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September 28, 2017
Guest post by Bill Wirtz, Policy Analyst for the Consumer Choice Center A ‘digital tax’ is just another burden on consumers In a recent move by four EU member states, the European Union has brought up the issue of digital taxation, by suggesting that online business services should be taxed on turnover, not on… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
September 27, 2017
Brussels, 27th September 2017. – The Future of EU Finances has been taking shape in front of our eyes. After carefully listening to what was officially presented on behalf of the Commission about the Future of EU Finances, I tried to identify 6 guiding principles which I think will shape and shake the post 2020… » read more
Posted by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek
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blogactiv, EU news & updates, EU Priorities 2020, Euro & Finance, Health & Consumers, Hungary, Public Health |
September 15, 2017
By Sabrina Huck, Political Consultant The UK has the Queen’s speech – the European Union has the annual State of the Union address. Delivered by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker’s performance might be lacking pomp and circumstance in comparison to the State Opening of Parliament, but it serves a similar purpose in… » read more
Posted by The Whitehouse Consultancy
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blogactiv, English, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Europe's East, Future EU, Global Europe, Member States, UK in Europe |
September 8, 2017
Guest post by Christian Borggreen, Vice President of CCIA Europe An often overlooked European success story is how hundred of thousands of European small companies have thrived thanks to the Internet. With a few clicks on the keyboard, the smallest European firm can now export to consumers across the EU, and the rest of the… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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Better regulation, blogactiv, Competition, Economy & Euro, taxation |
Next month, in his State of the Union speech to the European Parliament, President Juncker should make a bold proposal for a reformed EU. And also propose three to five main new policy proposals. These will help shape the agenda for – at least – Italian elections, facilitating a pro-EU win. Pse play Alain Souchon’s… » read more
Posted by TAXI: Europa
July 14, 2017
Guest blog post by Juraj Melichar, Slovak coordinator for public finance at CEE Bankwatch Network and participant in the People´s budget campaign. Participatory budgeting is a tool to improve communication between people and the places in which they live. I first learned of participatory budgeting five years ago on a sunny day in Bratislava’s main… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
Μία αποκλειστική ματία στις λεπτομέρειες της διαδικασίας της Έγκρισης Επί της Αρχής (Approval In Principle) του ΔΝΤ σε σχέση με το 3ο Ελληνικό Πρόγραμμα Οικονομικής Βοήθειας: “…οι επιλογές παραμένουν περιορισμένες. Είτε το ΔΝΤ θα ικανοποιηθεί με μία αργότερη αλλά λεπτομερέστερη ανάλυση των μέτρων ελάφρυνσης του Ελληνικού χρέους και θα παράσχει χρηματοδότηση, είτε το Eurogroup θα… » read more
Posted by EU and Greece
April 28, 2017
On April 16, the Turkish people voted in a constitutional referendum deciding whether to broaden the Presidential office’s influence at the expense of the parliament, further undermining the fragile Turkish parliamentary democracy and pushing it further towards authoritarianism. Erdogan’s razor-thin victory of (51,3%), allowed for the realization of his long-time effort to redefine his position… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
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blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Global Europe, Regional Policy |
April 26, 2017
by Prof. Herwig Hofmann and Catherine Warin Le droit de l’Union n’est plus ce qu’il était aux premiers jours de l’intégration il y a soixante ans. Née sous la forme de la CECA, conçue comme une organisation de nature administrative dans un but spécifique de régulation, l’Union s’est peu à peu dotée de cadres constitutionnels… » read more
Posted by RSIEAblog
The movement towards energy efficiency financing continues to gather pace – and now the international passive house community are joining in. Taking place on 25 April, the Vienna Energy Efficiency Finance Forum kicks off the International Passive House conference week. “We’re aiming to make energy efficiency the new normal across the globe,” according to Rob… » read more
Posted by ManagEnergy
April 3, 2017
Η οικονομική βοήθεια που παρέχεται …ωφελεί κυρίως στην αποπληρωμή συσσωρευμένου χρέους του ιδιωτικού τομέα το οποίο …δόθηκε από τον ιδιωτικό τομέα των Βόρειων Κρατών-Μελών και έγινε αποδεκτό από τον ιδιωτικό τομέα των Νότιων/περιφερειακών Κρατών-Μελών, χωρίς τους απαραίτητους ελέγχους…
Posted by EU and Greece
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blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Social Europe & Jobs, Sustainable Dev. |
March 30, 2017
As of this February, Germany has a new president: centre-left Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the former Foreign Minister. However, the world has its eyes firmly set on a much more important election this fall, the one for the German chancellor, where Angela Merkel will run for a fourth consecutive term. The role of the German president would… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
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blogactiv, EurActiv.com, Euro & Finance, Global Europe, Politique, Regional Policy |
Guest blog post by Chris Torney, ABN AMRO. It may still be unclear exactly what the impact of Britain’s departure from the EU will be, but there are still countless opportunities to grow your business. The British economy has proved to be more resilient than many people expected in the wake of last summer’s referendum… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
In a recent interview with Hospodarske Noviny, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said that he is open to cooperation between the Social Democrats (CSSD) and the Communists (KSCM) on government level. Up until now, this has been hindered by the so-called Bohumin resolution of 1995. The resolution was put in place to ensure that the… » read more
Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy
March 2, 2017
Guest blog post by Adrian Sonder, policy advisor within the German Parliament. There is a considerable amount of economic inequality within the European Union which is reflected, among other things, in the labour market. In December 2016, the rate of unemployment in Greece (23%, October), Spain (18.4%) and Italy (12%) were significantly higher than those… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
