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New rules from the EU Commission would require nations to pay €250,000 for each asylum seeker they refuse
May 5th, 2016
EU Proposes Fines for Member Countries That Refuse to Take in Migrants New proposed asylum rules aim to ease burden of countries on front line of Europe’s migrant crisis The European Union’s executive body on Wednesday proposed controversial new ...
Asian Stocks, Nasdaq Futures Slide on Apple; Aussie Sinks on CPI
April 27th, 2016
European shares fluctuate amid mixed earnings; Total climbs Apple, Twitter add to technology gloom as forecasts disappoint Treasuries rose, sending 10-year yields lower for the first time in eight days, and the dollar weakened, as markets signaled caution before ...
UK and EU states call for rapid access to global beneficial ownership register
April 27th, 2016
The UK has joined forces with 19 European countries and the British overseas territories of Anguilla and Montserrat in the Caribbean, to issue a joint statement callng for rapid adoption of the automatic exchange of beneficial ownership information The ...
Eurostat released employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 in the EU
April 26th, 2016
Employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 in the EU above 70% in 2015 New peaks for women and those aged 55-64 In 2015, the employment rate of the population aged 20 to 64 in the European Union (EU) ...
Athens prepares for fresh round of bailout talks, possible extra measures
April 18th, 2016
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is holding a series of meetings on Monday ahead of the return of Greece’s lenders to Athens for the first bailout review. Tsipras is speaking to advisers and key government members as the coalition prepares ...
DIW: Is the Greek crisis a tragedy without catharsis?
April 14th, 2016
Dedicated to the Greece crisis is the last volume of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin, entitled “The Greek crisis: a Greek tragedy?”. In an edition that is structured as a tragedy, 20 researchers – mostly ...
€4.5mn contract for Bulgaria-Romania gas pipeline
April 14th, 2016
Austrian engineering firm Habau last week signed a €4.5mn contract for building a section of the Bulgaria-Romania gas pipeline under the Danube river. The deal was signed in Sofia by the transmission system operators of Bulgaria and Romania: Bulgartransgaz and Transgaz and Habau ...
Cyprus: 86 people on ‘Lagarde List’ have been sent tax notices
April 12th, 2016
The first leg of the Tax Department’s investigation into a list of deposits in Swiss HSBC bank in 2003 has been completed, with 86 individuals sent notices, tax czar Yiannis Tsangaris said on Monday. Speaking on state radio, Tsangaris ...
There’s still a lot of optimism for the eastern Mediterranean gas fields
April 11th, 2016
E MED: Short – Term problems cloud Longer – Term Outlook There’s still a lot of optimism surrounding the eastern Mediterranean, despite a recent decision by the High Court in Jerusalem that will delay Israeli field developments and continuing ...
Bank of Cyprus intends to pursue a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange
April 4th, 2016
Bank of Cyprus has issued an announcement to reveal its intention to pursue a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”). The Group also intends to maintain a listing on the Cyprus Stock Exchange. The Group does not intend ...
