http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news about EU law, legal issues and the European Court of Justice daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/sme/exit-taxation The European Commission has formally requested Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands to change tax rules which impose an immediate exit tax when companies transfer their seat or assets to another EU Member State. No publisher inadim EU Law Taxation 2010-03-18T21:33:54Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/rules-implementation The European Commission has taken action against a total of 12 Member States on implementing EU Internal Market rules in the areas of acquisitions in the financial sector, pension funds, shareholders’ rights, and anti-money laundering. No publisher inadim EU Law Single Market 2010-03-18T21:35:24Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/belgium-justice-tax.3oj Individual booths used to watch porn videos cannot be classified as cinemas and therefore are not eligible for VAT cuts, the European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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. justice tax pornography Belgium Headline2 film 2010-03-18T14:15:51Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/wto-trade-dispute.3nx A forthcoming WTO ruling on a US complaint against EU subsidies to Airbus is likely to have a broader impact on aerospace markets, a lawyer acting for Airbus' US rival Boeing predicts. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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. Airbus Boeing EU Law - competition US trade aerospace Headline1 dispute EADS WTO 2010-03-18T15:34:41Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/food/new-food-labels The European Parliament's Environment Committee on Tuesday approved draft legislation on clearer and more informative new food labelling rules which require new information on energy content and nutritional value. No publisher inadim EU Law European Parliament Food & Drink labelling EU legislation 2010-03-17T12:21:21Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/competition/insurance-slovenia The European Commission has authorised, under EU state aid rules, a measure adopted by Slovenia to limit the adverse impact of the current financial crisis on export firms. No publisher inadim Slovenia EU Law - competition State aid insurance 2010-03-18T22:09:20Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/crime/taxes-recovery At a meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council today, finance ministers adopted a draft EU directive on strenghtening mutual assistance between Member States in the recovery of taxes. No publisher inadim fraud EU Law Taxation Crime Council of Ministers 2010-03-16T23:39:45Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/eulaw/telecoms.02 The European Court of Justice has ruled against Poland's largest phone company, Telekomunikacja Polska SA, in a challenge to Polish national legislation that blocks service providers from binding customers to combined sales contracts. No publisher leogasteen EU Law - competition 2010-03-16T09:33:42Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/research/low-carbon.01 Euro-MPs have approved fresh EU funding for the development of innovative low-carbon technologies to help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. No publisher inadim Research & Technology EU Law Energy EU Funding 2020 European Parliament SMEs 2010-03-11T22:52:37Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/energy/benchmarking-report-2009 EU Member States are lagging behind in the implementation of the internal energy market rules, reveals the Commission’s 2009 Benchmarking Report published today. No publisher inadim EU Law Energy European Parliament gas Commission electricity Consumer 2010-03-11T21:57:21Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/flooding-insurance-schemes The Commission is to carry out an in-depth examination of insurance schemes covering national catastrophes, in particular flooding, announced Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, yesterday, 9 March, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. No publisher inadim Single Market Finance EU Law Environment insurance 2010-03-11T15:29:51Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/sme/reducing-red-tape Very small companies could be exempted from having to draw up annual accounts, following approval by the European Parliament of changes to EU accounting rules. Voting in the 10 March plenary, MEPs said it would be up to each Member State to grant such exemptions, depending on the impact the directive would have in that country. Companies would in any case still have to keep records of their business transactions and financial situation. No publisher inadim EU Law SMEs Finance European Parliament 2010-03-11T15:35:24Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/competition-airline.3jf European competition enforcers on Wednesday indicated that a probe into a transatlantic tie-up between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia may be about to close. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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. Iberia BA company competition airline Headline1 AmericanAirlines EU Law - competition 2010-03-15T17:50:12Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/single-market/internal-market-test The EU's internal market was put under scrutiny today, 9 March, when Members of the European Parliament debated a series of reports in their plenary session in Strasbourg. They concluded that there is no conflict between consumer rights and an economically efficient single market: they reinforce each other. This is the key message of three resolutions approved by Parliament that look at EU law on consumer protection, the internal market and the SOLVIT system for settling consumer disputes. No publisher inadim EU Law Single Market Consumer European Parliament 2010-03-10T17:21:38Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/italy-environment.3iu Factories located close to polluted areas may be deemed responsible and made to carry out remedial measures, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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. Headline environment Italy justice 2010-03-09T17:53:35Z News Item