Hundreds of millions of pounds to turbocharge manufacturing sector in Wales
Wales to see new £250m investment into UK’s largest semiconductor facility, supporting hundreds of highly-skilled jobs in Newport and supporting the government's Plan for Change. HM GovernmentSource
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Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases rising in England
Although numbers remain low, cases are being detected more frequently. HM GovernmentSource
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Armenia and Azerbaijan peace agreement: UK statement to the OSCE
Deputy Ambassador Deirdre Brown congratulates Armenia and Azerbaijan on the conclusion of negotiations on a peace agreement and urges both sides to sign it as soon as possible. HM GovernmentSource
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Celebrating British-Turkmen education collaboration
The Accelerating English Language Learning in Central Asia project at the Dovletmammet Azadi Turkmen National Institute of World Languages has been successfully completed. HM GovernmentSource
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Creative workshop on environmental pollution underway in Auki, Malaita
The workshop encourages creativity to deal with environmental issues like plastic waste, biodiversity, and climate change through art workshop and exhibition. HM GovernmentSource
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New solution for TenneT’s capital requirements
TenneT is making the electricity grid fit for the future. Major investments will be required in the coming years to strengthen and expand the grid. This is necessary to meet growing demand for electricity, including from households and companies that want a new or higher power connection. TenneT
Read More2025 Tax Plan: more balanced income distribution and healthy public finances
Today Folkert Idsinga, State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration, presented the 2025 Tax Plan to the House of Representatives. The package contains a range of measures to contribute to healthy public finances, improved purchasing power and a stronger business climate. It also includes a number
Read MoreBudget Day 2024: more purchasing power and a return to fiscal discipline
Next year most people will be financially better off. It will pay more to work due to cuts in income tax, and measures on purchasing power will prevent a rise in poverty. The government will also invest heavily in our security, and the budget will absorb the recent
Read More2023: a better financial outcome, despite turbulent economic times
With the world in flux, 2023 was an economically turbulent year. Inflation was high, interest rates rose and the Netherlands saw virtually no economic growth. The war in Ukraine sent energy prices soaring. The Dutch government took a range of extra measures to prevent a rise in poverty,
Read MoreThe Netherlands to invest €2.5 billion to strengthen business climate for chip industry in Brainport Eindhoven
Found in objects from telephones to solar panels and medical equipment, microchips play a crucial role in everyday life. Dutch businesses and knowledge institutions lead the way in the global chip industry. But in the Brainport Eindhoven region they’re coming up against limits in terms of personnel, space
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