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U.K.’s Transaction Tax Plan on hold by the European court
April 30th, 2014
The U.K. lost a bid to counter plans by 11 European Union nations for a common financial-transactions tax, after the bloc’s top court said it was too soon to rule on the legality of the move. The European Court ...
Cross border taxation of European citizens
April 10th, 2014
The European Commission has launched two public consultations and is creating an expert group to gather ideas on how to tackle any tax obstacles that hinder the cross-border activity of individuals in the single market At the same time, ...
European Central Bank: review mission to Greece
March 20th, 2014
Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have concluded their review mission to Greece. The teams have reached staff-level agreement with the authorities on policies that could serve as the ...
ESMA presents methodology for climate risk stress testing and analysis of the financial impact of greenwashing controversies
January 26th, 2024
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today published two articles, one outlining an approach to modelling the impact of asset price shocks from adverse scenarios involving climate-related risks, the other exploring ...
EU lawmakers skeptical on Digital Euro plans
April 21st, 2023
The European Union’s elected lawmakers seem skeptical about the point of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the bloc prepares to make key decisions on a digital euro in the coming months. During a Wednesday debate, members ...
Cyprus government mulling reduced VAT for basic necessities
April 21st, 2023
It is unclear how effective government machinations to reduce the VAT on necessary goods will be, following reports on Wednesday that authorities are looking to completely axe tax on items like bread, milk, and baby food. Commenting on the ...
Poland blocks EU directive to implement global corporate tax deal
April 14th, 2022
Poland vetoed on Tuesday (5 April) a compromise proposal for an EU directive that would implement the internationally agreed 15% minimum effective taxation rate for large multinationals. With its veto, the Polish government frustrated the French EU Presidency’s goal ...
Europe plans new directive on corporate tax
June 16th, 2021
The European Commission plans to propose a new directive to ensure “uniform implementation across all European Union member states” of any deal on international rules for corporate taxation. The Government has previously suggested such rules could cost Ireland up ...
The ECB’s financial suttee
March 22nd, 2021
The European Commission is failing. Its response to Brexit and the pandemic, where it is now threatening emergency powers in order to secure vaccines is a latest throw of the political dice. Even before this development markets were getting ...
Improving the working conditions in platform work; Q&A
February 25th, 2021
The European Commission has published Questions and Answers about improving the working conditions in platform work. Why does the European Union need an initiative on platform work? The platform economy is a growing phenomenon, with around 11% of the ...
