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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11648
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation

European and American unions hit out at McDonald's again

On Tuesday 18 October, three union organisations hit out at the American fast-food giant McDonald's, with fresh revelations regarding the tax it pays in Europe.

In 2015, a report published by a coalition of unions revealed that the multinational managed to avoid paying a billion euros in tax in Europe between 2009 and 2013 (see EUROPE 11262). The European Public Services Union (EPSU), the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism unions (EFFAT) and the Services Employees...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
CANADA: Race against time for Belgium to agree CETA signing
MIGRATION: Commission says targeted partnerships on migration with Africa are starting to have an effect
MAGHREB: AMU wants to step up relations with EU and tackle migration dossier head on
MONTENEGRO: EU hails calm and orderly elections
ALBANIA: Bushati says enlargement policy needs a new soul
SYRIA: Council agrees on the priorities for partnerships and compacts with Jordan and Lebanon
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: Chair of national regulators outlines concerns on roaming
JHA: Lesbos urges EU and member states to respect their refugee commitments
INDUSTRY: Fiat says EU should align vehicle emission rules with the United States
ENERGY: Poland promotes Norwegian gas and LNG northern gas gateway project
AGRICULTURE: EU wine production falling but quality remains high
AGRICULTURE: 100% of funding for Milk Reduction Programme taken up
FISHERIES: Spain votes against compromise on deep-water fishing
BIODIVERSITY: EU ambitious for Cancun global conference on biodiversity
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission moves towards regulating industrial trans fatty acids
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE: EU and Eastern Partnership lay foundations of future cooperation
URBAN AGENDA: Cities' initiative to improve refugee reception and integration
RESEARCH: EU melds innovation and migration in first Mediterranean research partnership 
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European and American unions hit out at McDonald's again
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Differences at Council over new crisis reserve and financing of priorities
COMMISSION: Institution not fully compliant with governance best practice
NEWS BRIEFS
GUINEA: EU extends targeted sanctions on five individuals
JHA: Sir Julian King says fall of Mosul could make foreign fighters return to Europe
DIGITAL: Booklet on protecting children's private life
MEDITERRANEAN: EBRD promises 'green finance' for COP22
SYRIA: Hollande-Putin-Merkel meeting in Berlin on Wednesday
UKRAINE: Summit between Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France on Wednesday