Analysis shows that since the Czech Republic joined the European Union in 2004, its GDP per capita in purchasing power parity terms has improved significantly. While in the year of entry this indicator was 80% of the European average, last year it increased to 91%. It has even surpassed some countries such as Greece, Portugal and Spain. Poland a...
The European Union faces significant challenges that require urgent action and restructuring ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. The political direction is gradually changing, highlighting the need to respond to stagnation and lack of investment. The European Commission, most likely to be led again by Ursula von der Leyen, recog...
Recently, a legal dispute between tech giant Apple and the US Department of Justice, along with fifteen states, has become intense. This conflict revolves around allegations that Apple is abusing its dominance of the smartphone market through its App Store platform. According to the authorities, Apple's practices severely restrict competition...
Joe Biden has expressed his intention to ban the use of artificial intelligence to mimic the human voice. This announcement came in response to the increasing cases of misuse of artificial intelligence, especially in the form of mass fraudulent phone calls in the US. The issue stems from a recent case where telephone robots, using a mock US p...
A major announcement from Apple has confirmed that sideloading, or the ability to install apps from alternative stores, will be available to iPhone users with the arrival of iOS 17.4 this March. However, this news will only apply to users in the 27 countries of the European Union and will come with complex rules. In addition, Apple, seemingly di...
The European Union's debt continued its downward trend in the third quarter of last year, reaching 82.6% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to information released by Eurostat. However, compared to this positive trend, the Czech Republic has seen the opposite development. The country's indebtedness increased to 44.5% of GDP in the rel...
The previous exemption for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, which allowed the import of Russian oil, has ended, which means that these countries are now not allowed to resell this oil within the European Union. This exemption was crucial for the Czech Republic because it was the only EU country to import oil from the Slovak refinery Slo...
Under the National Recovery Plan, the European Union provides Czech citizens over 18 with up to CZK 50 000 for their further education and development. Unfortunately, the Czech state does not actively communicate this information. The funds earmarked by the EU for economic and social recovery after the pandemic shock include the amount earmarked...
Apple will replace its own Lightning charging port with a conventional USB-C one. It's practically a done deal, several sources close to the company have confirmed, and it follows an obligation imposed on Apple (and other manufacturers) by the EU directive. Only it wouldn't be Apple that didn't come up with a proper coolness. The entire iPhon...
