Of the four largest euro zone nations, Germany would come back to its own currency if it could be possible, although the country is often indicated as the biggest beneficiary of the Euro - according to a survey center Ifop-Fiducial; four major European newspapers published the results on Monday.
Ifop-Fiducial questioned about one thousand Frenchmen, Germans, Spaniards, Italians. All together, these nations comprise 76 percent of population of the euro area.
In each of the four largest euro zone countries, advocates of a return to the local currency are in the minority. But this minority in Germany comprised 39 percent of surveyed, while in other countries from 25 to 28 percent.
Ifop-Fiducial respondents were relatively response to other questions. None of the nation does not believe that Greece will be able to repay the loan assistance which it received from the EU and the IMF. In Germany and France, this sentence is regarded by 85 and 84 percent, in Spain 72 percent and in Italy 65 percent.
78 percent of Germans believe that Greece should be excluded from the euro zone in case its expected insolvency. Among the French, the sentence is regarded by 65 percent of population and of the Italians and Spaniards is about 50 percent.
On 22 July this year, the Council of Ministers published the objectives of the Minimum Wage Bill in its schedule of legislative and programme work. The Bill is to transpose Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union into Polish law.
The Bill:
- lays down the rules and procedure for setting and updating the minimum wage,
- appoints the Social Dialogue Council as a consultative body competent in matters related to setting and updating the minimum wage,
- regulates the reporting of the minimum wage,
- lays down the rules and procedure for setting and paying the minimum hourly rate.
Aid for energy-intensive sectors due to prices of natural gas and electricity in 2024. A new round of aid for energy-intensive sectors in connection with increased prices of natural gas and electricity will become available soon.
This will be the third scheme implementing the Act of 29 September 2022 on business aid schemes due to the energy market situation in 2022-2024.
Thu, Jul 25, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM CEST - Reden wir über Whistleblowing in Europa! Treffen Sie Experten aus Deutschland, Polen und Spanien beim Internationalen Experten-Rundtisch, einer Veranstaltung, die ganz dem Schutz von Hinweisgebern gewidmet ist. Erwerben Sie Expertenwissen über die Umsetzung von Whistleblowing-Praktiken in verschiedenen Ländern.
czytaj więcejThe Whistleblower Protection Act was published in the Journal of Laws on 24 June 2024. It introduces new requirements for, among other things, entities hiring at least 50 people. Smaller entities can also implement the solutions foreseen by this statute.
The obliged entities listed in the Whistleblower Protection Act have only three months to establish:
- effective, safe, confidential or anonymous channels for reporting breaches,
- procedure for reporting breaches (whistleblowing procedure),
- records of reports received.
International Expert Roundtable: e-Invoicing System (Poland, Germany, Romania, Turkey)
Event date 20 February 2024 online (the webinar will be in English)
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A revolution in invoicing is coming. Is your company ready for it?
The e-invoicing system is a revolutionary tool for issuing and sharing structured invoices. Many countries are already using e-invoices in their daily work. How do you prepare to implement the system in your organisation? How does e-invoicing work in other countries?
Join us for a live-webinar where Rödl & Partner experts will describe the implementation of the e-Invoicing System in their countries: Poland, Germany, Romania and Turkey.