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FSMA: Warning against European Commodities Commission (ECC)
March 16th, 2015
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of the European Commodities Commission (ECC). According to the information available to the FSMA, the European Commodities Commission presents itself as a supervisory authority in Belgium ...
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 ...
European Parliament backs Commission proposal for the IFRS, the EFRAG and the PIOB
March 14th, 2014
The European Parliament has today backed the European Commission’s proposal on co-financing the IFRS Foundation, EFRAG and the PIOB, three organisations that play a key role in the development of accounting and auditing standards. Internal Market and Services Commissioner ...
European stocks rose
January 26th, 2024
European stocks rose on Friday, bucking weakness in US equity futures and in Asian markets, as an update from the world’s largest luxury retailer showed that spending among the wealthiest consumers remains resilient. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index advanced as ...
European Council reaches agreement on updated rules for VAT rates
December 14th, 2021
The European Council reached agreement on a proposal to update EU rules on rates of value added tax (VAT). The new rules reflect member states’ current needs and the EU’s present policy objectives, which have changed considerably since the ...
European stocks inch lower
August 27th, 2021
European stocks inched lower on Friday ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s speech that could offer hints on the timeline for slowing of its bond purchases programme. The pan-European STOXX 600 index slipped 0.2% in early trading, ...
Commission starts legal action against 23 EU countries over copyright rules
August 4th, 2021
France, Spain, Italy and 20 other EU countries may be taken to court for their tardiness in enacting landmark EU copyright rules into national law, the European Commission said on Monday as it asked the group to explain the ...
Data protection: Commission adopts adequacy decisions for the UK
July 13th, 2021
The Commission has today adopted two adequacy decisions for the United Kingdom – one under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the other for the Law Enforcement Directive. Personal data can now flow freely from the European ...
European stocks gain on vaccine hope; dollar slumps
December 17th, 2020
European stocks climbed as authorities said the rollout of a COVID vaccine would begin before the end of the month, potentially giving a boost to the region’s battered economies. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index edged higher, pulled up by ...
