March 2025
April 2025
Naturgy Launches €2.3 Billion Share Buyback to Boost Market Position
Naturgy's board approved a €2.3 billion self-tender offer to buy back up to 10% of its shares at €26.5 each, backed by four major shareholders; this aims to increase its free float above 15% for MSCI index re-inclusion.
Naturgy Launches €2.3 Billion Share Buyback to Boost Market Position
Naturgy's board approved a €2.3 billion self-tender offer to buy back up to 10% of its shares at €26.5 each, backed by four major shareholders; this aims to increase its free float above 15% for MSCI index re-inclusion.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Naturgy's Share Buyback: Uncertain Participation and High Price Raise Concerns
Naturgy's March 25th shareholder meeting will decide on a €26.5 per share buyback offer of up to 10% of its shares, aiming to increase free float and re-enter major stock indexes, despite uncertainty over shareholder participation and a potentially problematic approval condition.
Naturgy's Share Buyback: Uncertain Participation and High Price Raise Concerns
Naturgy's March 25th shareholder meeting will decide on a €26.5 per share buyback offer of up to 10% of its shares, aiming to increase free float and re-enter major stock indexes, despite uncertainty over shareholder participation and a potentially problematic approval condition.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Turkey's 2024 Tax Campaign Boosts Rental Income Declarations
Turkey's tax authority launched a 2024 tax compliance campaign targeting rental income, analyzing 1.5 million properties, resulting in 376,000 new taxpayers declaring rental income and a significant increase in tax revenue; the campaign used on-site inspections and data analysis to increase complian...
Turkey's 2024 Tax Campaign Boosts Rental Income Declarations
Turkey's tax authority launched a 2024 tax compliance campaign targeting rental income, analyzing 1.5 million properties, resulting in 376,000 new taxpayers declaring rental income and a significant increase in tax revenue; the campaign used on-site inspections and data analysis to increase complian...
Progress
48% Bias Score
İyi Party's Welfare Bill: Minimum Wage, Pensions, and Tax Adjustments
The İyi Party submitted a "Welfare Package Bill" to the Turkish parliament proposing a minimum retirement pension equal to at least the net minimum wage, using national income inflation for minimum wage calculations, increasing tax brackets, partially providing a promised bonus to retired civil serv...
İyi Party's Welfare Bill: Minimum Wage, Pensions, and Tax Adjustments
The İyi Party submitted a "Welfare Package Bill" to the Turkish parliament proposing a minimum retirement pension equal to at least the net minimum wage, using national income inflation for minimum wage calculations, increasing tax brackets, partially providing a promised bonus to retired civil serv...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Greece Imposes Strict New Rules on Retail Promotions
Greece's new code of ethics for price reduction announcements, effective March 17, 2025, mandates a 30-day reference price for discounts, limits combined offers to 60 days, bans misleading 'permanent discounts', and imposes fines up to €3 million for violations.
Greece Imposes Strict New Rules on Retail Promotions
Greece's new code of ethics for price reduction announcements, effective March 17, 2025, mandates a 30-day reference price for discounts, limits combined offers to 60 days, bans misleading 'permanent discounts', and imposes fines up to €3 million for violations.
Progress
16% Bias Score
Manchester United Advances to Europa League Quarterfinals After 4-1 Victory
Manchester United defeated Real Sociedad 4-1 in the Europa League Round of 16 second leg at Old Trafford, advancing to the quarterfinals after a 1-1 first-leg draw; three penalties were awarded, impacting the match significantly.
Manchester United Advances to Europa League Quarterfinals After 4-1 Victory
Manchester United defeated Real Sociedad 4-1 in the Europa League Round of 16 second leg at Old Trafford, advancing to the quarterfinals after a 1-1 first-leg draw; three penalties were awarded, impacting the match significantly.
Progress
24% Bias Score
Catalan Rent Control: Prices Fall, Contracts Rise
Catalonia's rent regulation, implemented in 140 municipalities, resulted in a 3.7% average rent decrease and a 6.4% drop in Barcelona during the first year, along with a surge in rental contracts, although short-term leases increased by 45%.
Catalan Rent Control: Prices Fall, Contracts Rise
Catalonia's rent regulation, implemented in 140 municipalities, resulted in a 3.7% average rent decrease and a 6.4% drop in Barcelona during the first year, along with a surge in rental contracts, although short-term leases increased by 45%.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Turkish News Sites Face Closure Amidst Google Algorithm Changes
CHP Deputy Chair Burhanettin Bulut is requesting a parliamentary investigation into the economic plight of Turkish online news outlets, which allegedly face closure due to Google's algorithm changes that drastically reduced their reader traffic and ad revenue, potentially harming press freedom and i...
Turkish News Sites Face Closure Amidst Google Algorithm Changes
CHP Deputy Chair Burhanettin Bulut is requesting a parliamentary investigation into the economic plight of Turkish online news outlets, which allegedly face closure due to Google's algorithm changes that drastically reduced their reader traffic and ad revenue, potentially harming press freedom and i...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Meloni Visits Turin: Special Olympics, Space Tech, and PNRR Progress
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Turin on March 14, 2025, attending Special Olympics events, touring Argotec's space technology facility, and meeting with regional leaders to review the progress of PNRR projects. The visit underscores the government's focus on inclusivity and technologi...
Meloni Visits Turin: Special Olympics, Space Tech, and PNRR Progress
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Turin on March 14, 2025, attending Special Olympics events, touring Argotec's space technology facility, and meeting with regional leaders to review the progress of PNRR projects. The visit underscores the government's focus on inclusivity and technologi...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Greek Government Announces Major Cabinet Reshuffle
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a cabinet reshuffle, appointing Kyriakos Pierrakakis as Minister of Economy and Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis as Deputy Prime Minister, and several new ministers and deputy ministers across various portfolios; the new cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow ...
Greek Government Announces Major Cabinet Reshuffle
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a cabinet reshuffle, appointing Kyriakos Pierrakakis as Minister of Economy and Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis as Deputy Prime Minister, and several new ministers and deputy ministers across various portfolios; the new cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow ...
Progress
20% Bias Score
Greek Government Undergoes Major Reshuffle with Focus on Younger Leaders
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a cabinet reshuffle on Friday, installing numerous younger ministers in key positions, aiming to modernize the government and improve efficiency. The changes involve a generational shift, with several individuals in their 30s and 40s taking on signi...
Greek Government Undergoes Major Reshuffle with Focus on Younger Leaders
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a cabinet reshuffle on Friday, installing numerous younger ministers in key positions, aiming to modernize the government and improve efficiency. The changes involve a generational shift, with several individuals in their 30s and 40s taking on signi...
Progress
60% Bias Score
Dutch Housing Policy Change Risks Overloading Asylum Centers
The COA and VNG warn that a Dutch government proposal to end priority housing for statushouders will lead to overloaded asylum centers, hinder integration, and increase costs; the minister counters with a call for more creative solutions like shared housing.
Dutch Housing Policy Change Risks Overloading Asylum Centers
The COA and VNG warn that a Dutch government proposal to end priority housing for statushouders will lead to overloaded asylum centers, hinder integration, and increase costs; the minister counters with a call for more creative solutions like shared housing.
Progress
52% Bias Score