The vast majority (80%) of hotel managers across Europe consider rising energy prices to be the industry’s biggest challenge. This was shown by the survey – European Accommodation Barometer 2022. Thousand hoteliers from 10 countries, including France, Germany and Spain, participated in the survey. They talked about the situation in the accommodation facilities during the…
In order to overcome the sharply increased inflation, the European Central Bank decided to tighten the monetary policy. The ECB committee increased the refinancing rate by additional 50 basis points, which is in line with the rate forecast by analysts. As a result of today’s decision, the main refinancing rate reached 2.0%. It’s worth mentioning…
The German coalition government is working to make it easier for migrants to obtain German citizenship, local media reports. According to Bild, the Interior Ministry is working on a bill that would allow foreigners living in Germany to apply for citizenship after 5 years instead of 8. According to the draft law, foreign children born…
Germany is still the leader in the ranking of countries of national brands. Between 2008 and 2021, it has already been recognized as the country with the highest ranking seven times. The Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index (NBI) ranking studies the current reputation of countries around the world through annual surveys. NBI evaluates national brands on…
Although governments are spending billions to protect people from the energy crisis, European households are still paying more for natural gas and electricity this year than ever. In October, the average price of natural gas in the European Union and Great Britain amounted to almost €0.18 per kilowatt hour, which, according to the information of…
Portugal may end its “Golden Visa” program, which granted residency to wealthy foreigners in return for investment. Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced the news at the Web Summit held in Lisbon. According to the Prime Minister, the program launched in Portugal in 2012 has already fulfilled its purpose, and the government will review the current…
The European Central Bank tightened monetary policy again and raised interest rates to the highest level in a decade for the third consecutive meeting. The bank, which sets monetary policy for the 19 countries that use the EUR, raised the deposit rate by 75 basis points to 1.5%, which is a record rate since 2009….
The German economy will not be able to avoid recession next year. However, this does not imply that the country will fall into a deep financial crisis. The prediction was announced by the head of the largest German financial institution – Deutsche Bank, Christian Sewing, at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has moved its headquarters from the London Stock Exchange to Canary Wharf, – the information was written on the official website of the EBRD. According to reports, more than half of London’s 2,800 employees have already moved into the top 13 floors of the state-of-the-art Five Bank…
The giant blue statue of the euro in the heart of Frankfurt’s financial district has a new sponsor. According to Reuters, the future of the statue was endangered when the banks responsible for its maintenance refused to finance it. The statue’s owner, the Frankfurt Cultural Committee, has identified a new sponsor, saving the 14-meter-tall object…
