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• Economic & Social Affairs

  Tax havens a matter of social responsibility

  

  13 April 2013 – In a time when European Union governments are seeking ways to repair their public finances, some countries are striving to survive and to avoid default and European bank account holders and taxpayers are suffering consistent loss of money, tax (...) by Alessio Pisanò

• Economic & Social Affairs

  Is there an ideal scenario in bailing out countries?

  

  3 April 2013 – EU bailouts need to fulfill a political, financial and economic requirement at the same time. It is impossible to fulfill them all at the same time; hence EU bailouts are doomed to be imperfect. As each bailout is unique in the way these three (...) by Artus Galiay

• Economic & Social Affairs

  The EU wants to secure the European banking rules, the UK thinks not

  

  24 March 2013 – Last week the EU Financial Ministers agreed on a compromise on the reform of prudential banking rules (CRD IV-CRR) that adapts at the European level international prudential banking rules under the Basel III agreement, adopted by the Basel (...) by Alessio Pisanò

• Economic & Social Affairs

  For promoting fundamental social rights

  

  16 March 2013 – On Wednesday 13th March, in the International Trade Union House, the European Manifesto to respect and promote fundamental social rights was presented. The introduction was already meaningful, as this Manifesto, launched in January 2013 and (...) by Roberta Carbone

• Economic & Social Affairs

  The ’Two Pack’ Deal

  

  28 February 2013 – Last week, the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council have struck an important deal on the ’two pack’ fiscal rules. It is a fundamental step towards a stronger economic and fiscal integration in the EU. Now Brussels has to address the (...) by Alessio Pisanò

• Economic & Social Affairs

  MFF 2014-2020, “Deal done”... or not?

  

  12 February 2013 – European leaders reached an agreement on the EU multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 on Friday after 24 hours of intense negotiations. The deal resulted in a cut of 12 billions euros from the November Van Rompuy proposal which means that (...) by Alessio Pisanò

• Economic & Social Affairs

  Think the financial transaction tax is really an EU tax? Think again.

  

  3 February 2013 – As the European Union struggles to come up with a budget and its member states appear incapable of coming to any sort of an agreement, the introduction of a financial transaction tax to help finance the EU budget might seem like a welcome idea (...) by Ophélie Omnes, Translated by Holden James Ferry

• Economic & Social Affairs

  Preventing a further banking crisis, an European priority

  

  31 January 2013 – While the European banking system is shaken by the worst crisis ever and the Italian Monte Paschi di Siena, the world’s oldest bank, is falling down, the European Commission seems ready to water down the Liikanen Committee’s recommendations about (...) by Alessio Pisanò

• Economic & Social Affairs

  A stricter budgetary discipline, but is it really binding?

  

  3 January 2013 – The year 2013 starts on new legal basis for the European Union. Following the ratification by Finland the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union has entered into forced on 1 January. The Treaty (...) by Florent Banfi

• Economic & Social Affairs

  Should there be Quotas for Women in Boardrooms across Europe ?

  

  1 November 2012 – There is a rather surprising shortage of women in corporate boards across Europe, resulting in a serious lack of skilled human resources, when taken into consideration the high number of female graduates from university in recent years and their (...) by Osmi Anannya | 3 comments

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