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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/court of justice

European Commission may have to pay tax

Luxembourg, 22/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - The European Court of Justice does not agree with the advocate general's opinion on the extent to which the European Commission should be exempt from member states' taxation. In a decision issued on Thursday 22 March, it ruled that various tax obligations on Belgian real estate could be applied to EU institutions without infringing the EC Treaty (case C-437/04).

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Correct interpretation needed for Court of Justice rulings
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EP/BALKANS: Olli Rehn appeals to European unity to support Martti Ahtisaari's “realistic” compromise on status of Kosovo
(EU) CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY/ITALY:
(EU) EU/RELAUNCH: Results of “Etats généraux de l'Europe” to be forwarded to European Council
(EU) EP/REFORM: Graham Watson wants weekly plenary meetings
(EU) EP/PALESTINE: MEPs in favour of lifting sanctions
(EU) EU/ACP/ZIMBABWE:
(EU) EP/MOROCCO/SAHARA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: Council approves Open Skies agreement deferring its enforcement until 30 March 2008
(EU) EU/GALILEO: Council supports Commission approach for getting Galileo moving again
(EU) EU/WTO/DOHA: G33 concessions raise hope of farm deal, raising pressure on EU and US
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES/TRADE: EU accuses Washington and some states of supplying Boeing with 23.7 billion dollars of aid since 1990
(EU) EU/SLOVAKIA: 2009 realistic for Euro accession
(EU) EU/EURO: Special euro coin issue to commemorate 50th anniversary Treaty of Rome
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Almunia says member states have to take more advantage of growth to improve their public finances
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Six member states taken to court
(EU) CORRIGENDUM:
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Big breakthrough in Council negotiations on draft payment services directive
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: New batch of court cases
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: European Commission and EEA launch online Water Information system for Europe - Member states asked to do more to improve water quality - Main challenge is reducing water usage
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Divergences on scale of uncoupling aid in fruit and vegetables sector and crisis management mechanisms
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission suggests amending certain agricultural spending financial regulations to ensure transparency
(EU) EP/AGRICULTURE: Import quotas on sugar from Romania and Bulgaria
(EU) EU/SOCIAL/POVERTY:
(EU) EU/JHA: Presidency denounces fact that racism and discrimination are a “daily reality”
(EU) EP/JHA/UNITED STATES: Seminar on data protection
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EP/REGIONAL: Faced with future EU enlargements, Pieper report calls for new orientation to structural policies
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE: European retailers and importers insist on reform of Community mechanism
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONs: Committee of Regions' “Declaration for Europe” supports heads of state “in bringing constitutional process to a rapid conclusion”
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Legislation published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: European Commission may have to pay tax
(EU) EU/EIB: Loan for glass industry in Turkey
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
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