Sustainability news: Port of Rotterdam

Sustainability news: Port of Rotterdam

To continue on the same topic as last week, today’s article aims to give an update on the developments of sustainability in the Port of Rotterdam. In the past month, two major milestones have been reached. H2Global Pilot Auction: First Renewable Hydrogen Carrier...
Legislative updates from the European Parliament

Legislative updates from the European Parliament

As the new European Parliament members were elected in June and they had the first plenary session on the 16th of July, this article aims to give an update on the measures adopted by the new European Parliament. On the first day of the new EU Parliament (17th of...
Eurozone: economic growth and interest rate cuts

Eurozone: economic growth and interest rate cuts

As half of 2024 has already passed, today’s article aims to give a brief update on the economic growth of the eurozone and the interest rate cuts. In the first quarter of 2024, the eurozone economy experienced a 0.3% growth compared to the previous quarter, as...
ESG: CSRD & CSDDD Update July 2024

ESG: CSRD & CSDDD Update July 2024

  As the 5th of July was the deadline for the European Union to finalize a framework for the ESG and the policies that member states should adopt, this article aims to give an update on the situation. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) took effect...
Supreme Court ruling Box 3

Supreme Court ruling Box 3

As the Dutch Supreme court made a ruling on Box 3 on the 6th of June 2024, today’s article will present the changes and their consequences on savings and investments taxes. In the Netherlands, the savings and investments are taxed on box 3 of the yearly income tax...
Chinese cars coming to Europe: a popular debate

Chinese cars coming to Europe: a popular debate

On the note of the recent debates regarding Chinese cars entering the European market with the so-called “green” cars, today’s article focuses on this topic. The automotive sector is the largest industrial sector in Europe, contributing 10% of the value added to the...
South Korea: economic growth forecast 2024

South Korea: economic growth forecast 2024

As part of the article series “Economic growth forecasts of 2024”, today’s article brings the focus on South Korea. Being the most trending country worldwide recently due to its music and film industries, many people are keeping an eye on South Korea and how the...