Representatives from the German service sector Union Verdi, informed the public that they plan to walk out for at least one day on Monday. It has already organized several short strikes this year in a bid to force Amazon to accept a collective agreement on a dispute over pay and work conditions.
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Seedrs claims to be the first British equity crowdsourcing platform to operate in Europe
Seedrs, a British crowdsourcing platform which offers equity to investors, instead of perks, claims to be the first of its kind to operate across Europe. It has an instant advantage since cross-border crowdfunding is better in some EU countries due to higher limits in funding.
EU lifts ban on tankers transporting Iranian crude
Following a nuclear deal reached in Geneva, the European Union has removed the ban on insuring tankers transporting Iranian oil. The EU also agreed to release USD4.2 billion in frozen oil assets and permit Iranian crude exports to continue at its current levels.
Seedrs crowd-raise GBP500,000 for international expansion
UK equity-based crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced that it is crowd-raising GBP500,000 using its own site to reach out to European investors and startups outside of the UK.
Government advisor reveals that RBS profited from struggling small businesses
Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 82% owned by taxpayers after a government bailout, is accused of pushing struggling small firms into its turnaround unit, for it to have reasons to charge higher interests, and in turn, take over their assets.
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France-based phone firm Orange is nearing an agreement to exit its unit to Luxembourg-based cable and telecommunications investor Altice, according to sources interviewed by Bloomberg.
The British government will announce on Monday it has agreed a deal to sell off a portfolio of student loans worth 900 million pounds, Sky News reported on Sunday, quoting people close to the situation.
Babcock, UK's leading engineering support service is in exclusive discussion to acquire a stake in helicopter transport services company, Avincis. Being a part owner of Avincis would open doors to lucrative defense contracting markets for Babcock, particularly in Spain and Italy.
During a panel discussion with Daimler CEO in Berlin on Saturday, Dieter Zetsche, said he would 'welcome' a Chinese investor. Daimler also took a 12% stake with Beijing Automotive Group.
Travel startup GetYourGuide, whose platform streamlines the booking of vacation excursions, rolls out to the U.S Market having successfully launched in Europe, having garnered over 210,000 European mobile users in just a month.
CEPT Systems GmbH, a Vienna, Austria-based text processing technology startup raises a total of EUR 1.5 million in seed funding. Backers of this round includes Reventon B.V and Zirngast GmbH (AT).
A group of 10 investors, including Norway's sovereign wealth fund and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, have together committed to buy about $1.1 billion into China Cinda Asset Management Corp as part of its Hong Kong IPO, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday
Europe's top carmaker Volkswagen (VW) has revealed its plan to invest EUR84.2 billion in the next five years for technology upgrades and modernization of its plants.
European Central Bank (ECB) Executive board member Benoit Coeure said the ECB plans to maintain its low interest rates or may cut them further because of low inflation.
