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EU Parliament Exempts Most SMEs from Carbon Border Tax
The European Parliament voted to exempt over 90% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a tax on imports, impacting approximately 182,000 businesses.
EU Parliament Exempts Most SMEs from Carbon Border Tax
The European Parliament voted to exempt over 90% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a tax on imports, impacting approximately 182,000 businesses.
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28% Bias Score
Greek Retail Sales Decline Amid Inflation
During the first half of 2025, Greek retail sales excluding supermarkets, fuel, and vehicles, saw a nominal increase of only 1.4%, lagging behind inflation at 2.5%, resulting in a real decrease of 0.3% compared to the same period in 2024.
Greek Retail Sales Decline Amid Inflation
During the first half of 2025, Greek retail sales excluding supermarkets, fuel, and vehicles, saw a nominal increase of only 1.4%, lagging behind inflation at 2.5%, resulting in a real decrease of 0.3% compared to the same period in 2024.
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40% Bias Score
XTransfer PMI Shows Chinese SMEs' Export Focus Shifting to Emerging Markets
The July 2024 XTransfer Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) revealed a 52.4 score, exceeding the 50 growth threshold, with African nations exhibiting the highest PMI at 53.7, indicating a substantial shift in Chinese SMEs' export focus towards emerging markets driven by factors like demographic dividen...
XTransfer PMI Shows Chinese SMEs' Export Focus Shifting to Emerging Markets
The July 2024 XTransfer Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) revealed a 52.4 score, exceeding the 50 growth threshold, with African nations exhibiting the highest PMI at 53.7, indicating a substantial shift in Chinese SMEs' export focus towards emerging markets driven by factors like demographic dividen...
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48% Bias Score
AI Boosts Efficiency in German Artisan Businesses Amidst Labor Shortages
German artisan businesses, facing labor shortages and high energy costs, are increasingly using AI to boost efficiency, from handling customer inquiries to optimizing production planning in bakeries, though ethical concerns and the potential for skill loss remain.
AI Boosts Efficiency in German Artisan Businesses Amidst Labor Shortages
German artisan businesses, facing labor shortages and high energy costs, are increasingly using AI to boost efficiency, from handling customer inquiries to optimizing production planning in bakeries, though ethical concerns and the potential for skill loss remain.
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40% Bias Score
SFR Fined €860,000 for Late Supplier Payments
French telecommunications company SFR was fined €860,000 by the DGCCRF for late payments on 175 invoices in 2022, highlighting a broader issue of inter-company payment delays impacting French SMEs and prompting government plans to increase penalties to 1% of turnover.
SFR Fined €860,000 for Late Supplier Payments
French telecommunications company SFR was fined €860,000 by the DGCCRF for late payments on 175 invoices in 2022, highlighting a broader issue of inter-company payment delays impacting French SMEs and prompting government plans to increase penalties to 1% of turnover.
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40% Bias Score
EU Amends CSRD, Reducing Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Burden
The EU's February 2025 Omnibus Decree revised the CSRD, raising the employee threshold for mandatory sustainability reporting from 250 to 1,000, impacting approximately 11,700 companies while introducing the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs (VSME) for simplified reporting.
EU Amends CSRD, Reducing Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Burden
The EU's February 2025 Omnibus Decree revised the CSRD, raising the employee threshold for mandatory sustainability reporting from 250 to 1,000, impacting approximately 11,700 companies while introducing the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs (VSME) for simplified reporting.
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40% Bias Score
Spain
Spain's 37.5-hour workweek proposal is at risk of failure unless Junts per Catalunya withdraws its amendment; the government is offering incentives and threatening stricter hour registration to secure support.
Spain
Spain's 37.5-hour workweek proposal is at risk of failure unless Junts per Catalunya withdraws its amendment; the government is offering incentives and threatening stricter hour registration to secure support.
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56% Bias Score
Greece Targets Tax Evasion by Self-Employed Individuals
Greece's 2023 presumptive tax policy targets self-employed individuals who underreported income despite past tax cuts and pandemic aid, aiming to address tax evasion and ensure fairer contribution.
Greece Targets Tax Evasion by Self-Employed Individuals
Greece's 2023 presumptive tax policy targets self-employed individuals who underreported income despite past tax cuts and pandemic aid, aiming to address tax evasion and ensure fairer contribution.
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56% Bias Score
EU Postal Services Halt US Shipments Over New Tariffs
European postal services have suspended most parcel shipments to the US due to new import tariffs announced by Donald Trump, impacting billions of dollars in goods and creating uncertainty for businesses.
EU Postal Services Halt US Shipments Over New Tariffs
European postal services have suspended most parcel shipments to the US due to new import tariffs announced by Donald Trump, impacting billions of dollars in goods and creating uncertainty for businesses.
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48% Bias Score
Saxony-Anhalt Postpones Educational Leave Reform Amid Economic Concerns
Saxony-Anhalt's coalition government postponed a planned reform of educational leave, granting employees five additional days annually for education or volunteer work, due to concerns about the economic impact on businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises. The bill's parliamentary i...
Saxony-Anhalt Postpones Educational Leave Reform Amid Economic Concerns
Saxony-Anhalt's coalition government postponed a planned reform of educational leave, granting employees five additional days annually for education or volunteer work, due to concerns about the economic impact on businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises. The bill's parliamentary i...
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36% Bias Score
Spanish SMEs Lag in Sustainability Preparedness Amidst New EU Directive
A SigmaDos survey reveals that only 26.5% of Spanish textile companies have sustainability plans, while 68.7% of environmental service SMEs lack them, highlighting a significant preparedness gap for the new European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Spanish SMEs Lag in Sustainability Preparedness Amidst New EU Directive
A SigmaDos survey reveals that only 26.5% of Spanish textile companies have sustainability plans, while 68.7% of environmental service SMEs lack them, highlighting a significant preparedness gap for the new European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
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32% Bias Score
US Aluminum Tariffs Cripple Canadian SMEs, Prompting Urgent Call for Government Aid
The US imposed aluminum tariffs on Canadian goods, significantly impacting 1,700+ Quebec SMEs employing almost 30,000 people, prompting AluQuébec to urge the Canadian government for immediate financial aid, including subsidies and forgivable loans, due to the inability of these SMEs to redirect prod...
US Aluminum Tariffs Cripple Canadian SMEs, Prompting Urgent Call for Government Aid
The US imposed aluminum tariffs on Canadian goods, significantly impacting 1,700+ Quebec SMEs employing almost 30,000 people, prompting AluQuébec to urge the Canadian government for immediate financial aid, including subsidies and forgivable loans, due to the inability of these SMEs to redirect prod...
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40% Bias Score
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