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Greece and lenders agree bailout, shares rally

11/08/2015(0)
Greece and its international lenders reached an 85 billion euro bailout agreement on Tuesday after nailing down the terms of new loans needed to save the country from financial ... Read More
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No IMF decision on Greek bailout until autumn, Swedish representative tells paper

06/08/2015(0)
There is strong support at the IMF for joining a new bailout package for Greece but the fund will not decide whether to participate until autumn, Sweden’s representative to ... Read More
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EU Aims For Tax Ruling Transparency This Year

23/06/2015(0)
“It seems to be realistic to finalize the file on the automatic exchange of information on tax rulings within this year,” Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission, ... Read More
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EU report: international accounting rules did not worsen 2008 crisis

22/06/2015(0)
The European Commission said on Friday there was no clear evidence that adopting international accounting rules made the bloc’s banking crisis worse and that its benefits outweighed the costs. ... Read More
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Making Corporate Taxation fairer and more transparent

18/06/2015(0)
In a further move to make tax systems fairer, more efficient, growth-friendly and transparent, the Commission presented an Action Plan to fundamentally reform corporate taxation in the EU and ... Read More
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Google, Facebook at Center of EU Clash Over Cyber-Attack Law

08/06/2015(0)
Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. are caught in the middle of a clash between European Union lawmakers on whether the U.S. technology giants should be covered by rules forcing ... Read More
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Tsipras, lenders point to progress after talks but differences remain

04/06/2015(0)
After around five hours of talks in Brussels aimed at sealing an agreement with Greece‘s creditors, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told reporters early on Thursday that there had been ... Read More
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EU Clarifies Digital VAT Proposals

11/05/2015(0)
The European Commission has released more detail on its value-added tax proposals under its new Digital Single Market Strategy. The Commission previously confirmed it will legislate in 2016 to ... Read More
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A Digital Single Market for Europe: EU Commission sets out 16 initiatives to make it happen

06/05/2015(0)
The Internet and digital technologies are transforming our world – in every walk of life and in every line of business. Europe must embrace the digital revolution and open ... Read More
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European Commission opens Google antitrust proceedings

15/04/2015(0)
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 ... Read More
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