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🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

State enterprises have taken a direction towards 'platform labor'

Estonian state enterprises are moving towards platform-based labor, shifting from traditional employment contracts to more flexible service contracts.

Feb 26 • 22:01 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Understand what led to the dismissal of the deputy secretary of SPTuris; company linked to ex-partner had contracts worth R$ 229 million with the state-owned company

Now-former deputy secretary of Tourism in São Paulo, Rodolfo Marinho, was dismissed amid an investigation into million-dollar contracts involving a company linked to his former partner.

Feb 26 • 05:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Nunes dismisses deputy secretary of Tourism and president of SPTuris after complaint involving ex-partner with million-dollar contracts in the state-owned company

São Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes has dismissed officials amidst an investigation into connections with a company holding substantial contracts.

Feb 26 • 00:06 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Miriam González Durántez denounces that Spanish companies did not want to finance a survey about Spanish youth "for fear of losing their contracts and licenses" with the State

Miriam González Durántez criticizes Spanish companies for their reluctance to finance a survey on the youth due to fears of potential repercussions from the government.

Feb 25 • 12:46 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Company linked to daughter of undersecretary received R$ 11.4 million from Education; works are under investigation

A company linked to the son of a state undersecretary received R$ 11.4 million from the Educational Department in Brazil, and the contracts are now under investigation for irregularities.

Feb 24 • 22:51 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

A company from Agrofert may find a roundabout way to the contract from Lesy ČR

A company linked to Agrofert may circumvent procedures to secure a contract from the Czech state forestry company.

Feb 23 • 16:50 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Bill Decree. Capobianco (Conflavoro): “The challenge will be to ensure small businesses access to long-term energy contracts”

Roberto Capobianco emphasizes the need for small businesses to access long-term energy contracts to stabilize costs, amid concerns that state guarantees favor larger companies.

Feb 21 • 11:23 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

The court confirmed that people close to Smer were stealing from the state treasury

A Slovak court sentenced oligarch Jozef Brhel and his son to probation for stealing millions from state IT contracts, raising concerns about the leniency of economic crime penalties.

Feb 20 • 13:48 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
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Hydrocarbon exploration: 40% of the revenue generated will benefit the State

Greece is set to invest 1 billion euros in hydrocarbon exploration contracts with Chevron and Helleniq Energy, expecting significant state revenue and energy self-sufficiency.

Feb 17 • 10:10 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Signing with Chevron-Helleniq Energy on Monday morning for hydrocarbon exploration in 4 sea blocks

The Greek state is set to sign contracts with Chevron-Helleniq Energy for exclusive rights to explore and exploit hydrocarbons in areas south of Peloponnese and Crete.

Feb 15 • 13:48 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
National & Local

Point N: What can happen around Babiš's conflict of interest by 2033

The article discusses the ongoing analysis of Andrej Babiš's potential conflict of interest regarding EU subsidies and state contracts as his financial interests remain tightly held in trust funds.

Feb 13 • 18:28 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Companies competing for millions in school contracts in RJ share the same employees and bosses, investigation indicates

An investigation reveals that companies vying for large construction contracts in Rio de Janeiro's state schools share personnel and leadership, indicating potential collusion.

Feb 12 • 22:50 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Insurance Case: Former Mayor of Quinta de Olivos and a Group of Companies Charged

Former mayor Daniel Rodríguez and several insurance companies have been charged for irregular contracts with the state during Alberto Fernández's presidency.

Feb 10 • 16:30 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

How the 'Panagopoulos network' operated: communication companies and cash hand-to-hand payments

The article discusses the operations of the 'Panagopoulos network', revealing concerning findings about shell companies involved in state and European fund mismanagement through direct contract assignments without proper personnel or infrastructure.

Feb 6 • 05:30 UTC
🇸🇰 Postoj
National & Local

Sports for Vatican Contracts / Is PS Trying to Divert Attention or Is It Just an Outburst of the Activist Wing?

The strongest opposition party in Slovakia, led by Ondrej Prostredník, is calling for a discussion on the validity of the Vatican treaty, arguing that it undermines state neutrality and questioning the need for a revised relationship between Slovakia and the Catholic Church.

Feb 3 • 23:08 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

The full document of the State Intervention that conceals the Port of Valencia: contracts that 'predetermine the candidate'

The Port Authority of Valencia has been concealing a report from the State General Intervention regarding personnel since last June, despite requests from politicians and journalists for access to this public information.

Feb 1 • 23:35 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Crime & Justice

The Aftermath of Babiš's Conflict: Dozens of Institutions Address Contracts with Agrofert

More than twenty state institutions in the Czech Republic, unaware of legal conflicts, signed contracts worth approximately 15 million crowns with Agrofert, linked to Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's conflict of interest.

Jan 16 • 11:15 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
National & Local

The socialist wing of the Government says that the State Attorney opposes the extension of rental contracts required by Sumar and the partners

The socialist wing of the Government cites a report from the State Attorney to reject intervention in the rental market through contract extensions, as demanded by Sumar and other leftist coalition partners.

Jan 14 • 09:20 UTC
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
Crime & Justice

One in 3 Russian Rescue Hubs Lack Aircraft as Carriers Decline Unprofitable State Contracts

Almost one-third of Russia's search-and-rescue hubs are without functioning aircraft to handle emergencies due to private carriers avoiding unprofitable state contracts.

Jan 13 • 14:47 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
Crime & Justice

The state signed contracts with Babiš's companies for millions despite his conflict of interest

State organizations signed multiple contracts with companies owned by Andrej Babiš while he was Prime Minister, violating conflict of interest laws, although they defend this action citing public interest for the military.

Jan 13 • 07:40 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Newsfilter: If Šutaj Eštok Preaches Payment Cards, But Uses Cash

The article discusses a recent ruling by Slovakia's Supreme Court requiring the state-owned gas company SPP to pay over 14 million euros to Stroden Management Limited due to financial obligations stemming from contracts signed in the 1990s by former Minister Ján Ducký.

Jan 12 • 18:22 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The DEA manages a report on the millionaire businesses of Delcy Rodríguez and her partner

A report in the hands of the DEA warns the U.S. about the millionaire businesses of Delcy Rodríguez and her partner in Venezuela, detailing that Lebanese businessman Yussef Abou Nassif amassed a fortune of at least $500 million through state contracts during the country's worst humanitarian crisis.

Jan 12 • 03:23 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

The adventure of the PIP reform. "It's not about contracts, but pensions"

Donald Tusk's decision to block a law allowing the National Labor Inspectorate to convert civil law contracts into employment contracts is seen as a gesture towards entrepreneurs, yet it highlights a deeper issue related to the flawed pension system that the state is trying to address through coercion.

Jan 9 • 05:04 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Insurance companies can unilaterally raise premiums on health insurance contracts, according to the Council of State

The Greek Council of State has ruled that insurance companies may unilaterally increase health insurance premiums without the need for precise future amounts or upper limits on increases.

Dec 30 • 17:24 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Crime & Justice

Decision of the Council of State on health insurance contracts - What the supreme court ruled

The Council of State ruled that clauses in health insurance contracts are abusive and unenforceable if not completely transparent and understandable to clients, while also allowing insurers to unilaterally increase premiums under certain conditions.

Dec 30 • 17:22 UTC

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