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BDGW: EU restriction of payment transactions through cash limits

BDGW: EU restriction of payment transactions through cash limits

The European Parliament and the EU member states have agreed on a significant restriction of payment transactions - cash payments over 10,000 euros are to be banned in the European Union. "We take a critical view of this ban, as it is primarily a massive restriction...

Iranian hacker group spies on companies

Iranian hacker group spies on companies

Ballistic Bobcat deploys new backdoor "Sponsor" against unpatched networks The highly dangerous hacker group Ballistic Bobcat, which originated in Iran, has been attacking organisations in various industries in several countries since September 2021. The majority of...

Hamburg focuses on innovative solutions in procurement

Hamburg focuses on innovative solutions in procurement

While the hearing of associations for a new procurement law is still underway, Hamburg is taking further steps to permanently strengthen the innovation orientation of public procurement and to increase the share of procurement from innovations. For this reason,...

Germany: Strike actions in aviation security continue

Germany: Strike actions in aviation security continue

Today, ver.di continues its strikes at several German airports. It is also to be expected that further airports will be struck next week. "What is happening here has nothing to do with warning strikes. With publicity and in the sense of a membership recruitment...

BITKOM: Energy Efficiency Act endangers data centres in Germany

BITKOM: Energy Efficiency Act endangers data centres in Germany

The Federal Cabinet today adopted a government draft for an Energy Efficiency Act. Among other things, this is to define requirements for data centres. Bitkom President Achim Berg explains: "The draft for the Energy Efficiency Act has a fundamental design flaw: it...

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