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My favorite children clothes store https://www.maammekauppa.fi/ is shutting down (I'm not affiliated, but where will I buy those pretty and durable shirts now?), reason - people are not buying local, one of two local manufacturers who was their suppliers went down last fall for the same reason. This fanatically local and very personal shop just didn't make it. And as small local business owner, I see my reflection in their shutdown.

This is just sad.

And they are right. I'm (affiliated here) trying to sell local brewing yeast for a year now, and almost nobody buys it. I offered gardening chemicals to supermarket networks to be marketed as local - they say there is no demand, they end up with unsold surplus of this (and they know their numbers). I want to believe and praise "buy European" story, but right now the opposite is happening.

Please support the initiative of Stop Killing Games!

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Let's keep pushing all the way through!

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Please support the initiative of Stop Killing Games!

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Unzer, a leading payment platform for small and mid-sized businesses in Germany, Austria, and beyond, has teamed up with the European Payments Initiative (EPI) to support the rollout of Wero – Europe’s newest digital payment method.

Wero is a mobile-first wallet that allows for instant, account-to-account payments, aiming to offer an easy, secure and sovereign way for people to pay and shop across the continent.Launched in Summer 2024, it’s already available for person-to-person payments in Germany, France, and Belgium, and will soon expand to support e-commerce, mobile commerce and point-of-sale transactions.

For Unzer, this partnership is a natural step. By integrating Wero, Unzer strengthens its mission to simplify commerce and accelerate digital adoption for small and medium-sized merchants.

Based on instant account-to-account payments, Wero further streamlines payments in Europe by eliminating intermediaries in the payment chain and the associated additional costs. Wero already supports payments between individuals, and will shortly unveil payments to professionals and those for online and mobile purchases. Point-of-sale payments will also be offered, as well as value-added services such as merchant loyalty programs and recurring subscription management.Find out more at wero-wallet.eu.

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In the Abacus poll, 46 per cent of respondents said they would support Canada becoming a member state of the EU, and 44 per cent said the Canadian government should definitely or probably look into joining it.

Are there any well regarded brands in the EU that sell high quality short?

Love my Dickies shorts because I’ve found them to be well made and long lasting but am considering options if I can find equivalent products.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/24923354

Europe’s ambition for digital sovereignty is more urgent than ever. But instead of backing truly European, privacy-first services, many European businesses and even EU and local authorities still rely on US tech, and might consider the brand-new and shiny "sovereign cloud" offerings as a useful solution.

But what if the "sovereign cloud" is less secure than US companies want us to believe? Let's take a deep dive into the "Microsoft Sovereign Cloud", the "Sovereign Cloud from Google", and the advertised "European Digital Sovereignty from Amazon Web Services" and whether it's safe to use these as a European authority or business.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/47972197