The Flemish government is abandoning the plan to extend the so-called ‘suspicious period’ for donations to four years. The current three-year term will be maintained. In the case of an ‘ordinary’ donation of money or investments – for example via a simple transfer from one account to another (a hand or bank gift) – there […]
From January 2020, the premiums for the three optional insurances of the Christian Mutuality (MC) in hospitalization (i.e. Hospi +, Hospi + 100 and Hospi + 200) will be increased by 1.26% with reference to the change in the consumer price index from August 2018 to August 2019. The premiums for optional dental insurance the […]
The distribution network tariffs for electricity will drop by 4 percent next year, saving an average family of 16 euros. At the same time, the prosumer rate for solar panel owners will become 19 euros more expensive and the abolition of the nightly rate will cost some families 113 euros. For the fourth year in […]
The Economic Inspectorate of the FPS Economy has already received half as many reports about problems with online orders than for the whole of 2019. A separate category of deception that is on the rise is ‘dropshipping’. A total of 14,404 reports have already been received this year, compared to 9,454 last year. That equates […]
According to the NSSO, one student job in three will disappear in the second quarter of 2020. The catering sector in particular has been hit hard. That writes Le Soir Friday. The NSSO analysis of the statistics for the second quarter of 2020, in the middle of the first corona wave, shows that the number […]
Wirtschaftsministerin Margarete Schramböck (ÖVP) versprach Verbesserungen. © HELMUT FOHRINGER Vienna – The currently much criticized online retailer directory “Kaufhaus Österreich” from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Chamber of Commerce cost a total of 627,000 euros, the Ministry of Economic Affairs announced to the APA on Tuesday. The transaction was carried out via existing […]
From January 2020, the premiums for the three optional insurances of the Christian Mutuality in hospitalization (Hospi +, Hospi + 100 and Hospi + 200) will be increased by 1.26% in reference to the change in the consumer price index from August 2018 to August 2019. The premiums for optional dental care insurance, Dento +, […]
Elektrisch, praktisch, und sehr kompakt: Der Twingo Electric ist tatsächlich noch einmal 40 Zentimeter kürzer als der Zoe und tritt zum Kampfpreis in die E-Arena. © Renault From Stefan Pabeschitz Vienna – Twingo and electric drive were not completely alien to each other – after all, the little Frenchman provided the platform for the last […]
The last few months have been tough. The corona crisis causes insecurities, fears or depression for many people. But there are ways not to become hopeless even in these times and to do something good for yourself and your own psyche. DER STANDARD speaks regularly to experts and asks them for advice during these difficult […]
Incredible but true ! A man rescues his dog in the jaw of an … alligator! This scene was captured by a security camera in Florida. The hero’s name is Richard Wilbanks, from Estero in Lee County. With almost superhuman strength, he managed to get his dog out of the alligator’s mouth. The little dog […]