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China Blocks European Shipping Pact, Sending Maersk Down

18/06/2014(0)
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (MAERSKB) said it is working on alternative plans to cut costs and address overcapacity in the freighter market after Chinese regulators unexpectedly blocked formation of a ... Read More
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Three large multinationals under pricing investigations

18/06/2014(0)
The European Commission has launched an investigation into the transfer pricing arrangements of three large multinationals about how they’re treated in three countries. The companies are Apple in Ireland, ... Read More
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EU to Decide Next Week on Irish, Dutch Tax-Breaks Probe

06/06/2014(0)
The European Union may open a formal probe as soon as next week into tax breaks that Ireland and the Netherlands use to attract international companies, according to people ... Read More
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Irish Tax Reform needs further improvements

05/06/2014(0)
The European Commission has described Ireland’s system of labor taxation as fragmented and complex, has criticized its range of value-added tax (VAT) rates, and called for improvements to environmental ... Read More
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European Commission urges UK to tax expensive homes more

04/06/2014(0)
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 ... Read More
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How Should We Tax the Digital Economy?

29/05/2014(0)
The European Commission has received the final report of the High-level Expert Group on Taxation of the Digital Economy. This independent group was asked to examine key issues related ... Read More
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Facebook seeks to buy WhatsApp

28/05/2014(0)
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has asked the European Union to review its plan to buy Internet messaging service WhatsApp. The Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday that instead of risking ... Read More
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Cyprus Savers Sue ECB, Commission Amid Losses in Rescue Plan

27/05/2014(0)
Cyprus bank depositors sued the European Central Bank and the European Commission for putting them in the firing line as part of last year’s rescue package for the crisis-hit ... Read More
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A Case of Piketty Fever at the OECD

02/05/2014(0)
The French economist Thomas Piketty has become something of a rock star with his recent book on inequality, and now the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development has embraced ... Read More
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EU institutions vulnerable to corruption

24/04/2014(0)
Official complacency, complex rules and spotty oversight have left the European Union’s leading institutions vulnerable to corruption, an independent report says. The report, from the non-governmental watchdog organization Transparency ... Read More
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