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Dans son analyse, l’IPP explique la pauvre récolte de la taxe sur les profits pétroliers de 2022 par un périmètre plus restreint que prévu d’entreprises concernées, mais aussi le fait que les compagnies pouvaient imputer leurs pertes des années passées. L’IPP estime “quelques dizaines d’entreprises représentant 72% des superprofits” ont été épargnées. C’est pourquoi, dans la proposition de loi qu’elle a récemment déposée, la députée Ecologiste Eva Sas propose d’élargir le périmètre, de modifier la base d’imposition et d’augmenter le taux de taxation. “On peut apprendre des leçons de 2022 pour éviter un coup d’épée dans l’eau”, pense Bastien Gebel…
Published on 29/04/2026 – 18:23 GMT+2 Sweden has confiscated a cargo ship believed to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” which was seized in early March suspected of transporting stolen Ukrainian grain, the country’s prosecution service said on Wednesday. The 96-metre Caffa was headed for St. Petersburg when armed Swedish police boarded it on 6 March. They detained a crew member “suspected of violations of the maritime code and the ship safety act, as well as the use of a forged document.” The Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement on Wednesday that the ship had now been confiscated following…
Italy and weddings are a match made in heaven. The country has seen dozens of high-profile ceremonies, including George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in Florence, and Emily Blunt with John Krasinski on Lake Como. Now, Dua Lipa and partner Callum Turner are reportedly planning a three-day bash in Palermo, the capital of the island of Sicily. The city has a less starry profile than other Italian holiday favourites like the Amalfi Coast, Lake Como or Capri, but romance it delivers in droves. The pending nuptials of the British singer may see the Sicilian…
Klingbeil’s comments are likely to irritate his coalition partners in German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats, who have rejected calls from the left for additional borrowing. The conservatives are under pressure from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — now leading in many national polls — which has frequently attacked the chancellor for taking on hundreds of billions of euros of debt in an effort to stimulate growth. Berlin is now putting the defibrillators on an economy facing a fourth straight year of stagnation. It will borrow nearly €200 billion next year under the outline of a budget draft…
The European Union will ease its strict state aid rules to help fuel-dependent sectors cope with surging energy prices and other economic effects of the crisis in the Middle East, the European Commission announced on Wednesday. The emergency, short-term measures will allow national governments to subsidise up to 70% of the extra cost of fuel and fertilisers for farmers, fishing firms and road transport carriers. The measures are “a targeted, temporary and proportionate response that will help to shield European businesses from the immediately felt effects of the Middle East conflict,” EU Commission Vice President Teresa Ribera said on Wednesday.…
Published on 29/04/2026 – 16:06 GMT+2 Gulf leaders gathered in Jeddah on Tuesday for their first in-person summit since the outbreak of the Iran war, projecting a unified front, even as the meeting stopped short of announcing concrete joint measures. Chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the consultative Gulf Cooperation Council meeting focused on coordination, diplomacy and regional security after weeks of Iranian missile and drone attacks on energy and civilian infrastructure across the bloc. The meeting was as much about signalling unity as delivering concrete outcomes. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally received Qatar’s Emir Tamim…
Sybiha on Wednesday insisted his country was not engaging “Twitter diplomacy,” but instead making a “very concrete legal and diplomatic request for international legal assistance that necessitates a response.” “We expect the Israeli side to take it seriously rather than responding with emotional statements,” he added. Sa’ar rejected the allegation and doubled down on his criticism, insisting Israel was right in expecting “the submission of a legal request” for the seizure. He added that the formal petition, which was submitted by Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday, was “now being examined by the relevant authorities.” “The Ukrainian side asks the…
Published on 29/04/2026 – 11:47 GMT+2 Ukraine is tracking multiple vessels carrying grain it says Russia stole from the occupied territories and shipped to at least four countries, as the diplomatic row over Ukraine and Israel over another stolen grain purchase rumbles on. The Ukrainian foreign ministry confirmed on Tuesday that Moscow’s sales of stolen grain are not limited to Israel, and that the total number of countries that have bought its shipments is likely bigger. “Such shipments arrived in Turkey, Egypt, Algeria and some other countries. These are only the cases I can recall from memory that happened earlier,”…
By Babak Kamiar & Euronews Persian Published on 29/04/2026 – 14:11 GMT+2•Updated 14:13 Tehran has executed at least 21 people and detained more than 4,000 since the start of the Iran war, the UN Human Rights Office said on Wednesday. In a statement from Geneva, the office said at least nine of those executed had been linked to the January protests, 10 were killed for alleged membership of opposition or hostile groups, and two were put to death on espionage charges. All executions took place after US and Israeli strikes on Iran began on 28 February. “I am shocked and alarmed,” said Volker…
For many Europeans, Finland remains a winter destination. However, this image contrasts with the explosion of light in the summer period. More and more travellers are discovering that the Finnish summer is one of the most amazing experiences in Northern Europe: mild temperatures, dreamy forests, good food, unique festivals and the spell of the midnight sun. “There is so much to discover in this country outside the classics,” explains David Campano, Visit Finland’s country manager for Spain and Italy. “We’ve been working hard on deseasonalisation over the last few years so that travellers discover that Finland is not just December…