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Austrian privacy group files complaints against AliExpress, TikTok, and WeChat
Cryptopolitan
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July 17, 2025
The Austrian privacy advocacy group noyb (None of Your Business) has reportedly slammed three Chinese tech companies with data privacy complaints for not complying with EU data privacy laws, specifically Article 15 of the GDPR. Noyb has made a...
New Copper Tariff Could Hit US Manufacturers
Yahoo Finance
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Justin Hamel / Bloomberg via Getty Images Spools of copper wire ready to be shipped at CN Wire Corporation in Santa Teresa, New Mexico on Feb. 21, 2024. Copper prices had already been rising in anticipation of U.S. tariffs. The 50% tariff...
Dutch firm supports delivery of UK’s first CO2 injection
Offshore Energy
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July 7, 2025
Rotterdam-headquartered Draeger Marine & Offshore (DMO) has provided insight into the support provided during the first carbon dioxide (CO2) injection test for carbon capture and storage (CCS) offshore UK. Illustration; Source: Draeger Marine &...
Uniper Sells Stake in Baltic Gas Distributor to Energy Investments
Rigzone
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July 10, 2025
Germany’s Uniper SE said Wednesday it had sold its 18.26 percent interest in AS Latvijas Gaze, which is involved in natural gas trading and sales in the Baltic neighborhood primarily in Latvia, to co-venturer Energy Investments SIA. “The sale of...
'The Wizard of Oz' at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre | Center Stage
WPMT - Pennsylvania
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"The Wizard of Oz" has arrived in Lancaster County, bringing beloved characters, dazzling costumes and toe-tapping tunes to life. LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — It's one of the most beloved stories in American pop culture. Now, "The Wizard of Oz" is...
Concerns over international trade among manufacturing exporters
Statistics Netherlands
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July 10, 2025
International trade has seen growing uncertainty in recent months due to new tariffs imposed by the United States and the potential for countermeasures by the EU and China. Nearly 80 percent of manufacturing companies in the Netherlands are...
Alberta Dutch Elm Disease awareness crucial for prevention
Sunny South News
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July 10, 2025
Posted on July 10, 2025 by Sunny South News By Janet Feddes-Calpas Provincial Dutch Elm Disease Executive Director Alberta is constantly under the threat of Dutch Elm Disease (DED) pressing its borders from two sides, Saskatchewan and Montana. DED...
Cushman & Wakefield Echinox: Romania’s industrial rents still among lowest in EMEA despite upward trend
Romania Insider
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July 10, 2025
Industrial rents in Romania remain among the lowest in the EMEA region, despite a 15% increase since 2019, according to the latest Waypoint Global Industrial Dynamics Report released by real estate consultancy Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. The...
Viewpoint: Innovation is key to sustainable agriculture, says MEP
Science|Business
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July 10, 2025
An MEP from the pan-European Volt Europa party is urging the EU to launch a €50 billion moonshot fund to drive breakthrough innovations in food and agriculture. “We see innovation as one of the crucial elements to move to more sustainable...
Dutch tech freelancers face record competition as applications per contract triple
NL Times
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July 7, 2025
Freelancers and contractors in the Dutch technology sector are facing sharply rising competition for assignments as the number of applicants per contract has tripled in the past two years, according to new data released by Intelligence Group and...
Dutch TravelTech platform GeniusTravel raises €2 million to roll out travel packages app
EU Startups
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July 7, 2025
Amstelveen-based TravelTech startup GeniusTravel today announced the successful completion of a €2 million funding round to develop their AI-powered app designed to find and book complete travel packages. Investors in this round have chosen to...
69 extended reality projects selected for Venice Immersive
Cineuropa
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17/07/2025 - Immersive videos, and virtual and mixed reality works from 27 countries are taking part in the sidebar unspooling within Venice Production Bridge between 26 August and 6 September The Time Before by Leo Metcalf and Michael Golembewski...
Buy-to-let sales lead to a drop in house prices in Amsterdam
DutchNews
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July 10, 2025
For first-time buyers and older people looking to downsize in the Dutch capital there is good news, according to estate agent association NVM: house prices have fallen year-on-year in Amsterdam. Sales by NVM agents in the second quarter of 2025 –...
HGK Shipping, Covestro to install wind propulsion tech on Amadeus Titanium
Offshore Energy
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July 10, 2025
German shipping company HGK Shipping and compatriot chemicals company Covestro have decided to retrofit a liquid coaster vessel with wind-assisted propulsion technology. Courtesy of De Bock Maritiem Pressing ahead to provide sustainable shipping...
The Netherlands has allocated €300 million for the reconstruction of Ukraine
Babel
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The Netherlands has allocated €300 million to support Ukraineʼs recovery in 2025 and 2026. This was reported on October 10 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Caspar Veldkamp. Babel employs over 20 people. It’s not a very large...
payabl. launches SEPA Direct Debit capabilities for business payment services
Electronic Payments International
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July 17, 2025
UK-based fintech company payabl. has launched SEPA Direct Debit capabilities within its payment services for businesses. This will facilitate the automatic collection of recurring euro payments for companies operating across the 36 SEPA countries,...
Korean researchers develop energy-efficient NPU technology that cuts AI cloud power consumption by 44%
Cloud Computing News
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July 10, 2025
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed energy-efficient NPU technology that demonstrates substantial performance improvements in laboratory testing. Their specialised AI chip ran AI models 60%...
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$36 million of ketamine shipped from the Netherlands
South China Morning Post
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July 10, 2025
Hong Kong customs has seized 80kg (176lbs) of ketamine worth an estimated HK$36 million (US$4.6 million) concealed inside a truck engine shipped from the Netherlands. The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday that officers flagged a sea...
OPINION: Paris the 'new Amsterdam' for cyclists? As a Dutchman, I can tell you it isn't
The Local - France
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July 10, 2025
The French capital is currently undergoing something of a cycling revolution that has led to it being compared to famously bike-friendly Copenhagen and Amsterdam - so we asked Paris-based Dutch journalist Kamiel Vermeulen for his perspective. As a...
What can Canada learn from digital agriculture policy in other countries?
SaskToday.ca
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International lessons could give Canada a foot up when promoting digital agriculture. MANITOBA CO-OPERATOR — The architects of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership framework dropped the ball by not making digital agriculture a...