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The Euro is Destroying the European Movement
July 23rd, 2015
“Terrorists”, “blackmail”, “lack of trust” are just some of the terms voiced during the recent negotiations between Greece and its Eurogroup partners during the recent Greek negotiations. There were even suggestions that Greece should leave the common currency altogether. ...
European Court of Justice Official Proposes Bitcoin VAT Exemption
July 17th, 2015
Bitcoin operations should be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT), the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice said in an opinion document published today. Citing existing exemptions for currency and money transactions in Europe’s VAT Directive, Attorney ...
Capital Markets Union should ease cross-border investment and finance for SMEs
July 10th, 2015
The EU Capital Markets Union (CMU) should provide a new, more efficient way to channel savings into small business ventures and protect cross-border investors in the EU, says a non-binding resolution voted on Thursday. MEPs want CMU building blocks, ...
Greece debt crisis: Tsipras appeals for European unity
July 8th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has called for the European Union to avoid division, as indebted Greece struggles to stay in the euro. In a sometimes stormy debate in the European Parliament, he said: “Let’s not let Europe be ...
European solidarity: The future of Europe and the euro depends on political leaders
June 15th, 2015
Will a Grexit Be the Lehman-Like Trigger of the Next Global Financial Crisis? European Union leaders continue to play a game of brinkmanship with the Greek government. Greece has met its creditors’ demands far more than halfway. Yet Germany ...
Fast Facts about the Debt Crisis in European Countries
June 11th, 2015
Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis which has affected the countries of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cyprus: July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base kills 13 people and destroys the ...
European Leaders Deciding On Greece’s Fate Agree That Talks Must Intensify
June 2nd, 2015
European leaders and the head of the International Monetary Fund agreed to step up the intensity of talks over Greece’s fate after an extraordinary meeting in Berlin about ways to avert a default. The top-level huddle lasted past midnight ...
Joint Open Access Letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority
April 2nd, 2015
A letter has been sent to Steven Maijoor, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, regarding open access provisions within the MiFID II Regulatory Technical Standards, co-signed by Michael Spencer, chief executive of ICAP, Xavier Rolet, chief executive ...
Deloitte comments on the EU Commission’s Capital Markets Union (CMU) green paper
February 19th, 2015
David Strachan, Head of Deloitte’s EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy, said: “The Commission has taken a pragmatic approach in developing a CMU. We support a period of analysis to identify the barriers to a CMU, rather than jumping in ...
Investors Pour Record Amount Into European High-Yield Bond Funds
February 3rd, 2015
Over €1 billion Moved Into European High-Yield Bond Funds in Week Ending Jan. 28. Mario Draghi plans to get Europe’s economy up and running, but he has also sent investors stampeding into riskier corners of the region’s bond market. Investors ...
