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In nominal terms, Eastern and Southeastern Europe experienced the most significant increases in minimum wages between 2015 and 2025. Euronews Business examines how minimum wages have changed across Europe over the past decade. ADVERTISEMENT An adequate minimum wage is crucial for ensuring a decent standard of living for workers. But how have minimum wages changed in Europe from 2015 to …

The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering sweeping travel restrictions for citizens of 43 countries as part of a new ban, continuing an immigration crackdown that the US President initiated at the start of his second term in January.   The New York Times reported that an internal memo divides these countries into three separate categories. The first group (called …

Pedro Garcia Technology Reporter, Lisbon Duarte Dias Lisbon, Dublin and Seattle – like many Duarte Dias has moved to move up In 2020, Duarte Dias, a Portuguese software engineer, accepted a job offer to work in Microsoft’s Dublin subsidiary. A little over a year later, he joined a team at Microsoft’s headquarters in Seattle, where he still works. Even though …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among the leaders who have hit back at US tariffs. He called them “unjustified” and vowed swift retaliation. ADVERTISEMENT Countries across the world are reacting to President Donald Trump’s announcement that all imports of steel and aluminium to the US will be taxed at a minimum of 25%. Trump on Monday removed the exceptions …

France, Greece and Portugal could also follow Spain’s lead and potentially make significant property tax changes in an effort to tackle their respective housing crises and make real estate more affordable to residents. ADVERTISEMENT Following Spain’s recently proposed 100% property tax on non-EU buyers, there have been increasing concerns about other major European countries such as Greece, France and Portugal …

Saudi Arabia has implemented new visa regulations affecting travelers from 14 countries, restricting them to single-entry visas valid for 30 days without the possibility of extension.   The changes apply to tourists, business travelers, and individuals visiting family members but exclude those applying for Hajj, Umrah, diplomatic, or residency visas.   The affected nations are Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, …

Some Arab nations have rejected US president Donald Trump’s call to relocate Gazans to neighboring countries.   A key group of Arab nations said they “firmly” reject any efforts to resettle or evict Palestinians from Gaza, after US President Donald Trump said this week he wanted to “clean out” the enclave and move its population to neighboring countries.   The …

The United States government has approved an “emergency humanitarian waiver” to support US-funded HIV treatment in 55 countries, including Nigeria.    Upon his assumption into office, US President Donald Trump, ordered a funding pause for HIV treatment in developing countries as part of an executive order on foreign aid.   As a result, the US department of state suspended the …

  US President, Donald Trump has revealed his post war plans for the Gaza Strip saying that he had spoken with the king of Jordan about potentially building housing and moving more than 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries.   Trump said he asked Jordan’s Abdullah II, a key US partner in the region, to take in more …

The Trump administration has started deporting illegal immigrants back to their country using military aircraft four days after Donald Trump assumed office as U.S. 47th president.   White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared photos on the social platform X of individuals in handcuffs boarding a military plane.     “Deportation flights have begun,” Leavitt said. “President Trump is sending a strong and clear …