There is a good business case for setting up your business in Ireland, whether it’s an established business or still a gleam in your eye. Just look at Google.
Portugal has introduced a new “wealth tax” on properties over €600,000 in value. Accountants are saying that for many property owners, this is excellent news!
It was impossible to disinherit a child in Spain. But now the rules have changed in the Basque Country and other regions are looking at their own laws.
The new Spanish government has finally managed to announce a budget and it’s good news if you are on the minimum wage or read books online while drinking wine. It’s bad news for almost everyone else though
British expats in Italy have suffered from a falling pound, but they are beginning to solve their own problems, for example advertising rental homes elsewhere on the continent. Italy is in a problem solving mood generally, says our local writer Julia Silk