Dutch goods exports to the United Kingdom amounted to 40.5 billion euros in 2021. That is 21 percent less than in pre-Corona year 2019 when the United Kingdom was still part of the European Union. Dutch-made exports grew by 20 percent compared to 2019. Re-export and quasi-transit decreased together by almost half. At the same time, the export of services grew by 13 percent to 29 billion euros...
Aldi reopens recently renovated ‘Project Fresh’ store in Dungloe
Aldi’s ‘Project Fresh’ branch in Dungloe will open its doors after undergoing an extensive €1 million renovation. The revamped store received a complete makeover in the style of Aldi’s award-winning ‘Project Fresh’Design. This award was presented at the National Grocery Retail Awards, where Aldi also won the award for best Discounter Store of the Year for its...
Lost DUP doesn’t want to be forgotten
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which wants Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom, is obstructing the formation of a new administration. The DUP lost last week in the elections won by Republican Sinn Féin, but the Northern Ireland administration must consist of both unionists and Republicans. The country is facing a political crisis.
Sales of pesticides in the European Union are fairly stable
Sales of plant protection products remained fairly stable in the European Union (EU) between 2011 and 2020. Sales fluctuated between 330,000 and 370,000 tonnes in those ten years.
Sinn Féin may be set for a big win in Northern Ireland
The Northern Irish go to the polls on Thursday for supposedly historic parliamentary elections. For the first time, the nationalist Sinn Féin party seems to be heading for the win, according to polls. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom and has been ruled for years by the very conservative and evangelical Protestant party DUP.
Pat Gelsinger, Chairman of Intel, expects global chip shortages to continue through 2024
Gelsinger spoke about his prospect to CNBC and Bloomberg, with apparently less hope than before. In October of last year, Gelsinger was asked for a similar statement; at that time, the top executive expected the supply-demand ratio for chips “to stabilize in 2023”.
One million of N.Irish livestock to be slaughtered in the name of ‘climate protection’
In Northern Ireland, agriculture will have to reduce its stock of more than one million sheep and cattle if the country is to meet its new legally binding climate targets. This is according to a report by analyst KPMG commissioned by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU).
Kenes Rakishev thanks ASBC for the election outcome
The President of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation, Kenes Rakishev, noted the growing authority of the KBF at the international level and the high significance of the results of the elections in ASBC.