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European Economies Are Not Stagnating
Europe’s GDP is keeping pace with America’s just fine. Why do we constantly hear the opposite?
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/us-europe-comparative-productivity-statisticsOpen linkView original on lemmy.pt
Luxury goods are Europe’s global tax on vanity
Alternative url: https://archive.is/20260226072104/https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/02/25/luxury-goods-are-europes-global-tax-on-vanity
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/02/25/luxury-goods-are-europes-global-tax-on-vanityOpen linkView original on lemmy.ptLuxury goods are Europe’s global tax on vanity
Alternative link: https://archive.is/20260226072104/https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/02/25/luxury-goods-are-europes-global-tax-on-vanity
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/02/25/luxury-goods-are-europes-global-tax-on-vanityOpen linkView original on lemmy.pt
Visa-only Games highlights Europe's payments headache
Anyone trying to buy a souvenir at the official Olympic stores at the Milano Cortina Games will have been exposed to an issue troubling Europe's policymakers: the dominance of foreign payment providers and the fading role of cash.
Should the EU create its own alternative to B Corporation (certification)?
There are a few EU seals on products that guide my shopping, the Eco-label the Organic and the certified origin for regional products. Should there be also one that certified social good practices by companies?
The B corporation is a good idea, but it's also an US private seal involved in a few polemics.. getting the seal implies paying fees to a US organization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_Corporation_(certification)Open linkView original on lemmy.pt