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European Banking Authority consults on fraud reporting requirements
August 8th, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a public consultation on its draft Guidelines on reporting requirements on statistical data on fraud under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The Guidelines, which are addressed to payment service providers and competent ...
Europe battles Google News over ‘snippet tax’ proposal
August 7th, 2017
A major battle is brewing in Brussels over an EU reform plan that would force internet aggregators such as Google News to pay newspapers for displaying snippets of their articles online. Google is furious at the reform idea, but ...
EU customs seized over 41 million fake goods at EU borders last year
August 2nd, 2017
New figures released by the European Commission show that customs authorities detained more than 41 million fake goods and counterfeit products at the EU’s external border in 2016. The goods had a total value of over €670 million. Everyday ...
1 in 3 Europeans cannot afford a one-week annual holiday
August 2nd, 2017
For many people in the European Union (EU), summer means holidays and travel. However, around a third (32.9%) of the EU population cannot afford a one-week annual holiday away from home. Slightly more households with dependent children (34.6%) than ...
EU Requires Belgium, France To End Port Tax Breaks
August 1st, 2017
Belgium and France must abolish corporate tax exemptions granted to their ports so as to align their tax regimes with European Union state aid rules, the European Commission has said. In a statement issued on July 27, the Commission ...
House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area
July 28th, 2017
First quarter of 2017 compared with first quarter of 2016 House prices up by 4.0% in the euro area Up by 4.5% in the EU House prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 4.0% in the ...
Pan-European instant payments to go live in November
July 17th, 2017
The Europan Payments Council has published an interview with Jean-Yves Jacquelin, Chair of the EPC Scheme Evolution and Maintenance Working Group to update on the implementation of the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme. In less than five months, the ...
CySec suspends the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
July 14th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm OptionRally Financial Services Ltd (‘the Company’), number 220/13, is suspended, pursuant to section 26(2) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets ...
The New EU Rules for Anti-Money Laundering and Tax Avoidance Enter Into Force
June 28th, 2017
Strengthened EU rules to tackle money laundering, tax avoidance and terrorism financing enter into force The Juncker Commission has made the fight against tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorism financing one of its priorities. On June 26,2017 the Fourth ...
EU fines Google €2.42 billion for manipulating search engine results
June 27th, 2017
Antitrust: Commission fines Google €2.42 billion for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market ...
