http://www.eubusiness.com <p><strong>Latest news from the European Union about EU taxation policy.</strong></p><p>The European Commission in its Communication of 23 May 2001 on "Tax policy in the European Union - Priorities for the years ahead" reiterated its belief that there is no need for an across the board harmonisation of EU Member States' tax systems. Provided that they respect Community rules, Member States are free to choose the tax systems that they consider most appropriate and according to their preferences.</p> daily 1 2007-05-15T13:08:33Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/g8-summit-finance.p3u The 50 largest European companies are all heavily present in tax havens with an average of 117 offshore subsidiaries each, a French NGO said on Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. 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Headline summit tax finance 2013-05-22T09:18:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/summit-economy-tax.ool Minimal tax paid by conglomerates are back in focus after US Senate criticism of Apple for stashing tens of billions of dollars in a network of subsidiaries across the globe. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. tax summit corporate economy 2013-05-21T20:33:19Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/italy-tax.oof Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Tuesday complained of "incredible hypocrisy on a European level" in the fight against tax fraud on the eve of a one-day Brussels summit dedicated to the issue. 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Headline2 tax economy 2013-04-29T16:55:01Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/austria-tax-banking.oa7 Austria hopes to reach a deal with the European Union next month that would preserve banking secrecy for Austrians but open accounts held by foreigners to scrutiny, says Chancellor Werner Faymann. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. fraud tax banking Austria Headline1 politics 2013-04-28T19:01:38Z News Item