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Amazon wins $303 million tax case in European Union

Brussels:Europe's second-top court on Thursday annulled an EU order to Amazon.com Inc. to pay about €250 million ($303.28 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg, part of an EU crackdown against unfair tax deals between...

EU court scraps Amazon’s $303M EU tax order

Check out what's clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Europe's second-top court on Thursday annulled an EU order to Amazon to pay about 250 million euros ($303.28 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg, part of...

The Parliament of the European Union warns of the flow of data to Great Britain

Members of the European Parliament warned again today that European citizens’ data are not sufficiently protected in Great Britain, for example against access to secret services. So the European Union Commission should review...

Spanish and UK police forces recover €6 million in two-year long Ponzi scheme investigation

Hundreds of victims of a €15 million Ponzi scheme may soon recover up to 40% of their losses as a result of an international law enforcement effort to recover the ill-gotten funds. The cooperation between the Spanish regional Catalan Police (Mossos d’Esquadra) and the UK West Yorkshire Police, facilitated by Europol, has made it possible for the Spanish authorities to recover over €6 million in the framework of an investigation into a Ponzi scheme exceeding €15 million with over 200 victims.

ESMA consults on its MiFID II/MiFIR Annual Report

The Consultation Paper provides for the Annual Assessment of the operation of the thresholds for the liquidity determination of bonds and the trade percentiles determining the pre-trade SSTI-threshold which is currently subject to a...

Consultation Paper on the RTS 2 Annual Review

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) invites responses to the specific questions listed in the Consultation Paper on the transparency regime for non-equity instruments and the trading obligations for derivatives MiFID II/ MiFIR...

European Union Preparing Plan That Will Allow Vaccinated Americans To Travel Once Again

(CBS LOCAL) – The European Union is preparing a plan to reopen to vaccinated Americans and many seniors are ready to go. Travel advisors say the older travelers are among those leading bookings. Gale and...

European Parliament to return to Strasbourg seat for June session

The European Parliament will return to its seat in Strasbourg for the June plenary session, President David Sassoli’s office said on Tuesday in a note to the secretaries-general of the political groups, according to...

The European Union should halt all developmental assistance to Guyana

May 12, 2021 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Kaieteur News – I cannot recall now who said it but I recall what was said, “There is a middle finger on each hand but no...

European Union files lawsuit against AstraZeneca

The European Union has filed a new lawsuit against AstraZeneca that could lead to financial sanctions against a company that the EU claims had violated a contract to supply COVID-19 vaccines, Reuters reported. This is...

Buhari lauds European Union’s support for Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has appreciated the support of the European Union to Nigeria, which he said has been “in diverse ways, including humanitarian and trade relations.” Speaking while receiving the outgoing Ambassador/ Head of the...

The Ombudsman Took Part in an On-Line Conference Organized by the Members of the European Parliament

On May 11, the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Artsakh participated in the online conference “The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh: prisoners of war and threats to Armenian population” organized by the Friendship Group...

Over 56 400 cultural goods seized and 67 arrests in action involving 31 countries

Despite constraints imposed by the COVID-19, the 2020 edition of the Pandora operation targeting the illicit trafficking of cultural goods has been the most successful to date with over 56 400 cultural goods seized. ...

European Union one step closer to Green Passports

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European Union provides €500,000 to WFP for Covid-19 recovery in Rwanda

KIGALI - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes €500,000 from the European Union (EU) to provide technical support to Rwanda’s COVID-19 recovery efforts. With this contribution, WFP will support Government efforts to ensure...

How easy would it be for Scotland to rejoin the European Union?

Scotland's separatist parties won a majority of seats at last Thursday's election, meaning leaving the United Kingdom is once again being talked about. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Scottish Greens,...

Sahel and Central Africa: €210 million in EU humanitarian aid

European Commission Press release Brussels, 11 May 2021 The EU is reaffirming its solidarity with vulnerable people in countries in the Sahel and Central Africa through a humanitarian budget of €210 million in 2021.

Almost three-quarters of medical device companies ready to meet the European Union’s MDR and IVDR regulations

Chalfont Saint Peter, UK – May 10, 2021 – A research report from RWS, the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services, highlights the impact of COVID-19 on medical...

Detention of EU nationals in UK ‘source of concern’, says EU Commission

The EU Commission has said the detention of EU nationals in the UK is a “source of concern” after it emerged people from the bloc were being held in removal centres after entering the...

Monsanto’s Roundup remains banned in European Union as court rejects Bayer’s appeal

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Commission makes €11 million available to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities and cooperation

The European Commission will make €11 million of funding available for 22 new projects seeking to strengthen the European Union's capacity to deter and mitigate cyber-threats and incidents, by employing the latest technologies. The...

European Union opts not to renew AstraZeneca vaccines contract

The European Union has opted not to renew an order for AstraZeneca to supply its coronavirus vaccine after June. The decision comes as French President Emmanuel Macron said the bloc will focus on jabs from...

Sassoli calls for endowing European Parliament with right of legislative initiative

The president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, has called … of the powers of the European Parliament, endowing it with the … Commission, TASS reported. “The European Parliament should be able to make … proposals to the EU Council and the European …

Conference on the Future of Europe: inaugural event in Strasbourg

European Commission Press release Brussels, 09 May 2021 The inaugural event celebrated the launch of the participatory process set up jointly by Parliament, Council and Commission. On Europe Day 2021, the European P...
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