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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11616

6 September 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 25
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Another Luxembourg tax ruling shortly to come under scrutiny
Brussels, 05/09/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Tuesday 6 or Wednesday 7 September, the European Commission is expected to open formal investigations into tax rulings agreed between Luxembourg and an unnamed European company, according to reports in the Irish daily newspaperThe Irish Times on Monday 5 September.

This will be the fourth formal investigation opened by the Commission into Luxembourg tax rulings. In October 2015, the European institution ordered the Grand Duchy to recover between €20 - 30 million from Fiat (see EUROPE...

Contents

G20 SUMMIT
TRADE: G20 agrees to set up global forum to reduce steel overcapacity
ECONOMY:  G20 undertakes to use all macro-economic tools at its disposal to stimulate the economy
TAXATION: International blacklist of tax havens for July 2017
EXTERNAL ACTION
TRADE: Juncker calls on EU28 to back CETA and pledges to continue negotiations for TTIP
TRADE: In Parliament, Progressive Caucus looks to warn of dangers of CETA and TTIP
TURKEY: Despite disagreements, EU and Turkey look to strengthen dialogue
UKRAINE: Stronger, but not political, EU support for implementing Minsk agreements
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Ministers to discuss candidacy for EU accession on 20 September
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY: Potocnik fights hard to defend himself in Volkswagen scandal
INDUSTRY: Commission to help Italy and Germany shed light on Fiat case
CONSUMERS: 2016 scoreboards highlight telecoms as one of weak links in consumer markets
DIGITAL: End to roaming charges for three months per year
AGRICULTURE: Hogan planning changes to income stabilising instruments 
JHA: Berlin wants to resume sending asylum seekers back to Greece soon
CLIMATE: EU welcomes US and Chinese ratification of Paris Agreement
TRANSPORT: Aviation sector sounds alarm bell about drone dangers
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Another Luxembourg tax ruling shortly to come under scrutiny
INSTITUTIONAL
APPOINTMENTS: Mogherini appoints 11 new heads of EU delegations
NEWS BRIEFS
ECONOMY: Thyssen wants Stability Pact assessment
JHA: Tusk warns G20 that EU is approaching refugee capacity limits
INTERNAL MARKET: Ford gets green light to negotiate firearms directive with Slovak authorities
PHILIPPINES: EU stands with Philippines after another attack
UK: Juncker puts May in post-Brexit free trade negotiations picture
TRANSPORT: ACEA makes proposals to improve safety of heavy-duty vehicles
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: No. 1149