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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13576
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation

United Nations makes progress on development of universal cooperation convention, despite withdrawal of United States

From Monday 3 to Thursday 6 February in New York, the Member States of the United Nations discussed a framework convention on tax cooperation, aimed in particular at taxing multinationals and the wealthiest individuals more fairly (see EUROPE B13530A20). Discussions focused mainly on organisation, and in particular the decision-making rules.

As soon as the discussions began, the United States announced its withdrawal from the process. “The objectives ‘are in contradiction with...

Contents

BEACONS
Beacons: could the future hold a greater role for the European Investment Bank?
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: work programme for 2025 focused on simplifying EU rules
SECTORAL POLICIES
MIGRATION: on 13 February, EU Member States will again discuss possible framework of ‘return hubs’ in third countries
DIGITAL: at Paris AI Summit, France calls on EU to “simplify procedures” to “meet its commitments”
DIGITAL: 60 major companies join forces to help European AI take off
AGRICULTURE: flexible proposal from Polish Presidency of EU Council on new genomic techniques
ENERGY: Baltic States officially disconnected from Russian and Belarusian electricity systems by integrating continental European network
CLIMATE: Climate Action Network Europe calls on European Union to aim for climate neutrality by 2040
EXTERNAL ACTION
INDIA: EU wants to find areas of cooperation with New Delhi
TRADE/CLIMATE: towards simplification of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
UNITED STATES: EU reiterates its desire to protect its companies from potential tariff hikes
KOSOVO: Albin Kurti’s victory in Kosovar legislative elections casts uncertainty over country’s accession to EU
DRC: EU welcomes Dar es Salaam regional summit for peace in North Kivu
LEBANON: EU welcomes formation of new government
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION : United Nations makes progress on development of universal cooperation convention, despite withdrawal of United States
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Institute for Gender Equality calls for common framework for measuring cyber violence within European Union
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: European Education and Culture Executive Agency publishes 2025 report on digital transformation in Member States
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European talent pool - European building workers' union fears a premium for social dumping and fraud
NEWS BRIEFS
BANKS: European banks will not have to contribute to ‘Single Resolution Fund’ in 2025
EDUCATION: European Education and Culture Executive Agency publishes update on ‘Erasmus+ 2025 Virtual Exchanges’ call for proposals
ENERGY: EU gas storage levels officially below 50%
ENVIRONMENT: Peter Liese welcomes European Commission’s intention to simplify REACH regulation
TAXATION: ETAF calls for mandatory regulations on Peppol access points in all EU Member States
BALTIC SEA: Ursula von der Leyen calls for EU/NATO complementarity in protection of strategic infrastructures
MIDDLE EAST: delegation of MEPs highlights “valuable” contribution of EU’s CSDP missions
TOURISM: European day devoted to sector will take place end of May
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: no agreement between EU Council and European Parliament on extending definition of transnational issues for European Works Councils
Kiosk
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