GSK doubled the money paid out to its shareholders, reaching more than EUR 5 billion.
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GSK doubled the money paid out to its shareholders, reaching more than EUR 5 billion.
1,217 jobs are currently under threat at the pharmaceutical company GSK in Belgium.
Members of the European Parliament earn €13,000-14,000 gross per month, about €9,000 net, plus €359 per attendance day.
Eight large oil and gas multinationals made €83 billion in profits in three months.
People currently pay easily €2.50 per litre at the pump in Belgium.
A windfall tax measure introduced in 2022 raised a total of €26-28 billion.
One in two Europeans faces financial difficulties.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, receives a salary of EUR 34,000 per month.
Tax avoidance and tax evasion in the European Union currently amount to up to 200 billion euros, according to conservative estimates.
1,222 people died in Belgium because of the heat.
The European Investment Bank approved over one billion euros of projects in Israel involving companies blacklisted by the United Nations.
Niger has hundreds of thousands of tonnes of uranium.
Israel's trade with the European Union accounts for 30% of its total trade.
Almost 100 million Europeans are at risk of poverty.
Saudi Arabia executes hundreds of people every year.
In the region, Haiti has a life expectancy 15 years lower than Cuba.
There are more than a million Lebanese in flight.
Total has made almost 6 billion euros in total.
Large oil multinationals in Europe make 80 million euros in superprofits per day.
A private jet emits between 5 and 40 times more CO2 than a commercial flight.
The European Commission's budget for air taxi/private jet travel has increased by 50% over a few years and now stands at approximately EUR 15 million.