Every year, cashless payments break new popularity records, and there are already over 1.2 million POS payment terminals on the Polish market, all of which are adapted to accept contactless and mobile payments. However, there are still so-called White stains.more
UK house prices rose unexpectedly for a third month in a row in March in a sign of “resilience” in the market according to the latest report from Halifax.
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According to the latest figures, salaries agreed upon in collective labour agreements (cao) rose by an average of 5 percent in the first quarter of 2023 - the highest increase the Netherlands has seen in 40 years. more
The King has not ruled out the possibility of paying reparations for the Royal family’s historical links to the slave trade after he gave his backing to a new research project into the matter.more
The final coin in a collection celebrating 25 years since the first publication of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone has been launched by the Royal Mint.more
The player, who is from Co Meath, became Ireland's 11th lottery millionaire this year after winning a Lotto jackpot worth €3,987,540. Organisers are urging people to check their ticket numbers to ensure they haven't missed out on the enormous prize.more
Visiting the Pantheon in Rome will no longer be free to tourists who will be required to pay a €5 entry fee, following an agreement reached between Italy's culture ministry and church authorities.more
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange has just become a bit smaller as Binance will suspend deposits and withdrawals in pounds for customers in the United Kingdom.more
In the UK, supermarkets have introduced a limit of three tomatoes per customer. You can buy a maximum of two peppers in the Netherlands. In Germany, customers complain about the prices of cucumbers, while in Spain, farmers patrol the fields at night against fruit and vegetable thieves. There is a lot of talk about the "onion crisis" in Slovakia.more
According to the survey, 41 percent of Poles collect funds for tourist trips. 19 percent of respondents save for renovation expenses, and 18 percent for new furniture or electronics.more
More and more goods are disappearing from Polish stores. Small institutions are robbed more often - informs today's "Rzeczpospolita", referring to the data of the National Police Headquarters.more
In Spain, there is a "mysterious" phenomenon: at least 10 food items, including fruit and vegetables, which were cheaper from farmers in the countryside, have become much more expensive in supermarkets, Cadena Ser radio reported.more
30 percent of Poles believe that the state should support the housing policy by subsidizing the reduction of interest rates on loans, according to the newest survey. more
Five teenagers from Almere in the Central Netherlands were falsified by euro banknotes, which were used in 22 countries - informs the daily "Financiele Dagblad" on Friday. "It was enough to instruct Google and an inkjet printer, they are child's play" - said one of the young counterfeiters detained by the police.more
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) yesterday unveiled a banknote related to the anniversary of the Russian invasion, bearing the slogan "We remember! We will never forgive!". One side of the banknote features a photo of soldiers, while the other features a picture of tied hands.more
The Royal Mint, one of Europe's oldest mints, which belongs to Her Majesty's Treasury, has announced the release of a 50p coin from the collection commemorating the 25th anniversary of the debut of the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". The coin is dedicated to the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.more
Too many retail outlets in the Netherlands do not accept cash, making it difficult for some consumers to make purchases, the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) pointed out yesterday in a study on the matter. It added that the biggest problems with cash payments are found in cinemas.more
The euro is becoming untenable, former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands Hans Hoogervorst said in an interview with the daily De Telegraaf yesterday. "If the Netherlands were to join the eurozone now and adopt the single currency it would be madness," the economist concluded.more
Over 80 percent of Poles do not want cash to be withdrawn from circulation, Radio Zet reports on Monday, pointing to an IBRiS survey conducted for the station.more
The Bank of England and Treasury will next week throw their weight behind a "digital pound" as they set out a roadmap to introduce a new central bank currency by 2030.
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