update from the world’s largest luxury retailer showed that spending among the wealthiest consumers remains resilient. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index advanced as ...
EU lawmakers skeptical on Digital Euro plans
April 21st, 2023
The European Union’s elected lawmakers seem skeptical about the point of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the bloc prepares to make key decisions on a digital euro in the coming months. During a Wednesday debate, members ...
Tourism: €572 billion gross value added in the EU. The countries with the highest shares of tourism
April 21st, 2023
In 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic heavily hit the tourism sector, the gross value added directly generated by tourism amounted to an estimated €572 billion, or 5% of the total gross value added in the EU ...
Europe stocks lower with earnings season off to volatile start
April 21st, 2023
European stock markets are slightly lower on Friday after investors reacted sharply to corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was flat at the open before declining 0.22%, with major bourses narrowly in the red. Sectors were mostly lower, with ...
Rents and house prices in the EU have continued their steady increase
October 12th, 2022
Rents and house prices in the EU have continued their steady increase in the second quarter of 2022, going up by 1.7% and 9.9%, respectively, compared with the second quarter of 2021. This information comes from data on rents ...
European stocks are seen opening on a flat note
October 12th, 2022
European stocks are seen opening on a flat note Wednesday after five consecutive sessions of losses. Recession worries persist with U.S. President Joe Biden conceding Tuesday in an interview that a “very slight” recession was possible. U.S. stock futures ...
Bitcoin and Ethereum turn volatile
July 26th, 2022
Uncertainty is mounting around Bitcoin and Ethereum ahead of this week’s Federal Open Market Committee. Furthermore, upcoming earnings reports from America’s five biggest tech companies and other reports could impact crypto prices over the next few days. Bitcoin and ...
