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Not a single penny more for the EU's begging bowl

Source: The Telegraph, Nov 19 2012, 12:04am CST

There are decisions in politics that are agonisingly tough. Sometimes you have to wrap a cold towel round your head and try to balance the outcomes. You might even sit down, scratch your chin and write a list of the pros and cons. And ...

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Tax and energy to dominate EU summit

Source: BBC News  |   May 21 2013, 7:10pm CDT

21 May 2013 Last updated at 20:10 ET By Laurence Peter BBC News Protesters in Europe have been angered by reports of corporate tax evasion at a time of austerity EU leaders are gathering in Brussels for a summit to tackle tax evasion and improve ...

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Aviation officials see global emissions deal possible by 2020

Source: Reuters  |   May 21 2013, 4:33pm CDT

* EU hopes for road map agreement in autumn * Business aviation wants "fairer" treatment by Brussels GENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) - Senior officials from business and commercial aviation voiced cautious optimism t ...

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26 weeks ago


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"A farmer was granted a special premium for 150 sheep. The court found that the beneficiary did not have any sheep. The corresponding payment was irregular."


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EU Tackles Tax Deal, Again

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 21 2013, 3:47pm CDT

By Tom Fairless And Nicole Lundeen BRUSSELS—European Union leaders on Wednesday are expected set a year-end deadline for a sweeping tax transparency deal, throwing their weight behind an EU-wide drive agai ...

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Letters: Democratic deficit begins at home

Source: Guardian Unlimited  |   May 21 2013, 3:08pm CDT

Deborah Orr's analysis of the Tories' obsession with devolving powers from Brussels while at the same time resisting the release of powers from Westminster (18 May) highlights the many ways in which the Tory party's Europe obsession seems t ...

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Britain, Europe and the immigration debate

Source: Gideon Rachman  |   May 21 2013, 12:41pm CDT

I am pleased that my column on Britain and Europe today has attracted lots of hits and comments. But, inevitably, when you try to deal with such a complex subject in 900 words (give or take), there is a lot you have to leave ...

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'EU leaders must act against tax evasion'

Source: Press TV  |   May 21 2013, 11:09am CDT

The proposal came on Tuesday, the eve of EU summit in Brussels, which was programmed to focus on taxation and energy issues. "Do we really have the courage and the willingness to fight tax evasion and tax havens? We need strong ac ...

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The European Union’s unending quandary

Source: Reuters Blogs  |   May 21 2013, 10:45am CDT

Nothing brings relief. In the Netherlands, a TV show persuaded the country’s deputy finance minister, Frans Weekers, to watch clips of Bulgarians boasting about how they had defrauded his country’s government of welfare benefits. Bulgarians and ...

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9 hours ago

The perils of the Eurozone: Why Spain can't get out of its mess

Source: NJ.com  |   May 21 2013, 10:01am CDT

I am surprised that a great historic nation should put up with 27pc unemployment, or accept vassal status to an incompetent and dysfunctional EMU regime. Does anybody in Madrid think that EU officials in Brussels actually kno ...

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Europe's battle against 1 trillion euro tax evasion

Source: Euronews  |   May 21 2013, 9:50am CDT

The European Union can’t afford to let tax evasion go on the way it is. That is why EU leaders will meet at a one-day summit in Brussels on Wednesday May 22 to try to negotiate a solution. Potential revenues t ...

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