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Steel Under Protection, Industry Under Pressure…
Since July 2026, the European Union has applied a new regulatory framework designed to protect its steel market from the effects of global overcapacity. The new rules reduce the annual volume of import tariff quotas by approximately 47% — to 18.3 million tonnes — and introduce a 50% duty on deliveries exceeding the available limits. The measure covers 30 categories…
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Layoffs Hidden from the Statistics. Why Isn’t Unemployment Rising Despite a Wave of Alarming Reports?
Almost every day, we hear reports of further layoffs, restructuring programmes and factory closures. Green circles are appearing increasingly often around the profile pictures of people in our professional networks — a discreet yet public signal that other, usually effective, job-search methods have failed. Meanwhile, Poland’s official unemployment rate has barely changed and remains among the lowest in the European…
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Market Watch: Family Inc. Under Pressure. Early Warning Signs from the Summer Holiday Market
Children’s summer holidays are not just a time of rest. For many families, they are a seasonal stress test of cash flow, operational resilience, resource management and crisis communication.
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How not to shoot yourself in the foot?
In business, the greatest losses often do not come from competitors, but from decisions made under pressure, ego or short-term thinking. This article shows how to recognise the moment when your own strategy starts working against you — and how to stop before a costly mistake becomes reality.