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Coherent approach needed on visa liberalisation (Opinion)

EU Active - 4 August, 2013 - 13:22

Freedom of movement, including the opportunity to cross state borders without unnecessary obstacles, is of great significance in people’s lives. For this reason, visa policy should not be used as a political instrument, writes Peter Van Elsuwege.

Gazprom moves closer to buying Greek gas firm (News)

EU Active - 5 hours 27 min ago

Gazprom is squeezing Athens for better terms to buy DEPA, Greece's sole retail gas distributor, a Greek official said, as the Russian gas export monopoly leverages its position as the only major player in the running.

Martial Law vs. Market Law: Reflections on Boston

Ludwig von Mises Institute - 6 hours 13 min ago

If law enforcement were to be governed by contractual principles, fear and/or resentment of the police would be much less intense and far less common. And since officers would be constrained in their behavior by the freedom of citizens to take their business elsewhere, no one would need to fear that they were letting bulls into a china shop.

[Ticker] Euro-deputies want blacklist of tax-evading jurisdictions

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 20:01
Euro-deputies Tuesday backed measures to draw up a blacklist of states unwilling to combat tax evasion. “We need to set up a European blacklist of tax havens and identify proper sanctions for banks co-operating with them,” said Slovenian MEP Mojca Kleva Kekus. EU tax commissioner Semeta also endorsed the idea.    

Austria, Luxembourg expected to play ball in tax-evasion clampdown

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 17:47
Germany expects Austria and Luxembourg to take part in the EU-wide effort to clamp down on tax evasion, even though the two countries last week blocked a key EU proposal on the topic.

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Soaring energy costs make Europeans poor (Opinion)

EU Active - 21 May, 2013 - 16:29

As more people are affected by rising energy costs across Europe it is time for EU leaders to finally re-balance the energy debate and put affordability and security of supply on a par with decarbonisation goals, argues Milton Catelin.

Former Romanian MEP jailed for land exchange deals (News)

EU Active - 21 May, 2013 - 16:14

Former Romanian MEP George (Gigi) Becali has been sentenced to three years in prison for abuse of power in connection with a land exchange deal with the Romanian Defence Ministry 15 years ago.

EU Summit LIVE: Crafting responses on energy, taxation (News)

EU Active - 21 May, 2013 - 15:25

EU leader will meet today to discuss how to lower energy prices and improve industrial competitiveness, at a time when other developed countries are rushing to invest in shale gas.Second issue on the agenda is tax evasion, which every year deprives EU governments of roughly €1 trillion.

The 'greening' of industrial policy (Opinion)

EU Active - 21 May, 2013 - 15:18

While cheap energy prices in industrialised countries can be seen as a short-term reprieve for industries under competitive pressure from low-cost countries, they have negative consequences in the long run, writes Karl Aiginger. He argues that a new industrial policy should support Europe's competitive advantage in clean technology.

EU programme seeks to boost exports to Japan (News)

EU Active - 21 May, 2013 - 15:17

As the EU and Japan enter an important phase of negotiations for a free-trade deal, the European Commission is trying to lure exporters to tap into the potential of the Japanese market through an executive training programme.

Struggling Cyprus has some of Europe's cleanest bathing spots (News)

EU Active - 21 May, 2013 - 14:52

Financially strapped Cyprus should be able to lure tourist revenue with it pristine bathing waters, which along with Luxembourg are ranked as some of the EU's cleanest in an environmental report published today (21 May).

[Ticker] Member states disagree on EU agencies merger

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 14:43
A proposal by the EU commission to merge two police-related EU agencies - Europol and Cepol - has failed to get the consensus of member states, EU commissioner Maros Sefcovic said in a press conference Tuesday. He urged home affairs ministers to revisit this "textbook" example of saving EU money.    

[Ticker] EU leaders to keep one commissioner per country

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 12:28
EU leaders Wednesday will likely agree that each country should continue to have one EU commissioner beyond 2014, the deadline written into the Lisbon Treaty. A senior German official Tuesday explained that the deadline extension was a promise made to Ireland before it held a second referendum on the treaty.    

[Ticker] MEP threatens court action over access to documents

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 10:36
Dutch Liberal MEP Sophie in't Veld threatened Tuesday to take the European Commission to court if it does not allow her access to documents on the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). In't Veld said she had asked for the documents last year but received no response.    

British PM tries to break deadlock on tax havens

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 08:36
EU leaders will make another bid to crack down on tax evasion after UK Prime Minister Cameron called on British tax havens to "get their house in order."

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Russia asks Interpol to track Magnitsky campaigner

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 08:30
Russia's request for Interpol to track Bill Browder, a UK-based human rights campaigner, could end his trips to Brussels and other EU capitals.

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MEPs vote to protect small bank depositors

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 08:27
Large depositors in the EU should suffer losses if a bank gets into trouble, but deposits under €100,000 should be protected, MEPs say.

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EU should help Bangladesh workers to unionise

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 08:24
Imposing sanctions on Bangladesh while concluding a trade agreement with India without a strong social component would be a mistake for the EU.    

German politicians outraged at Orban's Nazi jibe

EU Observer - 21 May, 2013 - 08:20
German politicians from across the political spectrum have expressed their outrage after Hungary's Viktor Orban compared Angela Merkel's policies to the Nazi invasion ordered by Adolf Hitler.

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EU waste rules could create half million jobs, says EU environment head (News)

EU Active - 21 May, 2013 - 07:52

If European Union countries implemented existing waste-management regulations, they could create some 400,000 jobs and save diminishing resources, a senior Commission environment official said.

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