Accord signed by 136 countries will enable them to raise tax on sales made by multinationals within their bordersAlmost 140 countries have taken a decisive step towards forcing the world’s biggest companies to pay a fair share of tax, with plans for a …
United or divided: what is the future of Ireland? | Letter
Guardian readers respond to Colm Tóibín’s essay on the island’s political futureColm Tóibín’s comparison of Sinn Féin, a pro-EU, pro-immigration, centre-left party, to Ukip, an anti-EU, anti-immigration, rightwing party, is decidedly muddled, like much…
The Tories should take back control of food supply policy | Letter
Kate Howell says the value of sustainable producers and independent retailers needs to be recognised and supportedYour report from the Tory party conference cites Liz Truss’s view that the government is not responsible for food shortages in the shops (…
Russia labels investigative news outlet Bellingcat a ‘foreign agent’
The designations are the latest in a crackdown on media outlets authorities in Moscow see as hostile Russia has designated the Bellingcat investigative news outlet a “foreign agent” along with nine people who work for Russian language news outlets or n…
Why Techstars is doubling down on Europe
As we get into our dive into Q3 2021 venture capital numbers, one region in particular has our attention: Europe.
Brussels vows swift response to Poland’s ruling against EU law
Ursula von der Leyen says European Commission will decide on next steps to takeThe head of the European Commission has vowed a swift response to a ruling from Poland’s top court rejecting the supremacy of EU law, which has thrown relations between Brus…
EU could lift ban on UK sausages to sweeten Northern Ireland deal
Brussels to offer substantial package of proposals to improve post-Brexit arrangementsThe EU will seek to sweeten its package of proposals over the post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland by lifting a prohibition on sausages made in Britain.The E…
French far right’s new face: the meteoric rise of Éric Zemmour
The controversial TV pundit recently overtook Marine Le Pen in presidential election opinion pollsHe has been convicted for inciting racial hatred, attacked by historians for claiming the Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Pétain saved French Jews rath…
Experience: I was shot by a sniper
The road below was lined with tanks rolling out. Troops flooded the streets. The roof started shakingThe third of October 1993 was a beautiful day in Moscow. The sky was blue, the streets were busy and the air was chilly. I was a US paralegal living my…
The Swarm: German TV adapts hit sci-fi novel in English
Broadcaster ZDF targets international sales and will dub eight-part series for domestic audienceIt topped Germany’s list of bestselling novels for eight months, and to great local excitement Frank Schätzing’s science-fiction page-turner Der Schwarm is …