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EU hits 10 countries with ‘voucher-gate’ legal action
The European Commission announced on Thursday (2 July) that it would launch an infringement procedure against ten EU member states that are in breach of the bloc’s passenger rights rules. Greece and Italy were hit with legal action twice.
Tweets of the Week: Hungary Debate, Summer Holidays, Brexit Talks
Orban’s dictatorship makes MEPs mad, summer holidays would make everyone glad, and resumed Brexit talks are going pretty bad.
EU to preserve refund safety-net for travel vouchers
The European Commission will later on Wednesday (13 May) publish a common rulebook for voluntary travel vouchers, which advises that state aid could be used to set up guarantee funds, according to documents seen by EURACTIV.
Social voucher solutions ‘create jobs and combat black economy’
Social voucher solutions are smart ways to stimulate local economies and create jobs, as well as increase spending power and combat the black economy, Nathalie Renaudin tells EURACTIV.
Are vouchers an alternative to cash in humanitarian aid
The popular image of humanitarian aid in public consciousness is of trucks loaded with essential foods being handed out to refugees.
Food expert: There is a link between poverty and unhealthy diets
Working class people are being harmed as companies abandon free lunch programs, according to food and health policy expert Dr Martin Caraher.
Policymakers push for healthy eating choices at lunchtime
It can be easy to make the wrong food choices during your lunch break. But policymakers are trying to make lunchtime a more satisfying, healthy experience for employees.
EU urged to allow vouchers as aid to the most deprived
A group of EU member states has urged the European Commission to allow the use of vouchers in distributing aid to the most deprived, arguing they help save costs and uphold the dignity of the people concerned.
Greece cracks down on voucher misuse by employers
The growing trend of distributing vouchers to employees to avoid taxes has raised eyebrows in the Greek government, which has moved to crack down on unprecedented levels of tax evasion in the cash-strapped country.