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The European Commission has ordered Amazon to pay around €250m (£220m) in back taxes after finding it had benefited from an illegal sweetheart deal with Luxembourg. It found that the online retailer had been granted undue tax benefits from an arrangement with the country that broke EU rules on state aid and that Luxembourg must now recover the money.more

The EU is taking Ireland to court over its failure to recover up to €13bn in illegal state aid from tech giant Apple. Ireland was ordered to recover the money after the commissioner said last August that the country had allowed Apple to "pay substantially less tax than other businesses".more

In the first half of 2017, 1.72 million tonnes of furniture were exported from Poland - 7.7 percent more than a year ago.more

Ukrainians believe in the Polish manufacturer - they want not only his trams but also the production factory. The success of the project may depend on obtaining the investor.more

Theresa May has threatened a trade war with the US after it slapped punitive tariffs on British-built aircraft, casting doubt on a key plank of her Brexit strategy.more

Polish export, mainly to the EU, is growing. The government intends to support it financially through a network of foreign agencies. more

Italy is celebrating a bumper year for tourism, providing a boon for hoteliers and restaurant owners and a headache for locals.more

Theresa May has been accused of an embarrassing own goal after business leaders refused a plea to publicly declare their support for her Brexit strategy.more

Tradespeople are being forced to turn down millions of euro worth of work every year because we don't have enough skilled labour workers, a business owner has claimed. John McCartin, Managing Director of Newtowngore Engineering in Co Leitrim, said that we "look down our noses at apprenticeships" and our economy is paying the price.more

Uber continues to invest in Poland and locates its external business support center in Lublin. This is the second investment of Uber in Poland.more

Increasing production arrears, prolonging delivery times, piling stocks, and the cause of this state of affairs are staffing problems and lack of employees.more

Finally, something positive has come from Brexit. Britain's decision to leave the European Union will directly lead to more than 80,000 new jobs being created. more

Polish companies have made good use of ESA membership. They are also beginning to win contracts outside Europe - reported "Puls Buznesu".more

The UK food industry has warned that a Brexit workforce shortage could leave a third of its businesses unviable. The Food and Drink Federation said: "Our sector faces a rapidly approaching workforce shortage and skills gap."more

A Galway property management company is currently exploring the possibility of providing "floating" accommodation for university students. Winters Property management says it could have two barges with space for more than 400 students docked in Galway in "three weeks" - but acknowledges that it could be next year before permissions are secured.more

London, the home of £9.50 pints and ever sky-rocketing rent prices, is no longer the most expensive city in the UK, according to new findings. The annual housing affordability analysis by Lloyd's Bank shows that the capital has been knocked off the top spot by the nearby city of Oxford.more

Since September Amazon in Poland will raise salaries for employees of logistic centers in Wielkopolska and Lower Silesia. The company is preparing for the opening of two centers in Kołbaskowo and Sosnowiec in autumn.more

RIBA voices concern after European Investment Bank (EIB) stops making new long-term loans to the UK following the government's triggering of Article 50 more

The government says it will propose an "innovative and untested approach" to customs checks as part of its Brexit negotiations.more

Consumer price index stays at 2.6% despite forecasts of a rise to 2.7% in July; US retail sales awaited.more

US investment bank Morgan Stanley said the two currencies would reach parity in the first quarter of 2018 meaning, once commission is added, you will be worse off after the exchange.more

Ireland has now recovered from the economic crash of a decade ago, according to Goodbody stockbroker's latest quarterly Irish Economy Health Check. more

The number of people forced into homelessness is expected to more than double to half a million by 2041 unless the government takes immediate action, a homelessness charity has warned.more

There have been significant investments in the financial services sector in the first half of 2017. IDA Ireland has today confirmed that over 15 global financial institutions have announced their intentions to set up or expand their operations in Ireland since January.more

Electricity bills are set to increase for all Irish customers from October. The Commission for Energy Regulation confirmed that the PSO Levy for 2017/18 will increase to €7.69 per month, from €5.90.more