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The arrival of data centers in American villages is causing growing resistance among residents, driven by concerns about the impact on the environment, job loss, and the influence of Big Tech on their communities, leading to a new and widely shared NIMBY sentiment that is becoming an important theme in the upcoming midterms. #datacentra #BigTech #nimbyism (translated)

In Belgium, one in six jobs depends on a foreign company, which underscores how vulnerable the country is to the decisions of multinationals, despite the fact that these companies represent only 0.5% of the nearly 1.2 million local businesses. #GSK #multinationales #Belgique (translated)

The expected loss of 1,217 jobs at GSK is, according to Solidaris and Setca, the result of a race for superprofits in the pharmaceutical industry, which significantly reorients its investments towards the most lucrative treatments at the expense of other productive activities. #GSK #Licenciements #Santépublique (translated)

The International Committee of the Red Cross faces major challenges due to a drastic decline in donors, with nearly 1 billion euros lost between 2023 and 2026, leading to a decrease in emergency aid and the loss of seven thousand jobs while the number of global conflicts continues to rise. #ICRC #conflicten #noodhulp (translated)

The German chemical company Covestro has announced it will cut 260 of the 976 jobs at its site in Antwerp due to the decline in profitability of polycarbonate production and the need for structural adjustments in an environment of global overcapacity. #emploi #restructuration #industriechimique (translated)

The Investor wrote that the Netherlands could only produce the next ASML if it accepted that the founder could become a billionaire. He referred to Constantijn van Oranje, who, according to him, had noted that startups were often embraced as long as they remained small and their founders did not become rich. According to The Investor, the Netherlands wanted to build global companies, but there was discomfort about the financial reward for entrepreneurs who had taken risks. He argued that those who had invested their own money, time, and security for years should be allowed to earn exceptionally if they succeeded. He also asked why a football player with a million-dollar contract was celebrated more easily than an entrepreneur who created thousands of jobs. #ondernemen #startups #innovatie (translated)

Covestro has announced it will cut 260 jobs at its site in Antwerp, while hundreds of employees are blocking access to the GSK sites in Wavre and Rixensart in protest against the announced layoff of 1,217 employees by the pharmaceutical group. #GSK #protestation #licenciements (translated)