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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11707

20 January 2017
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice
New rules make it easier to recover outstanding invoices
Brussels, 19/01/2017 (Agence Europe)

New EU rules came into force on 18 January to make it easier to recover cross-border debts, explains the European Commission in a press release.  The new rules should speed up and lead to less costly recovery procedures for debts contracted in other member states, which should make life easier for companies, particularly small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs).

The Commission explains that some €600 million is lost each year due to cumbersome and costly legal procedures that prevent...

Contents

BEACONS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
NEWS BRIEFS