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Latham & Watkins wins “European Corporate Deal of the Year”
March 19th, 2015
Firm works on “a landmark deal in the European healthcare sector last year” that was “particularly complex”. Latham & Watkins has won “European Corporate Deal of the Year” atThe Lawyer’s 2015 European Awards. The firm “stood out” for its work advising ...
European Commission unveils draft legislation to tackle corporate tax avoidance
March 19th, 2015
The European Commission today presented a package of tax transparency measures as part of its ambitious agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful tax competition in the EU. A key element of this Tax Transparency Package is a proposal to ...
P. Moscovici: EU won’t keep Greece in Eurozone “at any price”
March 18th, 2015
The EU financial chief’s views expressed in Die Welt on Wednesday reflect those expressed by German Finance Minister W. Schaeuble last week European Monetary and Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told German newspaper Die Welt on Wednesdaay that the ...
Schaeuble confirms Germany is a founding member of China-led AIIB bank
March 17th, 2015
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday that Germany is going to be a founding member of a new international development bank backed by China along with other European countries. The move to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), following the lead ...
Greek PM seeks meeting with top EU leaders as cash crunch deepens
March 17th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has requested a meeting with top European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel at this week’s EU summit, a Greek official said on Tuesday, as his cash-strapped government scrambles to stave off bankruptcy. As ...
Debunking $1.4 Trillion Europe Debt Myth in Post-Heta Age
March 17th, 2015
Austria’s decision to burn bondholders of a failed state bank may mean almost 1.3 trillion euros ($1.4 trillion) of European debt once deemed risk-free now comes with a hazard warning. Austria is the first country to wind down a ...
FSMA: Warning against European Commodities Commission (ECC)
March 16th, 2015
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of the European Commodities Commission (ECC). According to the information available to the FSMA, the European Commodities Commission presents itself as a supervisory authority in Belgium ...
Hungary Angles to Save Russian Nuclear Plant Deal From EU Opposition
March 16th, 2015
Hungary expects to wrap up talks with the European Union soon about a fuel supply deal for the country’s Paks nuclear plant, the government said Friday, adding that the EU’s concerns do not block a planned expansion of the ...
EU told to apologise to Credit Agricole over market rigging probe
March 13th, 2015
The European Commission has been ordered to apologise to French banking giant Credit Agricole for implying its guilt in the long-running investigation into financial market rigging before the probe had been completed. A report published on Thursday (13 March) ...
Euro set to continue slide
March 13th, 2015
The Hague – Even though the euro’s downward spiral against the dollar was brought to a standstill on Wednesday and even somewhat reversed, doubts still linger about European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi‘s quantitative easing programme. This policy, ...
