Germany would consider a bourse tax as a compromise if this could bring Britain in line with its EU partners as they seek ways to tax the financial sector but its preferred option remains a financial transaction tax imposed on all 27 members, the government’s spokesman said on Friday.
01/6/2012
— Filed under: Politics
Tags: EU, Germany
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EU antitrust regulators accepted concessions offered by International Business Machines Corp to end an antitrust investigation and avert a possible fine, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
Investors were bracing for a possible mass downgrade of euro zone countries as soon as this week after EU leaders failed to come up with decisive measures to tackle the region’s debt crisis.
The work of the Armed Forces could be undermined by a European Directive that the Coalition has chosen to adopt, the Ministry of Defence has warned.
12/11/2011
— Filed under: Crime
Tags: Armed Forces, EU, victims
The claim by 20 leading businessmen (Letters, December 20) that at least three million jobs are at risk if Britain does not remain at the heart of Europe does not bear close scrutiny. British exports to other EU countries are worth about £164 billion per annum and imports £204 billion.
The European Commission has announced a plan to tackle youth unemployment in the 27 EU member countries.
EU leaders will hold another summit in Brussels in late January or early February to discuss economic growth and jobs as the 27-nation bloc heads into a «quasi-recession,» European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Thursday.
THE EUROPEAN Commission yesterday sharply lowered its forecast for economic growth in Ireland next year. It now expects gross domestic product to expand by just 1 per cent. Three months ago it forecast GDP growth of 1,9 per cent for 2012.
11/30/2011
— Filed under: Finance
Tags: economy, EU, forecast
Greece must improve the competitiveness of its damaged economy if it is to remain in the euro zone, a top European official said on Wednesday.
The world’s biggest trade dispute, the European-U.S. dogfight over subsidies for planemakers Airbus and Boeing , is set for another round after the EU told the WTO it stopped giving illegal payments, but failed to mention aid for the Airbus A350.
