EU member states have agreed on a plan that will make it less likely for travelers to be entitled to compensation when their flight is delayed. The plan still needs to be approved by the European Parliament. Passengers are currently eligible for compensation if their flight is delayed by more than three hours. However, the […]
The United States and China will resume trade agreement negotiations on Monday. This was announced by US President Donald Trump on his social media platform Truth Social on Friday. The Americans and Chinese will talk in London on Monday, Trump says. The US will be represented by Finance Minister Scott Bessent, Trade Minister Howard Lutnick
The Tesla stock recovered reasonably well on Friday with a gain of about 6 percent on the stock exchanges in New York, after the price drop a day earlier. Investors are hoping for a successful reconciliation attempt between Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Tesla lost 14 percent on Thursday evening. The price drop
A delicious cappuccino on the go, a bag of churros at the market, a newspaper at the gas station: it’s all paid for with a swipe of your phone. Mobile payments are convenient and safe, but make the hole in your pocket even bigger. How do you control yourself? You hardly need a debit card
The American president Donald Trump has strongly criticized the central bank on Friday. He wants the interest rate to be lowered by one percentage point. Trump reiterated his position that Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell has been too slow. “Europe has had 10 interest rate cuts, we have none. Despite that, our country is
The eurozone economy grew by 0.6 percent in the first quarter of this year. This is higher than previously reported, according to a new estimate from the European statistics agency Eurostat. Previously, a growth of 0.3 percent on a quarterly basis was reported. On an annual basis, the growth figure for the euro area was
The NS does not plan to completely scrap the entire schedule again next Tuesday and Thursday. The unions want to strike in various regions on those days. The NS does not rule out that travelers in the rest of the country may experience inconvenience. “Therefore, it is very important to plan the train journey well
The new cars that Europeans bought last year are on average slightly more polluting than the new ones in 2023. It is the first time in a long time that new cars are not cleaner than the year before. This is mainly because Germans have purchased fewer electric cars. The new cars sold in Europe
The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) wants to conduct additional research into the acquisition of Unox by Zwanenberg Food Group. The competition watchdog fears that Zwanenberg will gain too much market power and, as a result, excessively increase prices of, for example, smoked sausages. The acquisition was announced at the end of last
The use of renewable energy in the Netherlands increased again last year. Currently, 19.8 percent of total energy consumption is renewable. If you only look at electricity consumption, that is even half. This is according to figures from statistics bureau CBS. The increase is mainly due to new offshore wind turbines and the fact that