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Media companies in the Netherlands have sent a letter to four ministers urging for a coordinated approach to illegal IPTV services and online piracy, as these practices have become a professional and cross-border business model that undermines legal media providers. #IllegaleStreaming #Mediabedrijven #IPTV (translated)

Companies and the FNV trade union advocate for the retention of the employee discount scheme, which is set to disappear on January 1, while the House of Representatives is currently debating its abolition as part of a tax plan. #personeelskorting #belastingplan #werkgevers (translated)

The number of packages delivered by PostNL has decreased by 7.1 percent in the third quarter, partly due to a strong decline of 32 percent in packages from Asia, while the company continues to advocate for letter delivery within three working days in the Netherlands. #PostNL #pakketbezorging #economie (translated)

GFrei.News asked why Audi is investing billions in Georgia in the USA while the company plans to cut more than 7,000 jobs in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. The author cited high energy costs, labor overhead, taxes, bureaucracy and regulation, as well as what he considers unpredictable politics as reasons. According to GFrei.News, the German government has already largely destroyed several areas of technology in which Germany had been a leader. The author mentioned nuclear energy, fracking, magnetic levitation technology, genetic engineering, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology, and identified the automotive industry as the next affected area. Moreover, GFrei.News wrote that the automotive industry consists not only of Audi but also of numerous suppliers, many of which are already insolvent. These suppliers are often central employers and bearers of prosperity in small towns. The development is not primarily attributed to globalization, China, or other scarcely controllable forces, but rather to decisions made by their own government, which are supported by mainstream media, according to the author. #Autoindustrie #Investitionen #Deutschland (translated)

Manchester United has experienced the worst season start in Premier League history with a 0:3 loss against AFC Bournemouth, while coach Michael Carrick is on the brink of being dismissed after this latest defeat, and Julian Nagelsmann is being considered as a possible successor. #ManchesterUnited #PremierLeague #Krise (translated)

The Golden Ball will be awarded in London this year, and while Kylian Mbappé and Harry Kane are considered strong candidates, some reporters are also advocating for the 19-year-old Lamine Yamal due to his impressive performances with Barcelona and the Spanish national team. #GoudenBal #KylianMbappé #Voetbal (translated)

Far-right parties in Europe, including the AfD and the National Rally, are gaining influence in the European Parliament and advocating for a radical reform of the EU, with more power resting with the member states and a significant curtailment of the European Commission. #Extreemrechts #EuropeseUnie #SoevereineNaties (translated)

The 27 European member states have expressed their support for the new legal status of EU Inc., aimed at facilitating the establishment of companies in Europe, while simultaneously advocating for stricter controls to prevent fraud. #EUInc #Entrepreneuriat #UnionEuropéenne (translated)

Sahra Wagenknecht wrote that a current study by the ifo Institute shows that in recent years, around 500,000 employees in the German industry have lost their jobs. She cited the causes as energy and sanctions policy, high energy prices, bureaucracy, and insufficient investments in infrastructure. She also claimed that in Germany, a company goes bankrupt every 19 minutes and hundreds of thousands of additional jobs are at risk. Wagenknecht held Chancellor Friedrich Merz responsible for the economic developments and pointed to the defeats of the CDU in state elections as well as poor approval ratings. She called for a swift end to the government and demanded that Merz resign from his position. #Deutschland #Wirtschaft #Arbeitsplätze (translated)

SebMinga criticized the BILD staff sharply and wrote that all employees should be ashamed on that day and should put themselves in Joshua Kimmich's shoes, even for just a second. He also urged BILD to delete itself and go bankrupt. The medium is causing him great distress, he wrote. #Kimmich #BILD #Respekt (translated)

In the article, Ton and Casper van Rietbergen argue for better use of the existing housing stock in the Netherlands, for example by splitting homes and making cohabitation more attractive, instead of solely focusing on new construction. #Woningmarkt #Hoekwoningaanpak #WoneninNederland (translated)

The author wrote that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is on the verge of insolvency and has neither money nor a timetable. According to him, India, China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia blocked the new climate report and wanted scientists from the global south to collaborate on it. #Klimawandel #Wissenschaft #IPCC #IN #CN #RU #SA (translated)

VfB Stuttgart shows a strong reaction at home against Atlético Madrid following the defeat at HSV and achieves a 1:1 draw, earning their seventh point in the Champions League, even though they played with one extra player for half an hour due to a foul by Hjulmand. #VfBStuttgart #AtléticoMadrid #ChampionsLeague (translated)

The author wrote that the IPCC is facing bankruptcy due to a lack of money and a timeline. According to his contribution, India, China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia would block the new climate report and also want to involve scientists from the Global South in its creation. #Klimawandel #IPCC #Klimapolitik #IN #CN #RU #SA (translated)