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ESAs released a report on innovation facilitators established within the EU
January 8th, 2019
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a joint report on innovation facilitators (regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs). The report sets out a comparative analysis of the innovation facilitators established to date within the EU. The ESAs also set out ...
EU issues Regulations on 2021 VAT rule changes for e-Commerce
December 20th, 2018
The European Commission has published proposed implementing regulations for reforms to VAT rules for e-commerce that will be effective from January 2021. These implementing regulations are intended to ensure the smooth running of the new VAT rules for e-commerce ...
Legal action being taken against Nintendo
December 19th, 2018
Europe might open the door to a new ability on the eShop. Nintendo’s eShop policies are under legal fire in Europe. A case originally brought forward by the Norwegian Consumer Council has been brought to Nintendo of Europe’s headquarters ...
New EU rules to boost crowdfunding platforms and protect investors
November 13th, 2018
Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee voted on Monday 5th November, 2018, on its position on common rules on the creation and functioning of European crowdfunding service providers for business. Regulation scope extended to include crowdfunding offers up to EUR ...
UK to introduce ‘Google tax’ in 2020
October 31st, 2018
When it comes to tech, Britain wants to have its cake and eat it, too. The U.K. moved on Monday to extract more tax from the likes of Google and Facebook, even as London pushes aggressively to make itself ...
Liechtenstein and Peru removed from EU “gray” list of tax havens
October 5th, 2018
Liechtenstein and Peru are compliant with EU laws on tax after implementing necessary reforms and were therefore removed from EU “gray” list of tax havens, the Council of the European Union said Tuesday in a statement. In late 2017, ...
EU prepares crackdown on ‘citizenship for sale’
August 14th, 2018
Brussels is preparing to crack down on EU governments, including Malta and Cyprus, that award citizenship to rich people from outside the bloc, as concerns mount about so-called dirty money from Russia. Vera Jourova, the EU’s commissioner for justice, ...
The top 3 trends in forex trading of 2018
July 30th, 2018
We are almost halfway done with the third quarter of 2018, but there have already been a lot of local and global events that have impacted the foreign exchange market during the first half of the year. The ongoing ...
EBA and ESMA publish Guidelines on suitability assessment for management body members and key function holders
July 6th, 2018
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have published their joint Guidelines to assess the suitability of members of management bodies and key function holders. These guidelines are issued pursuant to Article 16 ...
ESMA reports on penalties and supervisory measures under EMIR
June 15th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its first annual report regarding supervisory measures carried out and penalties imposed by national competent authorities (NCAs) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The report focuses in particular on ...
