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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10561
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) taxation

EP report on FTT on agenda of Tuesday's Econ committee

Brussels, 24/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 29 February, the committee on economic and financial affairs of the EP will discuss the draft report by Anni Podimata (S&D, Greece) on the proposed directive of the European Commission on the creation of a financial transaction tax (FTT, see EUROPE 10462), a proposition on which the Parliament is consulted only.

The draft stresses the objectives of the tax, which are: a fairer division of the tax burden and getting the financial sector to...

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: 2nd bailout - Schäuble has doubts over chances of success
(AE) FINANCE: Volcker rule - Barnier concerned about impact on EU banks
(AE) TAXATION: EP report on FTT on agenda of Tuesday's Econ committee
(AE) COMPETITION: Patent war between Google and Microsoft continues
SECTORAL POLICY
(AE) CONSUMERS: Changing bank account - difficult according to study
(AE) CLIMATE: Ottawa pleased EU has not made decision on tar sands
(AE) FISHERIES: One-year extension to EU/Guinea-Bissau agreement
(AE) JHA: EU and US want to enhance personal data rights but disagree on how
(AE) ENERGY: Energy efficiency - crucial vote in Parliament on 28 February
(AE) REGIONS: Erasmus and TEN-Telecoms on agenda of CoR EDUC commission
(AE) TRANSPORT: Road Transport Conference Brussels wants green transport
(AE) RESEARCH: Three companies lift entrepreneurship awards
SOCIAL
(AE) SOCIAL: Double standards in pursuit of 2020 objectives?
(AE) SOCIAL: Why are young people hit hardest by crisis?
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SERBIA/KOSOVO: Agreement between Belgrade and Pristina before Councils
(AE) SYRIA: Friends of Syria - call for ceasefire and humanitarian plan
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Bill Gates closes 35th IFAD session
(AE) IRAQ:
(AE) SOMALIA: EU announces additional €100 million for AMISOM
(AE) COTE D'IVOIRE: EU to ease sanctions once again
(AE) EU/US: Free trade - US senators' appeal
(AE) TRADE: Medicines - De Gucht attacks MSF campaign
(AE) TRADE: ACTA - political debate whilst awaiting court ruling
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) GENERAL AFFAIRS: Serbia's candidacy and European Council on agenda
(AE) ESTONIA: Republic celebrates 94th anniversary
EVENTS CALENDAR
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(AE) Other events 27 February - 2 March: