Europe's Cost-of-Living Crisis Fuels Widespread Protests Across the Continent
Cost-of-living protests, many led by young people, are expected in cities across Europe on Saturday, Halloween. France and Germany are the main focus.
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Cost-of-living protests, many led by young people, are expected in cities across Europe on Saturday, Halloween. France and Germany are the main focus.
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Ryanair said Thursday it will invest $200 million in a new aircraft base at Rimini, Italy, set to open for summer 2027. The base will run 114 weekly flights and offer more than 600,000 low-fare seats across 17 routes, with the airline framing the move as a boost to tourism and connectivity in the region.
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German airports handled 97.7 million passengers in the first half of 2026, down 0.8% from a year earlier, while scheduled seat capacity across the country sat at 82% of 2019 levels.
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German courts registered 2,276 corporate insolvencies in April, up 7.1% from a year earlier, and the Leibniz Institute for Economic Research in Halle counted 4,996 insolvencies for the second quarter, the highest quarterly total since the second quarter of 2005.
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Latvians vote in a parliamentary election on October 3, with about 1.5 million eligible voters, while NATO air policing is in place over the country. German Eurofighter jets are providing airspace protection.
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A commentary published October 1 argues that the "cliff" in German start-up equity plans has become a key retention tool. The article, which covers Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Virtual Stock Ownership Plans (VSOPs), says cliffs were once treated as boilerplate.
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Of the 1,000 online shops and marketplaces analyzed in the EHI Retail Institute's E-Commerce Report 2026, 40.8% of German online retailers offer a chat function, and 77.9% of those chats are powered by artificial intelligence. Across all providers analyzed, 31.8% use AI-driven chat.
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Legume chips made from lentils, peas or chickpeas are not necessarily healthier than ordinary potato chips, according to a market check by the Verbraucherzentrale NRW, the consumer advice centre for North Rhine-Westphalia. Some of the products carry claims such as "less fat" or "rich in protein".
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Germany's Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has approved a plan for the retailer Edeka to take over 178 Tegut supermarkets. The approved deal is smaller than the original target of 202 stores.
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Germany is rolling out electronic prescriptions nationwide, and their use is mandatory. Redcare Pharmacy is positioned to benefit.
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Euronext Chief Executive Stéphane Boujnah said the exchange operator is open to a merger with German rival Deutsche Börse, a combination he argued would create a market of planetary scale.
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The Alternative for Germany finished first in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6, securing 43.8% of the vote and 39 out of 83 seats.
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The Alternative for Germany finished first in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 6, securing 43.8% of the vote.
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