Tag: EU commission
Money laundering: why the Danske scandal has no consequences for the supervisors – economy
It is one of the world’s biggest money laundering scandals, even if it happened in a small EU country. And it had no consequences for the supervisors: From 2007 to…
EU Parliament wants to exclude financial groups from consulting jobs – economy
The European Parliament wants to make it more difficult for financial groups to get advisory contracts from the EU Commission. On Monday, the Budget and Budgetary Control Committees will be…
EU summit: hot debate on energy and the rule of law – politics
EU Council President Charles Michel did not want the sensitive issue on the agenda for the summit but now it is inevitable: When the 27 heads of state and government…
Stability Pact: How Europe’s Debt Will Go From Here – Economy
The EU Commission’s discussion paper is only 19 pages long and does not contain any specific proposals. Nevertheless, it will spark a heated debate, after all, it is about the…
EU Parliament puts pressure on rule of law mechanism – politics
MEPs want to sue the Commission if it does not soon apply new rules to protect the EU budget against countries like Hungary or Poland. Spicy: Poland’s Prime Minister visits…
Energy prices: How the EU wants to defuse the energy crisis – politics
The EU Commission has recognized the explosive mix that is brewing when electricity, petrol and gas prices skyrocket and Europe is to become greener at the same time. How she…
EU wants to implement global tax reform quickly – economy
As early as February, the commission wants to present a law that prescribes a minimum tax of 15 percent for large corporations. 136 states have agreed on this lower limit…
Reducing bureaucracy: EU disappoints SMEs
Small businesses enjoy advantages under EU rules. The Commission has now considered whether to update the definition of who falls into this group. The result annoys medium-sized politicians. .source site
Why the EU bans Apple’s Lightning cables – economy
The commission is proposing a law to enforce uniform cables for cell phones and tablets. Apple would be more suffering. The company is angry, the European Parliament is delighted. A…
Uniform mobile phone charging socket in the EU is getting closer – economy
One charging cable for the mobile phone, one for the tablet and one for the headphones – there is currently no uniform and therefore simple solution in Germany and the…