After an idyllic trip travelling continental Europe by car, nothing says welcome home like a traffic fine.Unfortunately, if you do commit a violation, it’s not uncommon to receive a notification several months after your holiday.Many people think that having left the country you were visiting, the fine can be ignored – especially now that the UK has left the EU.But not paying up can have serious consequences both back home and for future trips to the bloc.What happens if you get a traffic fine in the EU?If you commit a driving offence abroad, the fine does not simply get forgotten…
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The writer is chair of Rockefeller InternationalWhile global investors increasingly recognise that the easy money era is over, many world leaders do not — and the markets are punishing them for free spending in the new age of tight money.In the 2010s, when interest rates hit historic lows, markets punished very few free spenders — Greece, Turkey and Argentina, most notably — for extreme fiscal or monetary irresponsibility. Now inflation is back, rates are rising and debt levels have been elevated worldwide, investors are targeting an expanding list of countries.The markets have forced a shift in policy, or at least…
In brief: Apple and Google have previously warned users about companies selling spyware targeting mobile devices. A new Google report details commercial spyware targeting PCs through browsers and Windows antivirus. The vulnerabilities they exploit are already patched – another sign that users should keep their software updated. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reports that a Barcelona company sold spyware exploiting Chrome, Firefox, and Windows Defender vulnerabilities to conduct contract surveillance on target PCs. The vulnerabilities were zero-days in the wild when the company exploited them, but Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft patched them in 2021 and early 2022. Variston IT calls…
(Warning: This article features spoilers for The White Lotus season two.) When things seem too good to be true, they usually are. This certainly seems to be the case for heiress Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge)’s situation on The White Lotus season two. After being ditched by her husband Greg (Jon Gries) on a romantic Sicilian getaway, luxurious English expat Quentin (Tom Hollander) swooped in to cheer her spirits by inviting her and her assistant Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) to party with him at his villa in Palermo. Harmless, right? Eh, we don’t think so. During the Dec. 4 episode, Quentin encouraged Tanya to…
Don’t Worry Darling, 9-1-1 and the upcoming film 80 for Brady all received multiple wins at the 27th annual California on Location Awards. The honors, which were revealed Sunday, recognize location managers, public employees and other professionals who helped with on-location filming across the state. Among the winners, Chris Baugh was named location manager of the year for a studio feature for Don’t Worry Darling. The film’s crew also won location team of the year for a studio feature. Don’t Worry Darling, which premiered in September, was mainly shot in the greater Palm Springs area. The thriller-mystery was directed by…
As one can imagine, the concept of the gold candle presents an extremely niche cross of interests yet there is a brand dedicated to answering the demand at this juncture. Aced It Co prides itself on recreating “the familiar scents and moment from the golf course into a candle.” Woman-founded and owned, the brand boasts a total of nine unique scents that blend earthy and woodsy smells. Aced It Co’s golf candles include No. 1 The First Cut, No. 2 The Clubhouse, No. 3 Ladies Lounge, No. 4 Divot Belt, No. 5 Out of Bounds, No. 6 Ball Washer, No.…
The EU must take “rebalancing” measures to smooth out the “distortions” of competition caused by the massive American subsidies of Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.Speaking at the College of Europe in Bruges in Belgium von der Leyen said that the bloc “must take action to rebalance the playing field where the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) and other measures create distortions. In other words: we need to do our homework here in Europe and at the same time, we have to work with the United States to mitigate competitive disadvantages.”The…
Aries Health Horoscope TodayHealth won’t see much changes. You need to work towards building a stronger immunity system. Balance water intake. A recent deal that you’ve closed will be demanding and people will try and negotiate or go back on their work. Avoid getting into unnecessary arguments with clients as you might say something that you’ll regret later. Family life will be unstable due to a family member confronting you on underlying friction. You may be caught off guard and stuck in a situation where you will have to give into pressure and resolve or make peace with decisions others…
The large swathes of empty seats in the second half summed up the Qatar soccer team’s disappointing start to its first ever World Cup.The night started with more than 67,000 mostly Qatari fans filling the cavernous Al Bayt Stadium, enjoying an opening ceremony that showcased the tiny Arab emirate to a global audience 12 years after winning the right to host soccer’s biggest event.It ended with Qatar’s overmatched team trudging off the field, its unwanted place in soccer history secure and with many of its dismayed fans having long disappeared.The controversy-laced tournament opened Sunday with the 2019 Asian Cup champions…
A cashless society may not seem so far away in the distant future. But the current digital alternatives such as cryptocurrencies have proved volatile, while the other blockchain assets, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), have fallen out of favour since their hype.A different approach to blockchain payments is gaining traction around the world. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are more stable, but unlike cryptocurrencies, they are centrally controlled by governments, more specifically central banks, and are not seen as a way to invest money. While CBDCs and cryptos like Bitcoin may share the same blockchain technology, the biggest difference is that CBDCs are…