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Spain's Widening Digital Divide: A UGT Report Highlights Competitiveness Concerns
A UGT report reveals a growing digital divide in Spain, with large companies significantly outpacing smaller ones in AI investment and adoption, leading to reduced competitiveness and a shrinking pool of ICT professionals, hindering Spain's economic performance compared to other EU nations.
Spain's Widening Digital Divide: A UGT Report Highlights Competitiveness Concerns
A UGT report reveals a growing digital divide in Spain, with large companies significantly outpacing smaller ones in AI investment and adoption, leading to reduced competitiveness and a shrinking pool of ICT professionals, hindering Spain's economic performance compared to other EU nations.
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52% Bias Score
Mexico's Economic Stagnation: Innovation Deficit and Dependence on Raw Materials
Mexico's economy lags in innovation and productivity due to over-reliance on raw material exports (56% of total exports, 80% to China), low-value manufacturing (38-42% value added), and limited patent applications (16,000 in 2024), despite a rise in researchers (from 443,000 to 642,000 in Iberoameri...
Mexico's Economic Stagnation: Innovation Deficit and Dependence on Raw Materials
Mexico's economy lags in innovation and productivity due to over-reliance on raw material exports (56% of total exports, 80% to China), low-value manufacturing (38-42% value added), and limited patent applications (16,000 in 2024), despite a rise in researchers (from 443,000 to 642,000 in Iberoameri...
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52% Bias Score
EU Ecodesign Rules Threaten 200,000 Jobs in Local Space Heater Industry
The EU's proposed ecodesign rules for solid fuel local space heaters, set to begin July 1, 2027, are causing concern among manufacturers due to unrealistic standards, inadequate testing, and a lack of transparency, risking 200,000 jobs and potentially worsening energy poverty.
EU Ecodesign Rules Threaten 200,000 Jobs in Local Space Heater Industry
The EU's proposed ecodesign rules for solid fuel local space heaters, set to begin July 1, 2027, are causing concern among manufacturers due to unrealistic standards, inadequate testing, and a lack of transparency, risking 200,000 jobs and potentially worsening energy poverty.
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60% Bias Score
EU's Three Largest Economies Propose Banking Competitiveness Report
France, Germany, and Italy proposed a report to assess the competitiveness of the EU banking sector, citing lower valuations, declining market share, and limited scale compared to US banks; the report, modeled after the Draghi report, would offer policy recommendations by June 2026, impacting the 20...
EU's Three Largest Economies Propose Banking Competitiveness Report
France, Germany, and Italy proposed a report to assess the competitiveness of the EU banking sector, citing lower valuations, declining market share, and limited scale compared to US banks; the report, modeled after the Draghi report, would offer policy recommendations by June 2026, impacting the 20...
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36% Bias Score
Von der Leyen Unveils Plan to Boost Europe's Stagnant Economy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented a "competitiveness compass" urging EU governments to boost innovation, decarbonization, and secure energy supplies to counter Europe's sluggish economy, warning of potential risks if action is not taken.
Von der Leyen Unveils Plan to Boost Europe's Stagnant Economy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented a "competitiveness compass" urging EU governments to boost innovation, decarbonization, and secure energy supplies to counter Europe's sluggish economy, warning of potential risks if action is not taken.
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32% Bias Score
Spain's Energy-Intensive Industries Face €200 Million Blow After Failed Decree Negotiation
Last-minute negotiations between the Spanish government and Junts resulted in the removal of an energy-intensive industry electricity bill reduction, costing industries approximately €200 million annually, raising concerns about the competitiveness of around 200 companies and jeopardizing jobs.
Spain's Energy-Intensive Industries Face €200 Million Blow After Failed Decree Negotiation
Last-minute negotiations between the Spanish government and Junts resulted in the removal of an energy-intensive industry electricity bill reduction, costing industries approximately €200 million annually, raising concerns about the competitiveness of around 200 companies and jeopardizing jobs.
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40% Bias Score
Dutch Wage Growth Outpaces Productivity, Impacting Competitiveness
A Rabobank study reveals a growing gap between wage increases and productivity growth in the Netherlands, impacting international competitiveness; while wages have risen faster than in the Eurozone, productivity growth lags, making Dutch exports 22% more expensive than US products but 13% cheaper th...
Dutch Wage Growth Outpaces Productivity, Impacting Competitiveness
A Rabobank study reveals a growing gap between wage increases and productivity growth in the Netherlands, impacting international competitiveness; while wages have risen faster than in the Eurozone, productivity growth lags, making Dutch exports 22% more expensive than US products but 13% cheaper th...
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48% Bias Score
ECB warns of slowing euro area growth amid rising trade friction and uncertainty
The European Central Bank (ECB) warned on Thursday that rising trade frictions and regulatory hurdles, coupled with uncertainty over US trade policy and global demand, could significantly weigh on euro area growth; global trade growth moderated to 0.7% in late 2024, down from 1.5% previously, while ...
ECB warns of slowing euro area growth amid rising trade friction and uncertainty
The European Central Bank (ECB) warned on Thursday that rising trade frictions and regulatory hurdles, coupled with uncertainty over US trade policy and global demand, could significantly weigh on euro area growth; global trade growth moderated to 0.7% in late 2024, down from 1.5% previously, while ...
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20% Bias Score
Canada's Economic Competitiveness Crisis: A Wake-Up Call
Darryl White, CEO of BMO Financial Group, warns that Canada's economic competitiveness is lagging, particularly in productivity, and urges immediate policy changes to address tax, regulation, and business environment issues to avoid future crises exacerbated by trade wars.
Canada's Economic Competitiveness Crisis: A Wake-Up Call
Darryl White, CEO of BMO Financial Group, warns that Canada's economic competitiveness is lagging, particularly in productivity, and urges immediate policy changes to address tax, regulation, and business environment issues to avoid future crises exacerbated by trade wars.
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52% Bias Score
Eurozone Economy Stagnates Despite 0.7% Annual Growth
The Eurozone's 2024 economic growth of 0.7% was offset by a final-quarter stagnation, primarily due to Germany's economic decline caused by factors including loss of cheap Russian gas and increased Chinese competition, impacting other Eurozone countries.
Eurozone Economy Stagnates Despite 0.7% Annual Growth
The Eurozone's 2024 economic growth of 0.7% was offset by a final-quarter stagnation, primarily due to Germany's economic decline caused by factors including loss of cheap Russian gas and increased Chinese competition, impacting other Eurozone countries.
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40% Bias Score
EU Unveils Competitiveness Compass to Counter Economic Slowdown
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the Competitiveness Compass, a plan to boost Europe's lagging economy by improving innovation, securing energy supplies, and streamlining regulations while acknowledging funding limitations and the need for governmental coordination.
EU Unveils Competitiveness Compass to Counter Economic Slowdown
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the Competitiveness Compass, a plan to boost Europe's lagging economy by improving innovation, securing energy supplies, and streamlining regulations while acknowledging funding limitations and the need for governmental coordination.
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44% Bias Score
EU Urges 'Big Bang' Space Investment to Counter US Dominance
EU Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius urges a massive funding increase for the EU space sector, citing a shrinking 11% (€12 billion) global share compared to the US's 64% (€65 billion) and Europe's loss of market leadership in crucial areas such as commercial launchers, necessitating a 'big bang' a...
EU Urges 'Big Bang' Space Investment to Counter US Dominance
EU Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius urges a massive funding increase for the EU space sector, citing a shrinking 11% (€12 billion) global share compared to the US's 64% (€65 billion) and Europe's loss of market leadership in crucial areas such as commercial launchers, necessitating a 'big bang' a...
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32% Bias Score
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