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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11513

17 March 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 32
ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) taxation
Estonia formally withdraws from enhanced cooperation on FTT

Brussels, 16/03/2016 (Agence Europe) - In a letter to the Council of the EU dated Wednesday 16 March, Estonia has formally notified its withdrawal from the enhanced cooperation to bring in a financial transaction tax (FTT).

In December last year, its minister said that the country was unable to get behind the joint statement laying down a few guidelines to continue discussions on this highly sensitive dossier.

Initially, there turned out to be a legal gap around the procedure to leave...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEF