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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/vat/electronic commerce

European companies call for adoption of Directive on taxation of digital services - United Kingdom blocks

Brussels, 11/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - The electronic commerce companies active in Europe gathered within the European e-business Tax Group, are displeased with the slowness seen in the adoption by the EU of the VAT on digital services Directive, which would allow them, in their eyes, to be competitive in Europe in a sector in full growth (downloading of music and video by PC or UMTS etc.). According to Inge Lejeune, spokesperson for the association, the Directive would put an end to the...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: The choice of the Irish people must be respected and offers an opportunity to definitively clarify the distinction between "Area Europe" and "Power Europe" - Attempts at lame compromises that perpetuate ambiguities and impotence should be rejected
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GOTHENBURG SUMMITS/COMMISSION: Prodi expects European Council to give "message of mutual interest" on next enlargement and on integration of sustainable development in all EU sector-specific policies - "equal to equal" discussion with United States
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/ENLARGEMENT: Council takes account of Spanish fears over cohesion policy
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Council invites Georgievski to present end-June outcome of negotiations over institutional reform in Macedonia
(EU) EU/GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Foreign Ministers meet Chaath and Perez - Other results
(EU) EU/NICE TREATY: Following Ireland's rejection, Fifteen rule out any re-negotiation of Treaty
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Netherlands proposes constitution, elected Commission President and strategic role for European Council
(EU) EU/GOTHENBURG SUMMIT/DEFENCE: Mr Chirac proposes that EU launch international conference on non-proliferation of ballistic weapons
(EU) EU/EPP/LIBERALS/SOCIALISTS: Summit in Gothenburg on 14 June
(EU) EU/TREATY OF NICE/IRELAND: After Dublin's "no", Council Presidency and EP stress need to find solution and not to delay enlargement - Some MEPs believe Treaty is dead
(EU) EP/HUMAN RIGHTS: Wuori report underlines role of human rights in world in all EU policies, and singles out several countries
(EU) EP/KOSOVO:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL: Political agreement concerning social Europe, and notably information-consultation of workers
(EU) EU/ETUC: Gabaglio welcomes results of Council on worker consultation
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: EBF lowers growth forecasts of euro-zone for 2001-2002
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Third "European Competition Day" in Stockholm
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB grants loan of EUR 125 million to Ireland
(EU) EU/EIB: EIB decides loan of EUR 100 million to SMEs in Ireland
(EU) EU/CLIMATE CHANGE: According to new report on European climate change programme, Union can afford to keep its commitments with cost-effective measures
(EU) EU/INTERNAL MARKET: Commission adopts recommendation on taking environmental aspects into consideration in companies' accounts and reports
(EU) EU/CHINA/WTO: EU renews talks with China
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN:
(EU) EU/ENTERPRISES:
(EU) CORRECTION:
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Galeote Quecedo requests that "Commission delegation" be changed into "Community delegation"
(EU) EU/UNITED KINGDOM:
(EU) EU/LANGUAGES:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL MARKETS: European stock exchange operators oppose first proposals for Directives drafted in framework of Lamfalussy report
(EU) EU/VAT/ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: European companies call for adoption of Directive on taxation of digital services - United Kingdom blocks
(EU) EU/REGIONS: Commission approves EUR 542 million development programme for Hessen
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: Commission grants EUR 4.5 million to EMMA consortium for developing research on mice
(EU) EU/CONSUMERS/REGIONS:
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
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WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
European Library: N° 463
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 11/06/2001: