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Commission starts legal action against 23 EU countries over copyright rules
August 4th, 2021
France, Spain, Italy and 20 other EU countries may be taken to court for their tardiness in enacting landmark EU copyright rules into national law, the European Commission said on Monday as it asked the group to explain the ...
EU hits pause on US digital levy to focus on global corporate tax plan
July 13th, 2021
The European Union has agreed to delay a corporate tax plan for the bloc following pressure from the U.S. administration and in a bid to facilitate a broader global tax deal, but EU member Ireland reiterated its criticisms of ...
European stocks hovered below record highs on Wednesday
June 23rd, 2021
European stocks hovered below record highs on Wednesday as inflation worries overshadowed data showing a rise in June business activity, while shares in French luxury good makers tumbled on the back of a ratings downgrade from HSBC. The pan-European ...
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 ...
Company tax deal is close, Paris and Berlin say
May 27th, 2021
International talks to rewrite the rules of cross-border taxation are in the home stretch with a deal possible in the coming weeks, the French and German finance ministers said yesterday. Nearly 140 countries are negotiating how to update rules ...
EU’s tax irregularities attract international attention
February 25th, 2021
Le Monde’s recent “OpenLux” revelations show that Luxembourg fails to act fairly within the European Union by offering low tax rates to corporates – underscoring the flaw of an unharmonised EU system, according to Jay Sanghrajka, partner at Price ...
Brexit: Financial market participants whose activity might be impacted
December 29th, 2020
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) remind stakeholders to be aware and prepared for changes that will occur from 1 January 2021. On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom (UK) notified the European Council of its intention to ...
How much do Europeans spend on housing?
December 10th, 2020
In 2019, households in the EU spent over €1 700 bn (equivalent to 12.3% of EU GDP) on ‘Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels’. This represents nearly a quarter (23.5%) of their total consumption expenditure and is by ...
Pound climbs as UK business secretary talks Brexit trade deal ‘progress’
November 19th, 2020
The pound has continued to make a steady climb against the US dollar on Wednesday, after the UK business secretary Alok Sharma provided updates on the nation’s “progress” on sealing a Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU). ...
Annual inflation stable at -0.3% in the euro area
November 18th, 2020
The euro area annual inflation rate was -0.3% in October 2020, stable compared to September. A year earlier, the rate was 0.7%. European Union annual inflation was 0.3% in October 2020, stable compared to September. A year earlier, the ...
