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🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Trade Union Leader and Opposition in a World Apart

Walter Rizzetto comments on the condemnation of the CGIL union for failing to pay severance pay to a former executive.

Feb 27 • 11:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Ana Botín's salary increased by 2.5% in 2025, reaching 14.78 million euros

Ana Botín of Banco Santander has received a 2.5% salary increase for 2025, totaling 14.78 million euros, linked to the achievement of performance goals.

Feb 25 • 17:21 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Water company bosses rake in £15million bonanza while bills and pollution soar

Water company executives in the UK earned over £15 million whilst the industry faced rising pollution incidents and increasing customer bills.

Feb 21 • 17:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

State official escaped a 200,000-euro criminal suspicion by paying 3,000 euros

A former transport agency executive avoided prosecution for allegedly directing a 200,000-euro state contract to companies connected to his alleged mistress by agreeing to pay 3,000 euros to the state.

Feb 19 • 22:01 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

$250 Million Bonuses for 6 Major Bank Presidents

In 2025, six executives from leading American banks received record bonuses exceeding $250 million, with significant pay increases reported across the board.

Feb 15 • 07:03 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Laughing all the way to the bank? How bosses' pay has soared at three big lenders

Bank executives' salaries have surged significantly, reflecting substantial profits at Lloyds, Barclays, and NatWest amidst a growing disparity between executive compensation and worker pay.

Feb 13 • 08:50 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

PayPal makes Enrique Lores the highest-paid Spanish executive: he could earn up to 40 million dollars this year

PayPal has appointed Enrique Lores as its new president and CEO, guaranteeing him a payment of 33 million dollars this year through stock compensation, making him the highest-paid Spanish executive.

Feb 4 • 18:11 UTC
🇸🇰 Postoj
National & Local

The head of the Institute for a Well-Governed Society / Some municipalities are not willing to pay even twenty euros a month for the Message to the Mayor

Veronika Jursová Prachárová, the executive director of the Slovak Governance Institute, discusses the challenges faced in the financing of the 'Message to the Mayor' project, aimed at facilitating communication between municipalities and residents.

Jan 8 • 16:08 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Life & Tech

Fans pay tribute to 'legend' TV icon as he dies months after losing actress wife

Andy Friendly, a notable programming executive known for producing 'Entertainment Tonight', passed away at 74, just months after the death of his wife, actress Patricia Crowley.

Jan 8 • 09:07 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Trump threatens to prevent US defense companies from distributing profits

Donald Trump threatened to impose a cap on executive pay in major US defense contracting companies and ban shareholder profit distributions, accusing the industry of prioritizing profits over production speed.

Jan 8 • 05:24 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

US Military: Trump attacks America's defense contractors

President Donald Trump has threatened American defense companies with bans on dividend payouts and stock buybacks, citing concerns over their investments and high executive pay.

Jan 7 • 22:19 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Trump says he plans crackdown on defense firms over executive pay and stock buybacks

Donald Trump announced plans to impose restrictions on executive pay and stock buybacks at defense contractors amid criticism of their failure to deliver essential military equipment.

Jan 7 • 21:06 UTC

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