Search Results for: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
Germany accused of strangling EU tax transparency
December 13th, 2016
A German-led group of EU states is trying to strangle plans for greater tax transparency, amid the restart of an iconic whistleblower case. Germany was accused of leading the behind-the-scenes attack on a European Commission proposal to raise transparency ...
EU to boost growth and jobs creation
September 15th, 2016
The president of the European Commission proposed on Wednesday a revamp of the bloc’s investment strategy aimed at doubling the capacity of a scheme for boosting EU growth and jobs, while launching a new fund to help countries at ...
Brexit – What Does It Mean For Taxpayers?
June 29th, 2016
June 23rd, 2016, whether for good or for ill, will go down in history as the day on which the European Union became less united, setting in train an as-yet-uncertain, although widely speculated upon, sequence of events. The referendum ...
EU and India give new momentum to strategic partnership
April 5th, 2016
The European Union and India held their 13th Summit on 30 March in Brussels, and took steps to deepen their political and economic cooperation. International security, migration, trade and sustainable development were top of the agenda. European Commission President, ...
EU proposals will force multinationals to disclose tax arrangements
February 8th, 2016
Large US firms such as Google and Amazon will be required to disclose tax bills in Europe under draft legislation from European commission US multinationals such as Google, Facebook and Amazon will be forced to publicly disclose their earnings and tax ...
What will the UK’s future in Europe be like?
February 4th, 2016
UK in the EU: MEPs debate proposed reforms ahead of referendum What will the UK’s future in Europe be like? The day after European Council President Donald Tusk proposed a settlement in response to UK demands for reforms, MEPs ...
Merkel’s Refugee Mini-Summit Threatens EU Split
December 17th, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday attended an EU mini-summit on the sidelines of the main European Council meeting of all 28 member states in a move seen by many as a sign of further divisions in Europe. Merkel is ...
With change of tone, EU warms to Turkey, Serbia membership bids
December 15th, 2015
The European Union revived Turkey’s membership bid on Monday and opened accession talks with Serbia, showing how a migration crisis and Russia’s presence in the Balkans has prompted the EU to rethink plans to stop expanding. More than a ...
Brussels orders EU countries to claw back ‘illegal’ tax rulings
October 22nd, 2015
Europe’s competition chief ordered the Netherlands to recover €20-30 million in back taxes from Starbucks on Wednesday (21 October) and told Luxembourg to claim the same amount from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The move is a heavy blow to profit-shielding ...
Methods of Tax Avoidance: Doubts Grow Over Fight Against Big Business Tax Evasion
September 24th, 2015
Lawmakers in the European Union say they have doubts that the fight against “aggressive” tax saving plans by the likes of Amazon, Barclays, Coca Cola, Facebook and Google can be sustained because of a lack of political agreement. The ...
