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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11876

5 October 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 37
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / State aid
Amazon ordered to pay back €250 million unlawful state aid to Luxembourg
Brussels, 04/10/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 4 October, the European Commission ordered Amazon to pay back €250 million plus interest to Luxembourg , having benefited from a tax arrangement similar to state aid unlawful under EU law.

The Commission's decision follows the launch of an in-depth investigation on 7 October 2014 (see EUROPE 11171), concerning an advance tax decision made by Luxembourg in 2003 and renewed in 2011, allowing the American company to reduce the level of its taxes between 2006 and 2014.

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Contents

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
CATALONIA: Timmermans says Catalan crisis remains a question of domestic policy
HEALTH: Parliament urges Commission to present new proposal on endocrine disruptors
CLIMATE: COP 23 - Parliament calls on EU to raise targets and to develop a strategy till 2050
GMO: Parliament objects to import of two soybeans resistant to pesticide mixtures
TRANSPORT: MEPs united in condemnation of Ryanair flight cancellations
TRANSPORT: Parliament approves three proposals for directives on passenger ship safety
MIGRATION: Parliament looking to European Council to give lead on migration and asylum policy
JUSTICE: MEPs says deprivation of freedom should not mean deprivation of dignity
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Turkey widely overlooked in MEPs debate on next European Council
EGYPT: MEPs highlight human rights in relations with this important partner
LATIN AMERICA: European Parliament approves agreement establishing EU-LAC Foundation as international organisation
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: Commission refers Dublin to Court of Justice for failing to recover €13 billion owed by Apple
STATE AID: Amazon ordered to pay back €250 million unlawful state aid to Luxembourg
TAXATION: Prospect of new FTT initiative for the whole EU fails to win Moscovici over
TAXATION: Future VAT regime will cost millions, but bring in billions, says Commission
FRANCE: Structural budgetary effort in 2018 is borderline acceptable, says Moscovici
BANKS: ECB clarifies supervisory expectations for new non-performing loans
EXTERNAL ACTION
BURMA/MYANMAR: International diplomat delegation urges end to violence
RUSSIA: EU criticises new condemnation of opposition leader Navalny
TRADE: EU manufacturing industry pleased with agreement on new anti-dumping method
MEXICO: Negotiators of revised EU-Mexico comprehensive agreement stay on course for agreement at end of 2017
BREACHES OF EU LAW
HUNGARY: Two new reasoned opinions to Budapest over laws on NGOs and higher education
EMPLOYMENT: Luxembourg and Czech Republic face Court proceedings over question of free movement of workers
AUDIT: Slovenia before Court over incomplete transposition of European rules
FISHERIES: Portugal called on to take action against illegal fishing
BANKS: Spain still not guaranteeing access to basic bank account
ENERGY: Belgium drawn up over Euratom drinking water directive
ENERGY: Spain called on to implement energy efficiency directive correctly
SECTORAL POLICIES
FISHERIES: Council and Parliament ready to open North Sea management plan talks
NEWS BRIEFS
CATALONIA: Former Sakharov Prize winners call on European institutions to support Spain in Catalan crisis
ENERGY: Naftogaz begins first stage of separating from network operator
ENERGY: 2017 version of Commission's energy data published online
ENVIRONMENT: Andrieu calls on member states not to vote on glyphosate before 23 October
INDUSTRY: More flexibility for presidency of Council of EU in its negotiations with Parliament on motor vehicle type approval and monitoring
COMMISSION: Myrian Ferran named Strategy and Turkey Director
JUSTICE: Commission appoints Joëlle Milquet as special Adviser for Compensation of Victims of Crime
LOBBYING: Greens/EFA MEPs want Caterpillar Belgium SA's accreditation withdrawn