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European Commission presents new measures against corporate tax avoidance
January 29th, 2016
European Commission has issued a press release to inform on a proposal for Fair Taxation. As stated, proposals aim for a coordinated EU wide response to corporate tax avoidance, following global standards developed by the OECD last autumn. New ...
European Commission opens Google antitrust proceedings
April 15th, 2015
The Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Google on its comparison shopping service and has opened a separate formal investigation into Android. The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Google alleging the company has ...
European Commission unveils draft legislation to tackle corporate tax avoidance
March 19th, 2015
The European Commission today presented a package of tax transparency measures as part of its ambitious agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful tax competition in the EU. A key element of this Tax Transparency Package is a proposal to ...
ICAP plc response to European Commission decision
February 4th, 2015
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, notes today’s decision of the European Commission (EC) to issue a fine of £11.3 million. This allegation relates to Yen Libor and ...
European Commission steps in to help Bulgarian banks
June 30th, 2014
The European Commission has approved a request from Bulgaria to provide funding for some of the country’s biggest banks. The Commission extended a credit line of 3.3bn levs ($2.3bn; £1.4bn) to help banks that Bulgarian authorities believe have been ...
European Commission urges UK to tax expensive homes more
June 4th, 2014
The European Commission has called on the UK to raise taxes on higher value properties, build more houses and adjust the Help to Buy scheme. In a review of UK economic policies, it said council tax bands should be ...
Europeans should control their B-to-B data, says EU commissioner
January 8th, 2020
The United States and China are the world’s leaders in harvesting and exploiting personal data and the European Union must make sure the same thing does not happen when it comes to business-to-business data, the new EU commissioner for ...
Cyprus gas discovery a key factor in EU energy objectives, says European Commission
April 28th, 2016
The European Commission is examining the impact of possible Cypriot gas reserves in the offshore area between Cyprus and Israel, in order to diversify the energy mix used by the EU, and break off the island`s energy isolation, Commission ...
European farmers in crisis: EU Commission activates measures to support them
March 17th, 2016
European Commission activates exceptional measures to further support European farmers in crisis “This is a package of measures which can have a material and positive impact on European agricultural markets and it should now be given the chance to ...
Commission launches a public consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights
March 9th, 2016
The European Commission presents a first, preliminary outline of the European Pillar of Social Rights announced by President Juncker in September last year and launches a broad public consultation The European Commission presents a first, preliminary outline of the ...
