Europe

                                     The Trans-National Gateway Connecting the Baltics and Europe 

Rail Baltica is a much needed European gate railway and an economic corridor of high importance to the European Union. When completed in 2026, it will pass through Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, connecting Finland in the north with the rest of Europe in a way that it has never been possible before: for the first time, all the largest Baltic cities, seaports and airports will be connected through a continuous rail link.

                 “You may have the universe, if I may have Italy.”

                                                                                       Giuseppe Verdi

Few cities are European in the way that Brussels, the multilingual capital city of Belgium, is. This is reflected by the fact that, as the administrative capital of the EU, it is also known as ‘the capital city of the EU.’ This is where nearly all the important EU-level decisions are made on an ongoing basis - the beating heart of the European project.

Portugal has a proud maritime history. In 1494, the country signed a treaty with Spain, brokered by the Vatican, to share the global navigation routes between the two countries. Under this agreement, Portugal dominated those routes. In 1498, it discovered a previously unknown route to India (around the southern coast of Africa). In 1500, a Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, was the first documented fleet to land in Brazil.

London, 4th November 2019: New research finds that only a very small number of the UK’s SMEs (5%) say increased uncertainty over the last three years has not cost their business in terms of lost revenue or turnover.

Anyone that has ever gone grocery shopping in Spain will know that it’s a food lover’s paradise. Everywhere you turn, there’s something to make the mouth water – the freshest fruit and vegetables, artisan breads, serrano ham, a Rioja red wine. Mercadona, the Spanish food retailer formed founded over 40 years ago, is one such culinary experience.

The ancient Roman Aqueducts which are scattered around Portugal are testament to the fact that this small European country has been investing in long-term infrastructure for as long as the records go back. These days, all anyone needs to do is travel by car or train from north to south of the country, or cross the magnificent 25 de Abril Bridge in Lisbon to realize the country’s infrastructures are as ambitious as ever.

RETENTION FEARS FOR UK PLC AS TALENT DILEMMA INTENSIFIES

• Talent management concerns are rising as one in three (31%) senior executives plan to prioritise employee retention and training over the next 12 months
• A similar proportion (29%) of senior decision-makers say talent attraction is a key concern, as the ‘war for talent’ is set to intensify