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Fighting tax evasion: EU and Liechtenstein sign new tax transparency agreement

29/10/2015(0)
Today the EU and Liechtenstein signed a new tax transparency agreement, marking another important step forward in the fight against tax evasion. Under the new agreement, Liechtenstein and EU ... Read More
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US, EU open free-trade talks in Miami

20/10/2015(0)
Senior negotiators on a huge transatlantic trade treaty opened new talks in Miami Monday aiming to close some differences on key issues between the United States and the European ... Read More
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EU Court Says Data-Transfer Pact With U.S. Violates Privacy

07/10/2015(0)
Decision will affect about 4,500 companies that move, store personal data The European Union’s highest court on Tuesday struck down a trans-Atlantic pact used by thousands of companies to ... Read More
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Volkswagen tells German parliament 8M cars have been fitted with emissions cheat device in EU alone

06/10/2015(0)
Volkswagen has admitted that eight million cars in the European Union alone have been fitted with software to cheat emissions tests. The carmaker sent a letter to German parliament members on 2 October, ... Read More
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Wake Up to U.K. Exit Risks, Banks Tell Investors as Polls Shift

06/10/2015(0)
Societe Generale sees risk of U.K. leaving EU as high as 45% Europe threatens to overshadow Conservative Party conference Investors are being urged to tune into the looming political battle ... Read More
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Europol: Bitcoin May Become Sole Currency for EU Cybercriminals

02/10/2015(0)
Europol has said in a new report that it believes bitcoin could become the go-to currency for digital criminals in the region. The European Union’s top law enforcement agency released its ... Read More
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Czech Republic Says EU Action Needed On VAT Gap

24/09/2015(0)
The Czech Finance Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister, Andrej Babis, has urged the European Commission to consider VAT reform in response to poor collection rates. A report recently ... Read More
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Google rejects EU’s antitrust complaints citing benefits to consumers and advertisers

28/08/2015(0)
Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has rejected the European Union’s antitrust complaints against it, saying the case is “wrong as a matter of fact, law and economics”. The company’s comments came in ... Read More
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Eurozone’s Greek Deal: What investors, analysts and strategists are saying

13/07/2015(0)
Stock markets in Europe rose sharply Monday after eurozone leaders said they would give Greece another bailout provided that the government implements a round of austerity measures in the coming days. Here ... Read More
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Tax: MEPs advocate country-by-country reporting to help developing countries

09/07/2015(0)
The EU and its member states should make multinationals report their financial performance, tax details, assets and employee numbers country by country, so as to help fight tax evasion ... Read More
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