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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10856
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) taxation

France sent to European Court of Justice over property tax

Brussels, 30/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 30 May 2013, the European Commission decided to refer France to the EU Court of Justice for discriminatory tax rules on new residential property. The French rules allow investments in new residential property in France to benefit from accelerated depreciation, but do not allow the same for similar investments abroad.

The French tax provisions allow accelerated depreciation to be applied to new residential property in France which is...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: EU support to third countries is positive and effective if the beneficiaries respect the conditions
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) TAXATION: France sent to European Court of Justice over property tax
(AE) STATE AID: Agreement on updating of two EU regulations
(AE) COMPETITION: Commission publishes Annual Report for 2012
(AE) FINANCE: Agreement on transparency directive confirmed
(AE) GEORGIA: EU gives €46 million in macroeconomic aid
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) FISHERIES: Inter-institutional agreement on far-reaching CFP reform
(AE) EP/FISHERIES: Fisheries committee rejects EU-Mauritania agreement
(AE) AGRICULTURE:
(AE) RESEARCH: Council maintains Horizon 2020 red line
(AE) SPACE: EU conclusions on space industrial policy
(AE) TRANSPORT: Trialogue agreement on TEN-T maps
(AE) TRANSPORT: MEPs come to grips with fourth railway package
(AE) TRANSPORT: Roadworthiness package toned down in EP committee
(AE) COMPETITIVENESS: EIB loan for key investments in Cyprus
(AE) JHA: Schengen - new border controls (strict conditions)
(AE) INTERNAL MARKET: Private copy - some reservation about Vitorino's ideas
(AE) INDUSTRY: Commission to facilitate repatriation of national treasures
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Greece taken to Court for waste management
ENVIRONMENT:
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Hungary must act to protect laboratory animals
(AE) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: WWF welcomes plans but resources needed
(AE) DIGITAL: Neelie Kroes wants roaming fees abolished by 2014
(AE) DIGITAL: Estonia in dock over regulator independence
(AE) DIGITAL: Commission funds five electronics strategy projects
(AE) HEALTH: Poland and Czech Republic up in arms over tabacco
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) RELIGION: EU-religious leaders dialogue says democratic deficit must be fought
(AE) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: MEPs want elections to be more European
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) SYRIA: EU relaxes its sanctions on banks to help the coaltion
(AE) IRAQ: UN special representative calls on EU to take more action
(AE) MONTENEGRO:
(AE) TRADE: China denies putting solar panel pressure on member states
(AE) TRADE:
SOCIAL
(AE) SOCIAL: Commission abandons working time directive
(AE) SOCIAL: Commission takes UK to task over residency test
(AE) SOCIAL: