Bailed-out EU states ‘blew cash on wine, women and song’
The head of the eurozone finance ministers group rejected calls to resign last night after accusing southern European countries of wasting money “on booze and women”.
Juncker scolds dozen Commissioners for flocking to Davos
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker scolded his Commissioners for flocking to the World Economic Forum in Davos at a weekly meeting of the executive’s top brass.
Apple tax clawback violates Irish sovereignty, claims Dublin
The European Commission today (30 August) hit Apple with a €13 billion clawback of unpaid taxes in Ireland, but Dublin branded the move a violation of its sovereignty and both … Continue reading
Commission defends Greek debt data after statistics scandal
The European Commission has defended the reliability of Greek statistics on the country’s debt, and called on Athens to counter “misleading media reports” that the data was falsified.
Barnier, battler of British bankers, is Commission’s new Brexit boss
Michel Barnier, the former financial services Commissioner with a testy relationship with the City of London, will lead the Brexit negotiations with the United Kingdom, the European Commission announced today … Continue reading
Juncker backs forcing multinational companies to publish their tax bills
EXCLUSIVE / European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker supports forcing multinational companies like Google, Amazon, and Apple to publish the profits they make and the taxes they pay in each EU country they … Continue reading
Tech CEOs talk start-ups, investment & competition
Entrepreneur explains how he turned €3,000 into more than a million for his start-up in just 18 months in the first of two interviews.
Germany second only to Luxembourg in money laundering risk, says report
Germany’s secretive financial sector is second only to Luxembourg in its vulnerability to money laundering, and is one of the worst member states for tax dodging, according to an analysis of … Continue reading
Skype founder: ‘EU tech isn’t falling behind, it’s picking up the pace’
EXCLUSIVE/ European Union tech is no longer falling behind its international competitors, Skype’s co-founder told EurActiv. Instead, it is picking up the pace at the “best time” to be a tech … Continue reading
Grumpy Juncker: ‘Call it EUleaks, not Luxleaks!’
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker today (17 September) gave MEPs an occasionally short-tempered defence of his alleged role in the Luxleaks tax scandal. Juncker was appearing before the European Parliament’s Special … Continue reading
