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Banks May Get Extra Time to Soften Up EU Financial-Market Rules

11/11/2015(0)
European Commission considers postponing MiFID II start date Delay isn’t set in stone, European Parliament’s Ferber says Financial companies pushing back against Europe’s post-crisis market rule book for the ... Read More
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David Cameron sets out EU reform goals

10/11/2015(0)
David Cameron has outlined his four goals for reforming the UK’s membership of the EU, including restrictions on benefits for people coming to the UK. He said Britain faced ... Read More
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Google says an EU antitrust fine would be ‘inappropriate’

04/11/2015(0)
Google has hit back at EU antitrust regulators’ warning of a possible hefty fine, saying this would be inappropriate because of the unusual nature of the case and its ... Read More
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Fighting tax evasion: EU and Liechtenstein sign new tax transparency agreement

29/10/2015(0)
Today the EU and Liechtenstein signed a new tax transparency agreement, marking another important step forward in the fight against tax evasion. Under the new agreement, Liechtenstein and EU ... Read More
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Modernising VAT for cross-border e-commerce: Commission launches public consultation

29/09/2015(0)
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to help identify ways to simplify the Value-Added Tax (VAT) payments on cross-border e-commerce transactions in the EU. The Commission is ... Read More
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Czech Republic Says EU Action Needed On VAT Gap

24/09/2015(0)
The Czech Finance Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister, Andrej Babis, has urged the European Commission to consider VAT reform in response to poor collection rates. A report recently ... Read More
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Juncker Criticizes ‘Unjust’ EU Rules on Corporate Taxation

21/09/2015(0)
Jean Claude Juncker has told Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) that the current rules on corporate taxation are “unfit for purpose and unjust.” The President of the European ... Read More
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Commission presses Member States on VAT revenue collection

09/09/2015(0)
VAT revenue collection has failed to show significant improvement across EU Member States according to the latest figures released by the European Commission. Based on VAT collection figures from 2013, the ... Read More
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Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of BG Group by Royal Dutch Shell

03/09/2015(0)
The transaction was cleared as it will not grant Shell market power in oil and gas exploration, LNG liquefaction or LNG wholesale supply. Shell will also not be able ... Read More
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Greece: Deal to go to Parliament after creditors’ approval

12/08/2015(0)
After securing an agreement with representatives of Greece’s international creditors on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras must now consider how to push the deal through Parliament as efficiently ... Read More
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